⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-3Q123-27
-4Q224-30
-4Q326-28
+2Q433-31
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 36 rebounds to 25
Key battles
6Threes made11
6Blocks3
33Rebounds44
4Steals6
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 73% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 38 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
