⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 38 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 66
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 1:17 · MIN 72-67 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 7:47 · MIN 89-75 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · MIN 126-120 CLE
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass turnover
Q4 1:06 · MIN 126-120 CLE
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · MIN 128-122 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:00 · MIN 32-36 CLE
- Steal
De'Andre Hunter stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 1:34 · MIN 126-120 CLE
- Steal
De'Andre Hunter stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 1:06 · MIN 126-120 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donovan Mitchell traveling turnover
Q4 2:18 · MIN 123-117 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
