⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
+3Q121-21
+11Q227-19
+22Q337-18
+7Q429-23
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
Key battles
20Fast break points7
28Free throws made15
57%Three-point accuracy33%
51%Shooting from the field34%
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
