⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:35 · MIN 42-30 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddie Griffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:40 · MIN 88-83 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 10:03 · MIN 66-68 CLE
- Turnover
Eric Snow Bad Pass
Q4 2:19 · MIN 87-83 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · MIN 90-85 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 14 | Blocks | 3 |
