⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six
A 16-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:41 · MIN 57-57 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:51 · MIN 66-58 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:59 · MIN 81-77 TOR
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul
Q4 0:41 · MIN 81-81 TOR
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 0:41 · MIN 81-81 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:23 · MIN 19-38 TOR
- Winner
Terence Davis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pascal Siakam with the assist
Q4 0:30 · MIN 81-84 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 3:29 · MIN 81-86 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:11 · MIN 56-57 TOR
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:53 · MIN 79-75 TOR
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:49 · MIN 81-77 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
