Minnesota
Timberwolves
116
–
111
FINAL
Portland
Trail Blazers
Date
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 33 | 23 | 33 | 27 | 116 |
| POR | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
24
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls4
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.25
Impact Composite53.2
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 34.0Impact: 0.7
4 deflections4 loose balls recoveredonly 8 pts allowed on 31.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
23
PTS
10
REB
4
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-17 (41.2%)
3PT0-3
FT9-10
TS%53.7%
eFG%41.2%
TOV5
ORTG124
DRTG97
NET+27
Double-Double6 contested shots+19 plus/minusheld opponents to 38.9% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 73.6 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Nowell | 11:26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34:53 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7-17 | 41% | 0-3 | 0% | 9-10 | 90% | +19 |
| Naz Reid | 9:08 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 3:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 35:01 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 4-8 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | +20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 29:07 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 2-7 | 29% | 8-9 | 89% | +5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 30:57 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-3 | 33% | +9 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 28:19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Malik Beasley | 22:53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 34:18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 38-85 | 45% | 14-36 | 39% | 26-32 | 81% | — |
Josh Okogie —
Taurean Prince —
Nathan Knight —
Jake Layman —
Jordan McLaughlin —
| POR | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben McLemore | 15:27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Robert Covington | 33:35 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Nassir Little | 20:17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Damian Lillard | 36:59 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5-17 | 29% | 3-14 | 21% | 11-15 | 73% | -8 |
| Tony Snell | 4:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Larry Nance Jr. | 25:35 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -2 |
| Norman Powell | 38:31 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -22 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 21:15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -22 |
| Anfernee Simons | 32:36 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9-20 | 45% | 6-12 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +4 |
| Trendon Watford | 7:26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 45 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 37-81 | 46% | 18-48 | 38% | 19-28 | 68% | — |
Keljin Blevins —
CJ Elleby —
Dennis Smith Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN38/85 (45%)
Paint
23/45 (51%)
Mid
2/8 (25%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 59%ATB3 33%Corner 3 50%Paint 25%Mid 33%
POR37/81 (46%)
Paint
17/24 (71%)
Mid
3/10 (30%)
3PT
18/48 (38%)
ATB3 40%RA 70%Corner 3 31%Mid 33%Paint 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Damian Lillard
defended Patrick Beverley
8.4 min • 11 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Nassir Little
held D'Angelo Russell
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anfernee Simons
vs Jaden McDaniels
3.1 min • 10 pts • 57%
| POR Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Patrick Beverley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 3.6m 5pts 67% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 1pts 0% | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 2.2m 5pts 67% | — | — |
| Damian Lillard | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 4pts 25% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 8.4m 11pts 50% |
| Anfernee Simons | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 10pts 57% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 9pts 60% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Robert Covington | — | 4.6m 3pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.7m 3pts 50% | — | 2.6m 4pts 67% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 4pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Nassir Little | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben McLemore | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 12pts 80% | 3.1m 4pts 67% | 2.9m 4pts 67% | 3.7m 4pts 67% | 1.5m 3pts 25% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | — | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 4.1m 9pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = POR leads, negative = MIN leads
POR Largest Lead
7
Q4 4:09
MIN Largest Lead
12
Q3 2:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 0:24 – Q3 2:03
-2 → -8
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 0:24 – Q3 2:03
-2 → -9
MIN 12-0 run
Q3 0:24 – Q3 2:27
-2 → -12
POR 8-0 run
Q3 4:07 – Q3 5:48
-10 → -3