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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 33 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 98 |
 Trail Blazers | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 106 |
MINTeam statsPOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 37-9439.4% | 7-3917.9% | 17-2277.3% | 41 | 16 | 13 |
| POR | 38-8345.8% | 9-2536.0% | 21-2391.3% | 47 | 17 | 19 |
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Portland Trail Blazers106| 36 | 33, Career high (his best before, 30) | 12-23 | 3-10 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −8.2 | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0 | +15 | +10.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.0 | ||||||
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| 24 | 13 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0 | +19 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | −0.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.8 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 38-8345.8% | 9-2536.0% | 47 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21-2391.3% | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Taze Moore, Bryce McGowens and Justin Minaya (coach’s decision); Matisse Thybulle (injury/illness).
Minnesota Timberwolves98| 40 | 24 | 10-25 | 0-9 | 4-4 | 0 | −1 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.2 | |||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | −2 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0 | 3-4 | −11 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −8.8 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −4.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||
| Team | 98 | 37-9439.4% | 7-3917.9% | 41 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 17-2277.3% | 13 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Terrence Shannon Jr., Joe Ingles, Luka Garza and PJ Dozier (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers106Timberwolves98ClickTap 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.
Shaedon Sharpe scored a career-high 33 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 23-4 run that bridged the third and fourth quarters to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-98.
The Timberwolves went on a 16-5 run to lead 74-66 with 2:01 left in the third quarter. Deni Avdija’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 10:16 left in the fourth quarter. They pulled away to an 89-78 lead with 6:39 left.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Timberwolves 11-1. Sharpe scored 8 of the Trail Blazers’ 11 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Dalano Banton had 2 steals, one of them leading to Avdija’s 3-pointer that put the Trail Blazers ahead 81-78, and the Trail Blazers scored 6 points off them.
Donovan Clingan had 17 points (12 in the paint), a career-high 12 rebounds and 8 blocks.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 24 points (12 in the third quarter) and 4 steals but went 0 for 9 from 3, and Julius Randle added 20 points and 10 rebounds.
The Trail Blazers shot 45.8% from the field and 36.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 39.4% and 17.9%. The Trail Blazers’ starters were outscored 30-18 in 11 minutes together. Jaden McDaniels fouled out.
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).
85 points from the field on 83 shots: 8.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-35 | 68.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 2-14 | 14.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 16 | 4 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 23 | 9-13 | +20 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 26 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Julius Randle | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 0-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
Banton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
Q3 0:35
15.6%
39→55
Randle 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (DiVincenzo 3 AST)
Q4 4:05
12.9%
95→82
Grant 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Banton 5 AST)
Q4 3:47
12.9%
82→95
Reid 30' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
Q4 5:54
12.7%
95→82
Murray 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Clingan 1 AST)
Q4 10:52
12.5%
40→53
