⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 13-5 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Carter Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 4:39 · MIN 81-86 DAL
- Turnover
Anthony Carter Turnover
Q4 4:39 · MIN 81-86 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Lost Ball. Stolen by Dirk Nowitzki.
Q4 2:41 · MIN 85-92 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 10:17 · MIN 50-55 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard Offensive Foul. His 6th Personal Foul.
Q4 2:54 · MIN 85-92 DAL
- Turnover
Josh Howard Turnover
Q4 2:54 · MIN 85-92 DAL
- Missed FT
Marquis Daniels missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:24 · MIN 85-93 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
