⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 29-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 55
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 72
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:30 · MIN 16-12 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:21 · MIN 36-35 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses technical free throw
Q1 7:39 · MIN 15-12 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:17 · MIN 23-27 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 5:22 · MIN 44-55 CLE
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:36 · MIN 107-104 CLE
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:39 · MIN 15-12 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
