⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Cavaliers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CLE better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Cavaliers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Cavaliers won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:52 · CLE 44-47 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 8:18 · CLE 82-73 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 3:19 · CLE 97-85 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:59 · CLE 33-41 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q4 4:34 · CLE 132-115 MIN
📊The numbers
| CLE | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Assists | 31 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
