⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 9 down to 1 up
Q2 4:39 · MIN 47-46 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:23 · MIN 65-69 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 6:19 · MIN 101-90 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · MIN 110-102 CLE
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · MIN 110-102 CLE
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · MIN 110-102 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 1:13 · MIN 27-32 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:11 · MIN 37-46 CLE
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 9:39 · MIN 53-67 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
