⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Love technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:57 · MIN 25-21 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:49 · MIN 33-36 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:13 · MIN 77-74 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 9:55 · MIN 7-2 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:41 · MIN 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Monta Ellis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:09 · MIN 110-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
