⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 37 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 0:31 · MIA 36-32 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 10:48 · MIA 65-54 MIN
- Missed FT
Jimmy Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:06 · MIA 105-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:48 · MIA 65-54 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 4:58 · MIA 101-94 MIN
- Missed FT
Juancho Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · MIA 106-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
