⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 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 took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 4:58 · MIN 22-13 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:57 · MIN 100-97 DAL
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover
Q4 3:47 · MIN 103-97 DAL
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIN 111-105 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:06 · MIN 22-21 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sterling Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 4:00 · MIN 103-97 DAL
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson offensive foul
Q4 0:47 · MIN 110-105 DAL
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson turnover
Q4 0:47 · MIN 110-105 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
