⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 26
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:17 · DAL 12-7 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:40 · DAL 43-36 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 0:23 · DAL 70-54 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:40 · DAL 99-96 MIN
- Missed FT
Maxi Kleber misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:19 · DAL 99-99 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:10 · DAL 110-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DAL 110-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DAL 110-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DAL 110-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
