⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the second 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 took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 1:40 · MIN 33-27 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:01 · MIN 53-51 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 4:19 · MIN 113-95 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:55 · MIN 5-15 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 11:25 · MIN 33-40 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:24 · MIN 115-107 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
