⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 2:42 · MIN 64-51 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Mitchell Technical Foul
Q1 0:45 · MIN 30-25 DAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:52 · MIN 109-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · MIN 113-111 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:45 · MIN 30-30 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:07 · MIN 95-86 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Finley Technical Foul
Q4 12:00 · MIN 95-85 DAL
- Technical
Michael Finley Technical Foul
Q4 10:03 · MIN 99-90 DAL
- Turnover
Nick Van Exel Bad Pass. Stolen by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 2:44 · MIN 109-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
