⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 19-11 off them- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 4:54 · MIA 67-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · MIA 83-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:50 · MIA 83-86 MIN
- Missed FT
Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:50 · MIA 83-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 4:37 · MIA 83-92 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 12 | Blocks | 5 |
