⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-11Q115-22
+7Q221-13
-2Q326-27
-4Q424-24
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 26- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 44
Key battles
25Offensive rebounds10
3Threes made7
30Free throws made18
6Blocks10
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
