⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+5Q129-20
-1Q226-23
+3Q328-21
-6Q417-22
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 40
Key battles
1Blocks5
10Threes made4
22Points in the paint40
42%Three-point accuracy29%
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
