⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:56 · DAL 58-46 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 6:44 · DAL 62-67 MIN
- Missed FT
Eduardo Najera missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 5:25 · DAL 64-68 MIN
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:46 · DAL 76-77 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 8:59 · DAL 36-39 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 11:05 · DAL 58-59 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 6:40 · DAL 86-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Joe Smith Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 5:25 · DAL 64-68 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
