⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
+11Q129-18
+1Q230-29
-1Q323-24
+1Q419-20
▼ 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
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
Key battles
1Blocks5
10Free throws made20
26Points off turnovers15
29Assists21
🏀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
- Turnover
Marko Jaric lost ball
Q4 2:41 · MIN 97-89 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Steal
Dwyane Wade stole it from Marko Jaric
Q4 2:41 · MIN 97-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade turnover
Q4 1:55 · MIN 97-91 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
