⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33- Made five threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-10 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:39 · MIN 36-21 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 9:55 · MIN 44-25 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 4:48 · MIN 57-36 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Offensive Foul
Q4 4:16 · MIN 90-91 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Bad Pass. Stolen by Raef Lafrentz.
Q4 2:45 · MIN 95-94 DAL
- Turnover
Anthony Peeler Bad Pass. Stolen by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 0:52 · MIN 100-98 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 6:01 · MIN 90-92 DAL
- Go-ahead
Raef Lafrentz made Dunk. Assisted by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 2:10 · MIN 95-96 DAL
- Go-ahead
Dirk Nowitzki made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 1:32 · MIN 97-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nick Van Exel missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:54 · MIN 95-94 DAL
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera Offensive Foul
Q4 1:05 · MIN 100-98 DAL
- Turnover
Eduardo Najera Foul
Q4 1:05 · MIN 100-98 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
