⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 25
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 11:23 · TOR 32-28 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:47 · TOR 66-72 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 1:40 · TOR 88-96 MIN
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Foul
Q4 1:40 · TOR 88-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:26 · TOR 84-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
