⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- They went cold, one of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:47 · MIN 58-61 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:22 · MIN 90-96 TOR
- Turnover
Eddie Griffin Offensive Goaltending
Q4 0:51 · MIN 91-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:00 · MIN 88-93 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
