⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 53 free throws to their 32- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:22 · MIN 80-79 TOR
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 19-foot jumper, Gorgui Dieng with the assist
Q4 2:16 · MIN 110-108 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · MIN 113-109 TOR
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng traveling
Q4 0:35 · MIN 113-110 TOR
- Missed FT
Gorgui Dieng misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIN 115-110 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 4:13 · MIN 20-25 TOR
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 2:33 · MIN 108-108 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · MIN 110-108 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · MIN 113-110 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:05 · MIN 115-111 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 43 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
