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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 15 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 81 |
 Timberwolves | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 124 |
PORTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 23-8327.7% | 7-2825.0% | 28-3873.7% | 42 | 11 | 17 |
| MIN | 38-9241.3% | 13-4330.2% | 35-4479.5% | 67 | 21 | 20 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves124| 28 | 19 | 6-16 | 5-14 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +0.6 | |||||
| 26 | 8 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | +19 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 24 | 27 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 10-15 | +34 | +11.3 | ||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | +23 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +21 | +0.8 | ||||||
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| 21 | 18 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 6-7 | +13 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 | +14 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −11.0 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +0.4 | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 10 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | +12 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.0 | |||||
| Team | 124 | 38-9241.3% | 13-4330.2% | 67 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 35-4479.5% | 19 | 10 | 9 | |||
Bench 60 points on 19 for 43 shooting
Portland Trail Blazers81| 34 | 27, Career high (his best before, 21) | 7-18 | 2-7 | 11-16 | −25 | +2.3 | ||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −28 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −9.2 | |||||
| 29 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −33 | −8.8 | |||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-12 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −8.6 | ||||||
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| 26 | 14 | 3-14 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 0 | −34 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 22 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −15 | −9.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −20 | −6.3 | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +1.4 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.1 | ||||
| Team | 81 | 23-8327.7% | 7-2825.0% | 42 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 28-3873.7% | 8 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 30 points on 7 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Anfernee Simons (injury/illness).
Timberwolves124Trail Blazers81ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points (7 during an 11-0 run in the second quarter) and 13 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Portland Trail Blazers 124-81 for their fifth straight win.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 46, pulling away with a 21-4 run in the first quarter.
Reid scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Trail Blazers, Brandon Williams had a career-high 27 points (12 in the second quarter), 8 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Timberwolves shot 41.3% from the field and 30.2% from 3 to the Trail Blazers’ 27.7% and 25.0%. They held the Trail Blazers to 81 points and outscored them 29-8 on the fast break. The Trail Blazers gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Timberwolves missed. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 31-15 in 13 minutes together. Trendon Watford fouled out.
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).
89 points from the field on 92 shots: 14.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-34 | 64.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 2-9 | 22.2% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-30 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Eubanks | 20 | 8 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Trendon Watford | 10 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| CJ Elleby | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Josh Hart | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 21 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Greg Brown III | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| CJ Elleby | 7 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Elijah Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-8 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Greg Brown III | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Brandon Williams | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Elijah Hughes | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 52 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Williams 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q2 8:45
11.5%
93→82
Johnson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 2:33
9.8%
92→82
McLaughlin Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Q2 7:28
8.4%
86→95
Beasley Running Dunk (2 PTS)
Q1 1:00
8.1%
85→93
McLaughlin 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)
Q1 0:37
8.1%
85→93
