⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
0Q120-20
+2Q231-23
0Q322-21
-2Q427-29
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 20-10 off them
Key battles
16Steals6
20Points off turnovers10
11Turnovers20
2Blocks5
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
