⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:25 · TOR 23-15 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 1:00 · TOR 96-85 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:01 · TOR 68-66 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
