⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
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
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 0:12 · MIN 85-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:04 · MIN 25-28 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 2:08 · MIN 55-68 DAL
- Steal
Dirk Nowitzki stole it from Andrew Wiggins
Q4 0:12 · MIN 85-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wesley Matthews technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:40 · MIN 18-18 DAL
- Technical
Zaza Pachulia technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:26 · MIN 51-56 DAL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · MIN 85-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
