⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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, 42 free throws to their 21- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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
- Winner
Andrew Wiggins hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:25 · MIN 107-106 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 4:31 · MIN 102-101 TOR
- Missed FT
Marcus Georges-Hunt misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · MIN 110-108 TOR
- Missed FT
Marcus Georges-Hunt misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIN 113-108 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:27 · MIN 17-25 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:55 · MIN 41-50 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:42 · MIN 75-80 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan turnover
Q4 0:22 · MIN 113-108 TOR
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 114-108 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 20 | Blocks | 30 |
