NBA Final Intelligence

MIN 5-3
117 – 135
FINAL
POR 5-1

Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Portland Trail Blazers 135 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Portland Trail Blazers 135. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-28 POR; Q2 MIN 27-47 POR; Q3 MIN 24-36 POR; Q4 MIN 37-24 POR.

Top performers (box score): Damian Lillard (POR) 39 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; CJ McCollum (POR) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (POR) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · POR
39 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 7 3PM · 13-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 9-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG
Season highs
Damian Lillard · Season-high 39 pointsAnthony Edwards · Season-high 26 pointsJarred Vanderbilt · Season-high 10 reboundsRicky Rubio · Season-high 10 assistsDamian Lillard · Season-high 7 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

1234 T
MIN 29272437 117
POR 28473624 135

🧮 How They Scored

MINPOR
42Points in the paint44
18Fast-break points30
18Second-chance points9
19Points off turnovers25
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
49.5%Effective FG%64.4%
13.0%Turnover %13.0%
28.3%Offensive rebound %15.4%
0.355Free-throw rate0.256

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G 3126412049-213-105-7-15
Ricky Rubio G 2925105020-40-12-2-4
D'Angelo Russell G 2826330139-163-75-6-15
Malik Beasley G 2812421033-133-63-4-20
Juancho Hernangomez F 2212601013-82-54-4-13
Jarred Vanderbilt F 21101012004-70-02-3-13
Jarrett Culver G 207520013-61-30-0-14
Naz Reid F-C 1613510104-71-34-7-2
Ed Davis C 140100100-10-00-0-3
Jake Layman F 134000112-40-20-0-10
Jaden McDaniels F 123430011-31-30-0+13
Jaylen Nowell G 82110001-30-10-0+6

Portland Trail Blazers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Damian Lillard G 29397730113-217-126-7+12
Gary Trent Jr. G 279100022-72-53-4+6
CJ McCollum G 2620340116-144-94-4+33
Jusuf Nurkic C 2317721028-100-01-2+18
Robert Covington F 233431021-41-30-0+16
Carmelo Anthony F 219331004-91-40-0+13
Derrick Jones Jr. F-G 199311003-41-22-2+16
Rodney Hood G 162120101-60-30-0-1
Enes Kanter C 1410712225-50-00-0+13
Anfernee Simons G 128510023-51-21-2-13
Harry Giles III F-C 113201021-31-10-0-13
Nassir Little F 82100111-10-00-0-6
CJ Elleby F-G 74000101-10-02-2-2
Keljin Blevins F 40010000-00-00-0-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
D'Angelo Russell Bench 282669.731.4-25.513.2
Anthony Edwards Bench 312654.031.5-23.68.1
Naz Reid Bench 161364.520.4-11.110.6
Malik Beasley Bench 281240.725.7-34.33.2
Juancho Hernangomez Bench 221261.520.8-29.910.8
Jarred Vanderbilt Bench 211060.113.3-36.714.2
Jarrett Culver Bench 20758.314.6-35.87.8
Jake Layman Bench 13450.015.2-40.92.2
Jaden McDaniels Bench 12350.010.8+48.18.7
Ricky Rubio Bench 29220.59.3-6.09.8
Jaylen Nowell Bench 8233.311.1+25.74.4
Ed Davis Bench 1400.03.1-13.4-1.0
Portland Trail BlazersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Damian Lillard Bench 293981.035.7+21.830.4
CJ McCollum Bench 262063.526.6+57.916.4
Jusuf Nurkic Bench 231778.123.6+35.317.2
Enes Kanter Bench 1410100.019.4+43.620.7
Derrick Jones Jr. Bench 19992.211.6+42.311.1
Gary Trent Jr. Bench 27951.416.4+13.40.0
Carmelo Anthony Bench 21950.016.7+26.510.3
Anfernee Simons Bench 12868.028.6-48.117.4
CJ Elleby Bench 74106.411.1-11.814.1
Robert Covington Bench 23337.510.9+33.42.7
Harry Giles III Bench 11350.019.2-46.6-7.0
Rodney Hood Bench 16216.715.0+3.4-0.6
Nassir Little Bench 82100.010.5-25.74.4
Keljin Blevins Bench 400.00.0-8.30.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2020-21 season series MIN 0 – 1 POR
After this game
Minnesota Timberwolves 2-6 L6 L10 2-6 Next game recap: vs SAS · Sat, Jan 9
Portland Trail Blazers 4-4 W1 L10 4-4 Next game recap: @ SAC · Sat, Jan 9

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