⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 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
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28 in the first quarter
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 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 7:28 · POR 36-55 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:26 · POR 65-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anfernee Simons technical foul
Q1 7:11 · POR 7-18 MIN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul
Q3 9:34 · POR 56-71 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:17 · POR 5-15 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28
Q1 5:56 · POR 11-39 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q4 3:25 · POR 88-126 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
