⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:03 · DAL 34-27 MIN
- Winner
Dirk Nowitzki hit a two point shot
Q4 0:53 · DAL 78-76 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 3:20 · DAL 80-76 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 6:41 · DAL 67-71 MIN
- Missed FT
Josh Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · DAL 79-76 MIN
- Missed FT
Jason Terry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DAL 82-79 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:33 · DAL 34-35 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:15 · DAL 57-66 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 3:03 · DAL 72-76 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:07 · DAL 76-76 MIN
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DAL 82-78 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
