⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of 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 worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat 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.
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:02 · MIA 70-73 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 3:45 · MIA 80-77 MIN
- Steal
Tyler Herro stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:38 · MIA 99-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Haywood Highsmith lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · MIA 97-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 10:19 · MIA 55-63 MIN
- Steal
Donte DiVincenzo stole it from Haywood Highsmith
Q4 2:56 · MIA 97-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 0:38 · MIA 99-104 MIN
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIA 99-104 MIN
- Turnover
Mike Conley out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:01 · MIA 104-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
