⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their eighteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 2:37 · DAL 43-22 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 4:58 · DAL 64-39 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 1:19 · DAL 123-116 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 10:58 · DAL 73-61 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:23 · DAL 110-100 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:58 · DAL 123-120 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Saunders technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:20 · DAL 37-22 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
