⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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 19-point deficit to 11
Q1 3:43 · MIN 18-29 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 22
Q4 5:51 · MIN 94-116 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 2:39 · MIN 104-120 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 9:51 · MIN 4-20 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
