⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 30 free throws to their twenty
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
- Go-ahead
Andrew Wiggins hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:47 · MIN 106-105 TOR
- Winner
Tyus Jones hit a 25-foot three jumper, Andrew Wiggins with the assist
Q4 0:19 · MIN 110-107 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · MIN 99-103 TOR
- Missed FT
Shabazz Muhammad misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · MIN 104-105 TOR
- Missed FT
Shabazz Muhammad misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · MIN 107-105 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:56 · MIN 42-55 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:20 · MIN 77-83 TOR
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving layup
Q4 0:29 · MIN 107-107 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell traveling
Q4 3:31 · MIN 99-101 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
