⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 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 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:15 · DAL 44-45 MIN
- Winner
Deron Williams hit a two point shot, Wesley Matthews with the assist
OT 4:48 · DAL 91-89 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
OT 2:35 · DAL 104-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · DAL 82-86 MIN
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:55 · DAL 87-89 MIN
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia lost ball turnover
OT 2:03 · DAL 98-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 11:10 · DAL 54-59 MIN
- Go-ahead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a three jumper, Andrew Wiggins with the assist
Q4 2:08 · DAL 87-89 MIN
- Steal
Karl-Anthony Towns stole it from Zaza Pachulia
OT 2:03 · DAL 98-93 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · DAL 82-86 MIN
- Turnover
Shabazz Muhammad out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:21 · DAL 98-93 MIN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins turnover
OT 2:00 · DAL 98-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
