⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:31 · MIN 24-23 MIA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 8:25 · MIN 93-79 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 5:36 · MIN 101-80 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:22 · MIN 24-31 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
