⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 18- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Made twelve threes to their nineteen
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 3 down to 10 up
Q2 5:18 · MIN 49-39 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:18 · MIN 70-54 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:12 · MIN 19-27 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:00 · MIN 85-69 DAL
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:00 · MIN 85-69 DAL
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:00 · MIN 87-69 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
