⏱️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. A much tighter, lower 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, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:55 · CLE 38-44 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson lost ball turnover
Q4 3:50 · CLE 84-90 MIN
- Turnover
Larry Nance Jr. offensive foul
Q4 3:32 · CLE 84-91 MIN
- Turnover
Collin Sexton turnover
Q4 1:33 · CLE 86-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:35 · CLE 20-25 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 10:49 · CLE 28-42 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Taj Gibson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:46 · CLE 84-90 MIN
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q4 2:47 · CLE 84-91 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:32 · CLE 84-91 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
