⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 27 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 6:53 · DAL 25-15 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:26 · DAL 49-43 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 8:10 · DAL 78-93 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 4:57 · DAL 80-104 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 3 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 20 | Blocks | 18 |
