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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 27 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 104 |
 Raptors | 19 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 109 |
MINTeam statsTOR| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 42-8549.4% | 5-1241.7% | 15-2462.5% | 40 | 21 | 8 |
| TOR | 39-8148.1% | 9-2931.0% | 22-2684.6% | 39 | 28 | 8 |
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Toronto Raptors109| 37 | 23 | 6-18 | 1-6 | 10-11 | 0 | +1 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.0 | |||||
| 29 | 18 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.6 | |||||
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| 21 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.8 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −1.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 12 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.0 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.2 | |||||
| Team | 109 | 39-8148.1% | 9-2931.0% | 39 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 22-2684.6% | 9 | 3 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Lorenzo Brown, Alfonzo McKinnie and Lucas Nogueira (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves104| 38 | 25 | 9-17 | 2-3 | 0 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +5.6 | |||||
| 34 | 15 | 7-22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −8.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 14 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0 | −6 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +3.1 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | ||||||
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| 19 | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +6.1 | |||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.9 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.2 | |||||
| 7 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.2 | ||||
| Team | 104 | 42-8549.4% | 5-1241.7% | 40 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 15-2462.5% | 10 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 27 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Marcus Georges-Hunt, Aaron Brooks and Cole Aldrich (coach’s decision).
Raptors109Timberwolves104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jonas Valančiūnas had 18 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-104.
The Timberwolves led 84-83 with 10:00 left in the fourth quarter. Delon Wright’s 2 free throws put the Raptors ahead for good with 9:18 left. They took a 92-84 lead with 7:42 left.
The Timberwolves got within 103-101 on Andrew Wiggins’ 3-pointer with 1:01 to play, but DeMar DeRozan answered with an 8-foot floater, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
DeRozan’s 2 free throws with 19.5 seconds left made it 107-101 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Raptors outscored the Timberwolves 9-3. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2017-18) scored 5 of the Raptors’ 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 3 for 3 at the line.
DeRozan had 23 points and 8 assists but shot 6 for 18.
For the Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler III had 25 points and 6 assists.
The Raptors went 22 for 26 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 15 for 24 and outscored them 13-1 on the fast break. The Timberwolves forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
Toronto RaptorsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 81 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-28 | 67.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-14 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-19 | 26.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 29 | 4 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 15 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Taj Gibson | 6 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 6 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Taj Gibson | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 6 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Jeff Teague | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 28 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
TOR win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
DeRozan 8' Floating Jump Shot (21 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
Q4 0:42
21.9%
73→95
Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q4 1:01
20.5%
93→73
Teague 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
Q4 3:40
12.9%
95→82
VanVleet 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
Q4 4:05
12.9%
79→92
Powell 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS)
Q4 11:14
12.3%
40→53
