⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 35- A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 24
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 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:57 · MIN 46-39 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:14 · MIN 55-41 DAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 17
Q4 4:50 · MIN 99-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:16 · MIN 65-59 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:12 · MIN 60-55 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 8:08 · MIN 84-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:29 · MIN 43-39 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
