⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:05 · MIN 23-20 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:33 · MIN 38-41 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 10:03 · MIN 27-39 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 3:05 · MIN 74-99 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
