⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-6 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 35 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 10:44 · MIN 68-44 TOR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 35
Q3 1:42 · MIN 95-60 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul
Q1 0:13 · MIN 23-18 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 20 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 37 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
