⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 26- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 4:13 · CLE 56-39 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Zydrunas Ilgauskas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · CLE 60-45 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:02 · CLE 86-74 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Collins flagrant foul type 1 (LeBron James draws the foul)
Q3 8:15 · CLE 60-45 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
