⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 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, 23 free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:45 · MIN 51-48 DAL
- Winner
Jimmy Butler hit a two point shot
Q4 1:46 · MIN 91-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:10 · MIN 87-82 DAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:10 · MIN 87-82 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
J.J. Barea hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 2:00 · MIN 89-90 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Steals | 10 |
| 19 | Blocks | 22 |
