⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:11 · TOR 16-16 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 4:22 · TOR 54-53 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 6:18 · TOR 111-99 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:49 · TOR 18-27 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 5:24 · TOR 84-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Andy Greer technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:39 · TOR 34-40 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
