⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the fourth 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
Q4 9:41 · CLE 111-105 MIN
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:45 · CLE 129-129 MIN
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 23-foot step back jumper
OT 1:57 · CLE 136-136 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:49 · CLE 124-120 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:04 · CLE 126-126 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:07 · CLE 101-105 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 3:34 · CLE 126-129 MIN
- Lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 32-foot three jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:54 · CLE 126-129 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jeff Teague flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:48 · CLE 69-66 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:10 · CLE 124-120 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 21 | Threes made | 19 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 1 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 21 | Blocks | 19 |
