⏱️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
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 30 free throws to their eleven
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:31 · DAL 51-54 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:45 · DAL 106-112 MIN
- Steal
Shane Larkin stole it from Kevin Love
Q4 0:08 · DAL 106-112 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Dirk Nowitzki technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:06 · DAL 73-76 MIN
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 0:54 · DAL 98-106 MIN
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:41 · DAL 98-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 2:49 · DAL 75-81 MIN
- Steal
Ricky Rubio stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 0:54 · DAL 98-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · DAL 60-63 MIN
- Turnover
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · DAL 98-106 MIN
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 0:08 · DAL 106-112 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
