⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Went cold from three, five of 26
A 12-0 run took them from 7 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Howard lost ball
Q4 1:23 · DAL 92-90 MIN
- Turnover
Josh Howard bad pass
Q4 0:03 · DAL 94-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 7:39 · DAL 13-18 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:18 · DAL 71-63 MIN
- Steal
Trenton Hassell stole it from Josh Howard
Q4 1:23 · DAL 92-90 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
