⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eleven- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 31-17 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 6
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 43
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
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
- Lead
Bam Adebayo hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MIA 124-123 MIN
- Lead
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 126-125 MIN
- Ties it
Jimmy Butler hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIA 125-125 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler bad pass
Q4 2:07 · MIA 123-120 MIN
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · MIA 124-123 MIN
- Turnover
Jae Crowder bad pass
Q4 0:00 · MIA 126-129 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:40 · MIA 26-29 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:20 · MIA 123-123 MIN
- Winner
Jordan McLaughlin hit a driving layup
Q4 0:08 · MIA 126-127 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan McLaughlin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · MIA 123-122 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
