⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of fourteen from three- Burned in transition, 7 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 3:34 · CLE 27-22 MIN
- Steal
Tristan Thompson stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 2:01 · CLE 87-92 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CLE 91-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:57 · CLE 41-47 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · CLE 87-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:46 · CLE 91-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
