⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 10:28 · DAL 17-2 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:31 · DAL 64-59 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:38 · DAL 21-14 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 7:41 · DAL 19-14 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:17 · DAL 48-48 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:47 · DAL 74-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q2 2:46 · DAL 54-50 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
