⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 22- Went cold from three, thirteen of 49
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:27 · MIA 31-24 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:27 · MIA 64-56 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 1:40 · MIA 92-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 3:50 · MIA 109-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naz Reid bad pass
Q4 2:35 · MIA 111-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:28 · MIA 113-110 MIN
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · MIA 113-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
