⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
0Q126-24
-9Q224-32
-4Q325-24
+3Q424-19
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
10%Three-point accuracy50%
1Threes made5
24Free throws made12
24Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
