Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn MIA
MIA scored 20 pts off MIN's 14 turnovers (1.43 PPP allowed).
10 of 14 TOVs (71%) led to a make.
- 02highTurnover outcomesOn MIN
MIN scored 26 pts off MIA's 18 turnovers (1.44 PPP allowed).
10 of 18 TOVs (56%) led to a make.
- 03highScoring chainsOn MIN
Antetokounmpo got 12 of his 26 pts via cuts (6 makes, 46% up 11 pp from season avg 35%).
5 from drives (10 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)
- 04highScoring chainsOn MIA
Edwards got 29 of his 41 pts via pull-up jumpers (11 makes, 71% up 29 pp from season avg 42%).
2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)
- 05highScoring chainsOn MIA
Ball got 12 of his 19 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 63% up 15 pp from season avg 48%).
2 from drives (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | MIN | 14/25 56% | 13/27 48% | 8/20 40% | 11/26 42% | 46/98 47% |
| MIA | 12/23 52% | 12/20 60% | 8/22 36% | 7/16 44% | 39/81 48% | |
| 3P | MIN | 6/13 46% | 6/13 46% | 5/12 42% | 4/12 33% | 21/50 42% |
| MIA | 4/10 40% | 2/6 33% | 1/9 11% | 1/8 13% | 8/33 24% | |
| FT | MIN | — — | 3/4 75% | 9/14 64% | 6/11 55% | 18/29 62% |
| MIA | 4/6 67% | 1/2 50% | 5/8 63% | 10/10 100% | 20/26 77% | |
| REB | MIN | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| MIA | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 34 | |
| AST | MIN | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| MIA | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | |
| TOV | MIN | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| MIA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| Paint PTS | MIN | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 38 |
| MIA | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 54 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — MIA ahead above the line, MIN below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (7) and ties (7).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Edwards MIN · Starter | 32:36 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16/29 | 9/17 | +25 |
LaMelo Ball MIN · Starter | 28:35 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7/17 | 5/13 | +18 |
Jaden McDaniels MIN · Starter | 28:43 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8/11 | 1/3 | +25 |
Ayo Dosunmu MIN | 28:59 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6/13 | 1/3 | +21 |
Jonathan Kuminga MIN · Starter | 29:30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | 2/4 | +20 |
Terrence Shannon Jr MIN | 19:43 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3/9 | 2/7 | +9 |
Rudy Gobert MIN · Starter | 33:29 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | +29 |
Bones Hyland MIN | 3:51 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | -2 |
Trey Lyles MIN | 12:26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -3 |
Jaylen Clark MIN | 3:14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | -4 |
Joan Beringer MIN | 13:32 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | -7 |
Donte DiVincenzo MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Rocco Zikarsky MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Isaiah Evans MIN | 2:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -2 |
Zyon Pullin MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Cody Williams MIN | 3:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -4 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | MIN | MIA | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 38 | 54 | MIA +16 |
| Fast break | 5 | 18 | MIA +13 |
| Off turnovers | 31 | 17 | MIN +14 |
| 2nd chance | 20 | 6 | MIN +14 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | MIN | MIA |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 286 | 284 |
| Touches | 380 | 368 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.7 | 18.2 |
| Pull-up FG | 24/50 (48%) | 11/37 (30%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 22/44 (50%) | 28/43 (65%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:55MISSMIN127–98 · MIN +29MISS Beringer 3' Putback Layup; Fontecchio BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:39PTSMIA127–100 · MIN +27Richards 3' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Conwell 1 AST)
- 2:24MISSMIN127–100 · MIN +27MISS Shannon Jr 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:19MISSMIN127–100 · MIN +27MISS Hyland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:59PTSMIA127–102 · MIN +25Richards 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Conwell 2 AST)
- 1:50MISSMIN127–102 · MIN +25MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:50PTSMIN128–102 · MIN +26Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 1:37MISSMIA128–102 · MIN +26MISS Conwell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:17MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:13MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 2
- 1:13MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26MISS Clark Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:53PTSMIA128–103 · MIN +25Gardner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 0:53PTSMIA128–104 · MIN +24Gardner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 0:30PTSMIN131–104 · MIN +27Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clark 1 AST)
- 0:22PTSMIA131–105 · MIN +26Gardner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:22PTSMIA131–106 · MIN +25Gardner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:01MISSMIN131–106 · MIN +25MISS Clark 5' Driving Dunk