⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 18-6 off them- Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 38
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 0:33 · DAL 35-24 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 7:46 · DAL 48-32 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 4:13 · DAL 56-35 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:35 · DAL 131-117 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
