⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 22 from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 32-8 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 55
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:21 · MIN 11-5 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:00 · MIN 19-9 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:47 · MIN 63-71 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Hollins flagrant foul type 2 (Dirk Nowitzki draws the foul)
Q4 3:47 · MIN 102-112 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 4:54 · MIN 23-32 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 7:39 · MIN 71-89 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:11 · MIN 33-45 DAL
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:43 · MIN 47-63 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
