⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 32-14 off them- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 2:24 · TOR 60-49 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Ridnour technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:37 · TOR 52-45 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
