⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 4:33 · MIN 49-32 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 3:09 · MIN 77-57 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 3:05 · MIN 101-83 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
