⏱️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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 50
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:54 · MIA 11-2 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 0:49 · MIA 66-60 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 2:47 · MIA 86-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
OT 4:29 · MIA 110-110 MIN
- Turnover
Josh Richardson out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 3:54 · MIA 110-111 MIN
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
OT 2:33 · MIA 110-116 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:19 · MIA 55-55 MIN
- Steal
Taj Gibson stole it from Kelly Olynyk
OT 4:29 · MIA 110-110 MIN
- Steal
Jeff Teague stole it from Goran Dragic
OT 2:33 · MIA 110-116 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIA 99-104 MIN
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:38 · MIA 103-106 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:13 · MIA 110-111 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Steals | 16 |
| 28 | Blocks | 25 |
