⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-9 off them
- A 17-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 37
- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 28
Q3 5:30 · DAL 99-71 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 10:30 · DAL 111-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
David Lee technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:31 · DAL 111-85 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q1 0:55 · DAL 39-27 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 5:22 · DAL 57-50 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 34 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
