⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 40
- Kept giving it away, 29 turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 27-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 8:24 · MIN 78-77 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shabazz Napier bad pass
Q4 4:54 · MIN 78-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:21 · MIN 84-88 CLE
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIN 88-92 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:09 · MIN 10-22 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan Thompson steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:52 · MIN 78-79 CLE
- Missed FT
Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MIN 80-86 CLE
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:32 · MIN 82-87 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 29 |
| 17 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
