⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their six- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:19 · MIN 10-0 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 3:58 · MIN 23-7 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 9:42 · MIN 72-55 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 14
Q2 9:44 · MIN 46-32 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 3:54 · MIN 57-48 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 22 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
