⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse 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, ten of 42 from three- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:12 · MIN 19-24 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q1 3:04 · MIN 21-26 TOR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:41 · MIN 84-92 TOR
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 1:54 · MIN 89-96 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 7:47 · MIN 11-24 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 1:10 · MIN 74-77 TOR
- Steal
Pascal Siakam stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 1:54 · MIN 89-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
OG Anunoby flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:54 · MIN 56-53 TOR
- Missed FT
Gary Trent Jr. misses technical free throw
Q3 1:24 · MIN 74-68 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
