⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 4- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:41 · MIN 40-41 MIA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 4:52 · MIN 71-63 MIA
- Lead
Jaden McDaniels hit a tip shot
Q4 0:09 · MIN 94-92 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 3:56 · MIN 88-83 MIA
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:45 · MIN 90-87 MIA
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 0:33 · MIN 92-90 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:07 · MIN 15-23 MIA
- Ties it
Nikola Jovic hit a layup, Duncan Robinson with the assist
Q4 0:07 · MIN 94-94 MIA
- Winner
Nikola Jovic hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:07 · MIN 94-95 MIA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIN 90-87 MIA
- Missed FT
Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIN 90-87 MIA
- Turnover
Tyler Herro lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · MIN 90-87 MIA
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
