⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:18 · MIN 20-8 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 2:13 · MIN 35-17 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 8:31 · MIN 52-29 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:47 · MIN 98-83 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 35 | Assists | 32 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
