⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 1:28 · MIN 109-97 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Taj Gibson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:36 · MIN 93-82 CLE
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:07 · MIN 102-92 CLE
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:38 · MIN 125-120 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:48 · MIN 93-86 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:36 · MIN 121-117 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyronn Lue technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:06 · MIN 29-30 CLE
- Turnover
Kevin Love lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · MIN 123-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
