⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:10 · MIN 61-67 MIA
- Winner
D'Angelo Russell hit a 16-foot jumper, Jaden McDaniels with the assist
Q4 2:28 · MIN 101-99 MIA
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:27 · MIN 53-64 MIA
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q4 10:25 · MIN 87-81 MIA
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 1:37 · MIN 101-99 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:03 · MIN 38-49 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:04 · MIN 87-89 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caleb Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:24 · MIN 99-96 MIA
- Turnover
Max Strus steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:58 · MIN 99-97 MIA
- Turnover
Max Strus out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:23 · MIN 101-99 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
