⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 10:17 · MIN 14-4 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 9:29 · MIN 38-22 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 7:01 · MIN 66-43 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q2 7:09 · MIN 37-22 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:04 · MIN 50-41 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:05 · MIN 72-59 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
