⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 9:49 · CLE 16-0 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Mitchell misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · CLE 66-44 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 6:37 · CLE 46-30 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q4 4:28 · CLE 123-107 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 12:00 · CLE 66-44 MIN
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q3 4:17 · CLE 84-69 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
