⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 7:39 · MIN 45-37 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 0:00 · MIN 97-82 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:53 · MIN 2-9 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:05 · MIN 28-32 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:19 · MIN 115-109 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Dalano Banton technical foul
Q1 6:40 · MIN 9-12 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
