⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:22 · MIN 38-21 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 7:14 · MIN 104-75 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Terrence Shannon Jr. flopping technical foul
Q3 1:21 · MIN 88-61 TOR
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul
Q4 1:38 · MIN 114-90 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDanielsF | 31 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +31 |
J. KumingaF | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | +23 |
R. GobertC | 31 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | +21 |
L. BallG | 17 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | +33 |
A. EdwardsG | 28 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 4-5 | +9 |
T. Shannon Jr.G | 23 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 2-3 | +1 |
A. DosunmuG | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | +19 |
B. HylandG | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 3-3 | -11 |
T. LylesF | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
J. BeringerF | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +8 |
J. ClarkG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -9 |
Z. PullinG | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
C. WilliamsF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
I. EvansF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 117 | 49 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 43-77 | 15-31 | 16-25 |
Raptors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. BarrettF | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9-21 | 0-3 | 2-5 | -19 |
S. BarnesF | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -27 |
J. PoeltlC | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -18 |
I. QuickleyG | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-8 | 2-3 | -16 |
J. WalterG | 31 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 3-4 | -22 |
J. SheadG | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -16 |
A. GravesF | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | -3 |
C. Murray-BoylesF | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -7 |
J. BattleF | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-1 | -4 |
K. AndersonF | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
A. MartinG | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
T. Jackson-DavisF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +6 |
J. BradleyG | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +9 |
| Team | 94 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 35-91 | 10-38 | 14-21 |
Did not playK. Leonard (coach's decision)
