⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third 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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 8:25 · MIN 77-54 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:00 · MIN 93-77 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 9 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Steals | 15 |
| 20 | Blocks | 19 |
