⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
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
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Jonny Flynn
Q4 1:32 · TOR 84-84 MIN
- Winner
Hedo Turkoglu hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:29 · TOR 86-84 MIN
- Steal
Jarrett Jack stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 0:52 · TOR 89-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani bad pass
Q4 3:00 · TOR 84-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · TOR 89-84 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Jonny Flynn stole it from Andrea Bargnani
Q4 3:00 · TOR 84-80 MIN
- Ties it
Kevin Love hit a 14-foot jumper, Corey Brewer with the assist
Q4 2:17 · TOR 84-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer bad pass
Q4 4:48 · TOR 79-77 MIN
- Turnover
Jonny Flynn bad pass
Q4 1:32 · TOR 84-84 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball
Q4 0:52 · TOR 89-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
