⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:54 · TOR 20-18 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 11:22 · TOR 80-78 MIN
- Go-ahead
Anthony Parker hit a 23-foot threeer, T.J. Ford with the assist
Q4 2:27 · TOR 91-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · TOR 95-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · TOR 95-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · TOR 96-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · TOR 91-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · TOR 91-91 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:28 · TOR 93-91 MIN
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 0:50 · TOR 93-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
