⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 31
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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 dragged them back level
Q4 9:51 · TOR 96-96 MIN
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 0:41 · TOR 107-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:51 · TOR 98-103 MIN
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:49 · TOR 105-111 MIN
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · TOR 106-111 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:01 · TOR 79-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · TOR 105-110 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:27 · TOR 106-111 MIN
- Turnover
Malik Beasley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:11 · TOR 112-114 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
