⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 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.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:38 · CLE 77-92 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:40 · CLE 89-94 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:21 · CLE 97-96 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Collin Sexton flagrant foul type 1
Q2 4:21 · CLE 36-45 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 4:57 · CLE 36-50 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 2:00 · CLE 46-63 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q4 8:11 · CLE 97-110 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins offensive foul
Q4 4:05 · CLE 97-105 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins turnover
Q4 4:05 · CLE 97-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
