⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 50- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-5 off them
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q1 1:32 · MIN 32-29 MIA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:26 · MIN 45-39 MIA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 10:51 · MIN 73-58 MIA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
