⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 6:41 · DAL 42-41 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 6:26 · DAL 76-73 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 7:50 · DAL 105-84 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:25 · DAL 115-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · DAL 119-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:43 · DAL 106-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Gary Trent Technical Foul
Q3 7:28 · DAL 64-68 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
