⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-10Q122-28
-5Q219-21
+16Q329-14
+3Q419-15
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 40- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 15-6 off them
Key battles
3Steals10
6Points off turnovers15
17Turnovers9
63Rebounds46
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
