⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 39
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:54 · MIN 17-15 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Pekovic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:08 · MIN 25-23 MIA
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q3 7:43 · MIN 54-59 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:41 · MIN 4-12 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 5:20 · MIN 36-51 MIA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 4:56 · MIN 57-76 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:43 · MIN 54-59 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
