⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:20 · MIN 56-62 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:58 · MIN 74-82 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:20 · MIN 85-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Eduardo Najera.
Q4 3:38 · MIN 101-104 DAL
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Lost Ball. Stolen by Eduardo Najera.
Q4 2:51 · MIN 101-104 DAL
- Turnover
Anthony Peeler Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Finley.
Q4 1:34 · MIN 101-109 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 9:15 · MIN 63-82 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 3:28 · MIN 77-97 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Bradley Technical Foul
Q2 9:53 · MIN 30-46 DAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 4:11 · MIN 100-104 DAL
- Turnover
Michael Finley Lost Ball. Stolen by Anthony Peeler.
Q4 2:03 · MIN 101-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
