⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first 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
Ran them off the floor, 13 fast break points to 1
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:16 · TOR 73-74 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:06 · TOR 17-27 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q1 10:21 · TOR 2-4 MIN
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:08 · TOR 53-57 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 4 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 18 | Blocks | 19 |
