⏱️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 tighter, lower 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, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 31 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 34 fast break points to 12
- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 62
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
- Steal
O.G. Anunoby stole it from Karl-Anthony Towns
Q4 0:24 · TOR 95-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 3:34 · TOR 90-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 8:58 · TOR 8-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:14 · TOR 73-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 0:24 · TOR 95-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| TOR | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 9 |
