⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 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
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:05 · MIN 16-7 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:17 · MIN 60-65 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 5:38 · MIN 106-93 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 1:11 · MIN 24-27 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 3:52 · MIN 71-84 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant bad pass
Q4 4:47 · MIN 96-93 POR
- Turnover
Jerami Grant bad pass
Q4 4:14 · MIN 98-93 POR
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 3:31 · MIN 100-93 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
