⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:05 · MIN 85-89 CLE
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:34 · MIN 106-114 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass
Q4 1:42 · MIN 106-112 CLE
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 1:31 · MIN 106-114 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 6:18 · MIN 17-19 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 5:26 · MIN 47-56 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 0:44 · MIN 61-72 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:48 · MIN 106-109 CLE
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 0:34 · MIN 106-114 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
