⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:28 · DAL 31-35 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 4:09 · DAL 75-91 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · DAL 118-122 MIN
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 0:48 · DAL 118-122 MIN
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:01 · DAL 121-124 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:20 · DAL 21-33 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 8:21 · DAL 40-49 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:04 · DAL 46-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · DAL 118-122 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DAL 121-124 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
