⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:07 · MIA 41-45 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 4:07 · MIA 72-61 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 7:43 · MIA 96-69 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:30 · MIA 14-19 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 2:24 · MIA 19-37 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
