⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:26 · DAL 36-35 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 5:18 · DAL 69-63 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 0:00 · DAL 82-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Technical Foul
Q3 10:51 · DAL 50-49 MIN
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:57 · DAL 92-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:02 · DAL 70-73 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Peeler Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 2:41 · DAL 90-85 MIN
- Turnover
Radoslav Nesterovic Lost Ball. Stolen by Michael Finley.
Q4 1:29 · DAL 92-85 MIN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 0:44 · DAL 93-87 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
