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.
- 01highScoring chainsOn MIN
Mobley got 12 of his 16 pts via catch-and-shoot (4 makes, 75% up 26 pp from season avg 49%).
1 from cuts (2 pts) · 1 from post-ups (2 pts)
- 02highScoring chainsOn CLE
Edwards got 12 of his 43 pts via pull-up jumpers (5 makes, 28% down 14 pp from season avg 42%).
5 from drives (10 pts) · 3 from catch-and-shoot (9 pts)
- 03medTurnover outcomesOn CLE
CLE scored 19 pts off MIN's 17 turnovers (1.12 PPP allowed).
8 of 17 TOVs (47%) led to a make.
- 04medScoring chainsOn MIN
Mitchell got 11 of his 25 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 44%).
3 from drives (6 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)
- 05lowTurnover outcomesOn MIN
MIN scored 8 pts off CLE's 12 turnovers (0.67 PPP allowed).
4 of 12 TOVs (33%) led to a make.
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 | OT1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | MIN | 14/24 58% | 11/24 46% | 9/21 43% | 11/21 52% | 4/12 33% | 49/102 48% |
| CLE | 10/25 40% | 10/22 45% | 11/21 52% | 11/26 42% | 4/8 50% | 46/102 45% | |
| 3P | MIN | 1/8 13% | 2/7 29% | 3/8 38% | 4/10 40% | 3/7 43% | 13/40 33% |
| CLE | 4/10 40% | 2/7 29% | 6/10 60% | 5/13 38% | 1/5 20% | 18/45 40% | |
| FT | MIN | 2/4 50% | 5/8 63% | 5/5 100% | 1/2 50% | 1/4 25% | 14/23 61% |
| CLE | — — | 4/8 50% | 8/10 80% | — — | 5/5 100% | 17/23 74% | |
| REB | MIN | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 54 |
| CLE | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 50 | |
| AST | MIN | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| CLE | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 30 | |
| TOV | MIN | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| CLE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Paint PTS | MIN | 22 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 60 |
| CLE | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 44 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — CLE ahead above the line, MIN below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (16) and ties (8).
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 | 41:09 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19/34 | 5/15 | +11 |
Terrence Shannon Jr MIN | 23:46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4/11 | 3/6 | -13 |
Jaden McDaniels MIN · Starter | 36:38 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/9 | 2/3 | +5 |
Joan Beringer MIN | 17:14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6/6 | 0/0 | -3 |
LaMelo Ball MIN · Starter | 30:57 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5/11 | 1/6 | -10 |
Jonathan Kuminga MIN · Starter | 35:50 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4/10 | 0/4 | +10 |
Ayo Dosunmu MIN | 25:54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4/10 | 1/2 | -2 |
Rudy Gobert MIN · Starter | 35:38 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/9 | 0/2 | +2 |
Trey Lyles MIN | 13:08 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | -9 |
Jaylen Clark MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Cody Williams MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Donte DiVincenzo MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Zyon Pullin 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Bones Hyland MIN | 4:46 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | -1 |
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 | CLE | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 60 | 44 | MIN +16 |
| Fast break | 13 | 20 | CLE +7 |
| Off turnovers | 11 | 19 | CLE +8 |
| 2nd chance | 23 | 14 | MIN +9 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | MIN | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 314 | 295 |
| Touches | 422 | 395 |
| Distance (mi) | 19.3 | 18.8 |
| Pull-up FG | 22/53 (42%) | 26/56 (46%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 26/48 (54%) | 20/46 (43%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
Last 5:00 of Q4 + OT1, score within 5
Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.
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| MIN | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 17 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 1 | -1 | |
| 0:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | 2 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0 | -1 | |
| 0:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | +2 | |
| 0:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | +1 |
| CLE | MIN | PTS | FG | FT | TOV | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | 9 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 1 | -4 | |
| 0:00 | 8 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 0:00 | 7 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | +1 | |
| 0:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 0:00 | 2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | +5 | |
| 0:00 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | -4 |
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of OT1.
- 2:52PTSMIN116–117 · CLE +1Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot (39 PTS) (Ball 6 AST)
- 2:35MISSCLE116–117 · CLE +1MISS Harden 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:21PTSMIN118–117 · MIN +1Edwards 22' Step Back Jump Shot (41 PTS)
- 1:26MISSCLE118–117 · MIN +1MISS Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:12PTSCLE118–121 · CLE +3Mitchell 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (24 PTS)
- 1:09MISSMIN118–121 · CLE +3MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:03PTSMIN121–121 · TiedEdwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot (44 PTS) (Gobert 2 AST)
- 0:48PTSCLE121–123 · CLE +2Mitchell 19' Fadeaway Jumper (26 PTS)
- 0:34PTSMIN122–123 · CLE +1Kuminga Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
- 0:18MISSMIN122–123 · CLE +1MISS Dosunmu 2' Driving Layup
- 0:13PTSCLE122–124 · CLE +2Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
- 0:13PTSCLE122–125 · CLE +3Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
- 0:09MISSMIN122–125 · CLE +3MISS Ball Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:09MISSMIN122–125 · CLE +3MISS Ball Free Throw 2 of 2
- 0:03MISSMIN122–125 · CLE +3MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:00PTSCLE118–119 · CLE +1Mobley 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (18 PTS)
- 0:03PTSCLE122–126 · CLE +4Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
- 0:03PTSCLE122–127 · CLE +5Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
- 0:00PTSMIN125–127 · CLE +2Edwards 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (47 PTS)
- 2:58TOVCLE113–116 · CLE +3Harden Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T12); Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
- 1:47MISSMIN113–116 · CLE +3MISS Edwards 16' Fadeaway Jumper
- 1:45MISSMIN113–116 · CLE +3MISS Gobert 1' Putback Layup; Mobley BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 0:34MISSMIN121–121 · TiedMISS Kuminga Free Throw 2 of 2