⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 5:05 · MIN 48-47 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball
Q4 1:35 · MIN 85-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 10:21 · MIN 7-15 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:26 · MIN 58-64 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:26 · MIN 69-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Green offensive foul (Mike Miller draws the foul)
Q4 3:10 · MIN 81-88 DAL
- Turnover
Gerald Green turnover
Q4 3:10 · MIN 81-88 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
