⏱️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
-7Q120-30
+15Q232-21
-7Q320-34
-9Q420-26
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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, 30 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
- Made four threes to their ten
Key battles
10Threes made4
14Free throws made23
16Assists26
31Rebounds46
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
