⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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 eleven threes to their three- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 17-6 off them
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 37
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki Double Technical Foul. Kevin Garnett gains possession.
Q3 2:42 · DAL 85-75 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:55 · DAL 116-103 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
