⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:13 · DAL 71-68 MIN
- Lead
Steve Nash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · DAL 84-83 MIN
- Lead
Antoine Walker made 7 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:05 · DAL 87-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Finley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · DAL 82-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:30 · DAL 9-15 MIN
- Ties it
Kevin Garnett made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · DAL 85-85 MIN
- Go-ahead
Kevin Garnett made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fred Hoiberg.
Q4 0:02 · DAL 87-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Offensive Foul
Q4 4:56 · DAL 78-77 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:21 · DAL 80-81 MIN
- Missed FT
Trenton Hassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:04 · DAL 83-82 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 26 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
