⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 10:44 · MIN 55-58 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:11 · MIN 85-90 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · MIN 92-99 TOR
- Missed FT
Jose Calderon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · MIN 100-108 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
