⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 43-16 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 5
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 8:57 · MIN 48-32 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 8:40 · MIN 79-59 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:59 · MIN 23-21 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:19 · MIN 54-49 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 7:33 · MIN 113-96 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 43 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
