⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+5Q123-16
+1Q221-20
-7Q320-23
-4Q423-28
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
13%Three-point accuracy29%
1Threes made4
6Blocks3
18Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
