⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their thirteen- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:57 · MIN 77-81 CLE
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIN 79-85 CLE
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIN 79-85 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:05 · MIN 79-93 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:16 · MIN 77-81 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
