⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 5:09 · MIN 26-21 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Trent Technical Foul
Q3 5:09 · MIN 70-63 DAL
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Antawn Jamison.
Q4 1:02 · MIN 109-103 DAL
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · MIN 111-107 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:49 · MIN 8-14 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:25 · MIN 102-100 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 34 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
