⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:59 · TOR 11-2 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 6:51 · TOR 97-88 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:02 · TOR 30-29 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:40 · TOR 53-60 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
