⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 8
- Made three threes to their eleven
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 4:41 · MIN 49-45 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 9:33 · MIN 88-83 MIA
- Lead
Anthony Tolliver hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · MIN 100-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Williams step out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:05 · MIN 98-94 MIA
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 1:36 · MIN 98-96 MIA
- Missed FT
Anthony Tolliver misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 101-101 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:33 · MIN 69-76 MIA
- Go-ahead
Dwyane Wade hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:33 · MIN 100-101 MIA
- Winner
Dwyane Wade hit a two point shot, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:04 · MIN 101-103 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:15 · MIN 100-101 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
