⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:37 · DAL 12-7 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:19 · DAL 41-31 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:58 · DAL 46-40 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:49 · DAL 54-54 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:06 · DAL 72-84 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
