⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 7:43 · TOR 86-80 MIN
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 0:42 · TOR 89-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · TOR 88-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:25 · TOR 73-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Tolliver bad pass
Q4 1:17 · TOR 88-82 MIN
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 0:42 · TOR 89-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
