⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 20-4 off them- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 46
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:39 · MIN 56-42 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:34 · MIN 71-48 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Mihm Technical Foul
Q2 4:16 · MIN 55-42 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 40 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
