⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 8:17 · MIN 16-3 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 8:06 · MIN 78-56 TOR
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Jakob Poeltl
Q4 2:02 · MIN 104-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q3 9:01 · MIN 61-51 TOR
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:24 · MIN 104-96 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jakob Poeltl lost ball turnover
Q4 2:02 · MIN 104-96 TOR
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
