⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 24-12 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:02 · MIA 88-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwyane Wade technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:36 · MIA 42-42 MIN
- Turnover
Justise Winslow lost ball turnover
Q4 4:44 · MIA 92-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Kelly Olynyk misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:17 · MIA 104-111 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:52 · MIA 1-8 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses technical free throw
Q2 4:36 · MIA 42-42 MIN
- Turnover
Dario Saric lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · MIA 92-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
