⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse 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 took them from 3 down to 9 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:46 · MIA 46-48 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:34 · MIA 108-118 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Simone Fontecchio misses technical free throw
Q4 2:34 · MIA 110-121 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 9:28 · MIA 7-16 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:55 · MIA 38-48 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 9:08 · MIA 90-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaden McDaniels technical foul
Q4 2:34 · MIA 110-121 MIN
📊The numbers
| MIA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
