⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 6:30 · MIA 22-10 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:01 · MIA 65-54 MIN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIA 106-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
