⏱️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 first 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of thirteen from three
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:54 · MIN 18-12 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:16 · MIN 102-91 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
