⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:34 · MIN 59-68 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:49 · MIN 68-72 POR
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 10-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 0:53 · MIN 104-103 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:29 · MIN 96-96 POR
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:56 · MIN 100-100 POR
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · MIN 104-108 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Lead
Jerami Grant hit a 24-foot three jumper, Deni Avdija with the assist
Q4 1:40 · MIN 100-103 POR
- Winner
Jerami Grant hit a 23-foot three jumper, Jrue Holiday with the assist
Q4 0:22 · MIN 104-106 POR
- Steal
Donovan Clingan stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:08 · MIN 104-108 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant offensive foul
Q4 2:39 · MIN 100-100 POR
- Turnover
Jerami Grant offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:39 · MIN 100-100 POR
📊The numbers
| MIN | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
