⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 48- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-8 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:26 · DAL 21-10 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 11:30 · DAL 53-41 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 8:57 · DAL 77-67 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:32 · DAL 80-77 MIN
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels Bad Pass
Q4 0:48 · DAL 80-79 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:53 · DAL 29-24 MIN
- Winner
Wally Szczerbiak made Layup. Assisted by Kevin Garnett.
Q4 0:44 · DAL 80-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Garnett Technical Foul
Q4 4:26 · DAL 76-67 MIN
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Josh Howard.
Q4 2:05 · DAL 79-77 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
