⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their thirteen- Made three threes to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 19
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 9:52 · MIN 36-24 MIA
- Ties it
Randy Foye hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 2:25 · MIN 93-93 MIA
- Go-ahead
Randy Foye hit a 27-foot three jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 1:54 · MIN 96-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 2:54 · MIN 91-91 MIA
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair bad pass
Q4 1:14 · MIN 96-95 MIA
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 0:33 · MIN 96-95 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a two point shot, Shawn Marion with the assist
Q4 2:49 · MIN 91-93 MIA
- Winner
Shawn Marion hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 96-97 MIA
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · MIN 96-96 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
Q4 2:56 · MIN 91-91 MIA
- Turnover
Michael Beasley traveling
Q4 1:43 · MIN 96-95 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade lost ball
Q4 1:15 · MIN 96-95 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
