⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:25 · CLE 59-53 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 1:08 · CLE 90-75 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 5:15 · CLE 104-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:31 · CLE 97-91 MIN
- Missed FT
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:31 · CLE 97-91 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:31 · CLE 24-27 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:15 · CLE 51-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:09 · CLE 106-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 4:54 · CLE 97-91 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 4:13 · CLE 99-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
