⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 25
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- Made six threes to their thirteen
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 9:26 · MIN 44-23 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 7:37 · MIN 89-77 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q2 4:16 · MIN 50-43 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 8:11 · MIN 68-59 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:37 · MIN 71-68 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Justin Anderson flagrant foul type 1 (Kris Dunn draws the foul)
Q2 10:45 · MIN 35-21 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
