⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
17Fast break points5
38%Three-point accuracy24%
48Points in the paint30
10Free throws made6
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 10:27 · MIN 38-25 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:42 · MIN 57-44 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q4 5:37 · MIN 97-82 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Harris
Q3 2:40 · MIN 67-56 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:37 · MIN 4-8 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dirk Nowitzki bad pass
Q4 3:50 · MIN 88-80 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
