⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 36
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 10:30 · MIN 37-33 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 0:56 · MIN 87-70 MIA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rashad McCants flagrant foul type 1 (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)
Q1 0:32 · MIN 22-26 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis turnover
Q4 2:00 · MIN 98-90 MIA
- Turnover
Marko Jaric bad pass
Q4 1:39 · MIN 98-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Antoine Walker stole it from Marko Jaric
Q4 1:39 · MIN 98-90 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 1:58 · MIN 98-90 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker offensive foul (Marcus Banks draws the foul)
Q4 1:36 · MIN 98-90 MIA
- Turnover
Antoine Walker turnover
Q4 1:36 · MIN 98-90 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
