⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-1Q127-22
-15Q215-24
-1Q330-28
-1Q431-33
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
Key battles
8Blocks1
6Offensive rebounds13
2Steals5
27Assists18
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
