⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:59 · MIN 32-17 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 7:52 · MIN 57-31 CLE
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q3 5:31 · MIN 100-66 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 26
Q4 6:43 · MIN 121-95 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
