⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 11- A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 29
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 3:38 · DAL 55-43 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q3 3:43 · DAL 91-68 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:57 · DAL 113-95 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:37 · DAL 26-22 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ricky Rubio technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:43 · DAL 77-65 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
