⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 5:37 · POR 86-69 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 5:17 · POR 113-94 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses technical free throw
Q4 1:29 · POR 120-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q4 1:29 · POR 120-104 MIN
📊The numbers
| POR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
