⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:30 · MIA 84-83 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 1:58 · MIA 99-97 MIN
- Go-ahead
Chris Bosh hit a 25-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 1:57 · MIA 106-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers lost ball turnover
OT 1:05 · MIA 106-107 MIN
- Turnover
Chris Bosh possession lost ball turnoverLuc Richard Mbah a Moute
2OT 2:43 · MIA 115-112 MIN
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
2OT 2:00 · MIA 115-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:45 · MIA 54-60 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Love hit a 23-foot three jumper
OT 4:09 · MIA 99-100 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Love hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ricky Rubio with the assist
2OT 0:29 · MIA 117-119 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chase Budinger lost ball turnover
Q4 0:11 · MIA 96-97 MIN
- Turnover
Ronny Turiaf out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:34 · MIA 99-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 0:01 · MIA 121-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
