⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 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
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:56 · CLE 111-117 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · CLE 112-120 MIN
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:26 · CLE 117-122 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 0:04 · CLE 124-127 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:20 · CLE 13-21 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:14 · CLE 16-32 MIN
- Steal
Rudy Gobert stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 0:04 · CLE 124-127 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · CLE 111-117 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · CLE 115-122 MIN
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · CLE 124-126 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
