⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:35 · DAL 31-33 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:44 · DAL 53-54 MIN
- Winner
Dennis Smith Jr. hit a 20-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:06 · DAL 136-134 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 1:01 · DAL 133-130 MIN
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · DAL 133-132 MIN
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DAL 139-136 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:01 · DAL 133-130 MIN
- Ties it
Taj Gibson hit a 12-foot jumper, Jeff Teague with the assist
Q4 0:27 · DAL 134-134 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Teague technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:38 · DAL 63-63 MIN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:41 · DAL 131-126 MIN
- Turnover
Derrick Rose out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · DAL 139-136 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
