⏱️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 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- They went cold, three of eighteen from three
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:06 · TOR 12-2 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amir Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · TOR 83-76 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 2:11 · TOR 85-78 MIN
- Goaltend
Amir Johnson defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:08 · TOR 90-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:18 · TOR 44-43 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Corey Brewer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:05 · TOR 58-53 MIN
- Turnover
J.J. Barea bad pass
Q4 3:23 · TOR 83-76 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
