⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 22-11 off them
- A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17 in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:48 · DAL 53-70 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:20 · DAL 63-72 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:24 · DAL 95-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 6:03 · DAL 56-72 MIN
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · DAL 97-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:07 · DAL 10-15 MIN
- Ties it
Al Jefferson hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:34 · DAL 98-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q2 6:30 · DAL 30-46 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:47 · DAL 100-98 MIN
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes bad pass
Q4 1:21 · DAL 103-98 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
