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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 37 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 111 |
 Timberwolves | 26 | 35 | 27 | 31 | 119 |
MIATeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 39-8048.8% | 14-3441.2% | 19-2673.1% | 33 | 33 | 14 |
| MIN | 42-8151.9% | 15-3641.7% | 20-2969.0% | 45 | 30 | 17 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves119| 32 | 17 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −1.2 | |||||
| 26 | 24 | 8-14 | 4-4 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 10 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.3 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | |||||
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| 24 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.3 | ||||
| 23 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 16 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.6 | |||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | +11 | +5.5 | ||||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −4.4 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.5 | ||
| Team | 119 | 42-8151.9% | 15-3641.7% | 45 | 30 | 17 | 22 | 20-2969.0% | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 52 points on 20 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Jarrett Culver and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat111| 39 | 30 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 12-15 | +4 | +10.2 | ||||||||
| 37 | 21 | 8-14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | −1 | +4.9 | ||||||||
| 33 | 17 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.5 | |||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.8 | |||||
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| 23 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | −25 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 23 | 15 | 5-10 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.8 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.3 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.2 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 39-8048.8% | 14-3441.2% | 33 | 33 | 14 | 28 | 19-2673.1% | 7 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 25 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Dewayne Dedmon, Udonis Haslem and KZ Okpala (coach’s decision); Andre Iguodala (injury/illness).
Timberwolves119Heat111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 22-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 119-111.
The Heat went on an 18-7 run to lead 96-90 with 11:25 left in the fourth quarter. Juancho Hernangomez’s corner 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 8:19 left. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 7 points during the run, and they led 112-102 with 4:33 left.
Towns scored 24 points, and Jarred Vanderbilt added 9 points and a career-high 14 rebounds off the bench. The Timberwolves had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Heat, Jimmy Butler III had 30 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter), 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Trevor Ariza added 21 points (13 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers.
The Timberwolves shot 51.9% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Heat’s 48.8% and 41.2%. They outscored the Heat 52-25 off the bench. The Timberwolves outscored the Heat 17-4 in 6 minutes with Hernangomez, Vanderbilt, McLaughlin, Reid and Edwards on the floor together. Towns fouled out.
Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 81 shots: 9.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-26 | 76.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-5 | 20.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 23 | 5 | 2-5 | −4 |
| Trevor Ariza | 13 | 17 | 6-9 | +12 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Duncan Robinson | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 18 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kendrick Nunn | 15 | 8 | 2-4 | +6 |
| Bam Adebayo | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 20 | 8 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Bam Adebayo | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Tyler Herro | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Russell 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (McLaughlin 3 AST)
Q3 0:30
15.4%
40→55
Hernangomez 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
Q4 8:19
13.8%
54→68
Hernangomez 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q2 9:01
11.6%
37→49
Okogie 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q3 5:27
11.5%
49→60
Ariza 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Herro 3 AST)
Q4 7:32
10.5%
73→62
