⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:24 · MIN 34-37 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 10:45 · MIN 101-96 MIA
- Steal
D'Angelo Russell stole it from Jimmy Butler
Q4 2:09 · MIN 113-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIN 113-107 MIA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:27 · MIN 113-107 MIA
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover
Q4 0:30 · MIN 117-111 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:56 · MIN 4-13 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:37 · MIN 46-49 MIA
- Steal
Duncan Robinson stole it from Ricky Rubio
Q4 3:00 · MIN 113-107 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · MIN 113-107 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · MIN 113-107 MIA
- Turnover
Jimmy Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:09 · MIN 113-107 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
