⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, fourteen of 50 from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q2 1:01 · MIN 57-58 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:17 · MIN 65-69 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 10:47 · MIN 89-99 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 9:01 · MIN 90-110 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:01 · MIN 57-58 TOR
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:01 · MIN 57-58 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
