⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:48 · DAL 28-31 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:04 · DAL 39-43 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · DAL 78-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:16 · DAL 82-90 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Malcolm Lee stole it from O.J. Mayo
Q4 0:56 · DAL 78-85 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
Q4 1:54 · DAL 78-85 MIN
- Turnover
Derrick Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · DAL 78-85 MIN
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:56 · DAL 78-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
