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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 20 | 29 | 23 | 40 | 112 |
 Timberwolves | 24 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 114 |
PORTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 39-8943.8% | 17-4537.8% | 17-2181.0% | 42 | 22 | 11 |
| MIN | 36-7349.3% | 13-3834.2% | 29-3974.4% | 45 | 24 | 12 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves114| 40 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 0 | +3 | −6.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 34, Career high (his best before, 28) | 12-24 | 6-14, Career high (his best before, 5) | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.6 | |||||
| 22 | 12 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +11 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 14 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 10-11 | 0 | −9 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.7 | ||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.3 | ||||
| Team | 114 | 36-7349.3% | 13-3834.2% | 45 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 29-3974.4% | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Malik Beasley (nwt_league_suspension); Jarrett Culver (injury/illness); Ed Davis (coach’s decision); Jaden McDaniels (health and safety protocols).
Portland Trail Blazers112| 39 | 19 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 1-1 | +4 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| 37 | 38 | 12-21 | 6-13 | 8-9 | 0 | −2 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.4 | |||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.7 | ||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.0 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 39-8943.8% | 17-4537.8% | 42 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 17-2181.0% | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jusuf Nurkić, Zach Collins and CJ McCollum (injury/illness); CJ Elleby and Keljin Blevins (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the Portland Trail Blazers 114-112.
Ricky Rubio’s reverse layup put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 4:06 left in the third quarter. They led 98-84 with 5:48 left, and the Trail Blazers cut it to 2 in the final seconds. Robert Covington’s 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer made it 114-112 with 0.7 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 10-9. Covington scored 5 of the Trail Blazers’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Jarred Vanderbilt had 12 points (10 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.
For the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard scored 38 points with 6 3-pointers, and Gary Trent Jr. added 21 points.
The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 40-30 in 21 minutes together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail BlazersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
85 points from the field on 73 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-25 | 84.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-6 | 33.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 0-4 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-33 | 30.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 17 | 2 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 15 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Robert Covington | 13 | 7 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Damian Lillard | 10 | 5 | 1-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 18 | 8-11 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 27 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Rodney Hood | 9 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hood | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Damian Lillard | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
POR
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Trent Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (21 PTS)
Q4 0:40
18.5%
91→73
Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Q4 0:30
14.4%
77→92
Trent Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Covington 5 AST)
Q4 8:03
12.7%
95→82
Nowell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Okogie 3 AST)
Q4 7:51
12.7%
82→95
Lillard 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 7:36
12.7%
95→82
