⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
0Q121-23
-3Q218-21
+2Q320-20
-8Q422-26
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy33%
5Steals10
12Assists21
1Threes made3
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
