⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:13 · MIN 16-3 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:20 · MIN 46-51 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 8:08 · MIN 62-67 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:19 · MIN 65-75 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:38 · MIN 38-36 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:35 · MIN 92-111 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
