⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:33 · MIN 29-35 MIA
- Steal
Marko Jaric stole it from Eddie Jones
Q4 2:17 · MIN 75-83 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:33 · MIN 59-67 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Davis traveling
Q4 2:15 · MIN 75-83 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 5:20 · MIN 10-21 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 2:00 · MIN 75-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie Jones bad pass
Q4 2:17 · MIN 75-83 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
