⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse 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, 52 rebounds to 40
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:21 · MIN 26-20 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:28 · MIN 62-65 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 5:29 · MIN 111-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:33 · MIN 11-12 MIA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Anthony Edwards and Jimmy Butler
Q3 0:29 · MIN 83-81 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 7:37 · MIN 11-16 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 8:36 · MIN 35-43 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:13 · MIN 56-65 MIA
- Technical
Udonis Haslem technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:46 · MIN 64-68 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
