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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 27 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 118 |
 Trail Blazers | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 124 |
MINTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 45-8354.2% | 10-2343.5% | 18-2475.0% | 28 | 22 | 13 |
| POR | 43-8351.8% | 13-3438.2% | 25-2889.3% | 45 | 20 | 16 |
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Portland Trail Blazers124| 41 | 36 | 9-22 | 3-11 | 15-15 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.1 | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 35 | 31 | 13-22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | −8 | +0.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.5 | |||||
| 20 | 10 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +1.8 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.9 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +11 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Team | 124 | 43-8351.8% | 13-3438.2% | 45 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 25-2889.3% | 11 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Greg Brown III, Jabari Walker and Keon Johnson (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves118| 41 | 26 | 10-20 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 39 | 24 | 9-16 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 24 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 6-9 | +7 | +9.7 | ||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −2.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −7.5 | ||||
| 16 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.7 | |||
| 14 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | −17 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 118 | 45-8354.2% | 10-2343.5% | 28 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 18-2475.0% | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||
Bench 21 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Nathan Knight, Luka Garza, Bryn Forbes and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers124Timberwolves118ClickTap 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.
Damian Lillard scored 36 points, making all 15 of his free throws, and the Portland Trail Blazers closed the third quarter on an 18-6 run to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-118.
The Timberwolves went on an 18-6 run to lead 86-76 with 4:48 left in the third quarter. Drew Eubanks’ dunk put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 14 seconds left in the quarter. Lillard scored 9 points during the run, and they led 94-92 after three quarters and by as many as 9 in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 107-106 on Jaden McDaniels’ corner 3-pointer with 6:16 to play, but Anfernee Simons answered with a 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 110-108.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 12-6. Lillard scored 7 of the Trail Blazers’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Simons scored 31 points with 5 3-pointers. The Trail Blazers had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 26 points (13 in the third quarter) and 7 assists, and Rudy Gobert added 24 points (18 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 4 steals on 9 for 11 shooting. D'Angelo Russell had 24 points and 3 steals. Gobert scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Timberwolves’ starters outscored the Trail Blazers 69-53 in 24 minutes together.
Portland Trail BlazersMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, 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).
99 points from the field on 83 shots: 7.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-27 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-9 | 55.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-13 | 53.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-28 | 39.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 42 | 7 | 2-6 | −9 |
| Austin Rivers | 18 | 11 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 5 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 4-11 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 23 | 7 | 3-6 | −1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Austin Rivers | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 5-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Anderson | 29 | 7 | 3-6 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | −5 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Austin Rivers | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 1-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 25 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.
POR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Edwards 6 AST)
Q4 6:16
19.2%
77→58
Simons 26' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Grant 1 AST)
Q4 5:57
19.2%
58→77
Lillard 31' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Grant 2 AST)
Q4 2:36
16.6%
68→85
Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Simons 1 AST)
Q4 4:42
16.4%
62→79
Gobert 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (24 PTS) (Anderson 6 AST)
Q4 3:52
13.5%
77→64
