⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:06 · MIN 19-16 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:12 · MIN 41-37 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Oliver Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · MIN 78-75 MIA
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · MIN 81-77 MIA
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:13 · MIN 81-77 MIA
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasual Butler Bad Pass. Stolen by Mark Madsen.
Q4 1:14 · MIN 81-77 MIA
- Turnover
Rasual Butler Offensive Foul
Q4 0:33 · MIN 81-77 MIA
- Turnover
Rasual Butler Foul
Q4 0:33 · MIN 81-77 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
