⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:39 · POR 70-72 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:58 · POR 86-84 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 7:39 · POR 90-104 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
