⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 29-17 off them
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 49
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- Technical
Eduardo Najera double technical foul
Q2 9:38 · DAL 32-35 MIN
- Missed FT
Rodrigue Beaubois misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DAL 112-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:34 · DAL 89-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer lost ball
Q4 4:58 · DAL 99-98 MIN
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · DAL 103-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Ryan Hollins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · DAL 105-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
