⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+17Q133-16
-3Q217-19
+5Q325-19
-5Q428-29
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, ten of fifteen from three
Key battles
67%Three-point accuracy21%
10Threes made3
18Points off turnovers11
9Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
