⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q2 4:05 · MIN 50-41 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses technical free throw
Q2 11:25 · MIN 16-25 TOR
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes turnover
Q4 2:42 · MIN 93-98 TOR
- Missed FT
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · MIN 93-100 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:36 · MIN 16-25 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:18 · MIN 89-94 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jermaine O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:34 · MIN 96-104 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
