⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth 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
- Ties it
Kyrie Irving hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 2:59 · DAL 106-106 MIN
- Winner
Kyrie Irving hit a 22-foot three jumper, Dwight Powell with the assist
Q4 2:05 · DAL 109-106 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 3:30 · DAL 113-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic offensive foul
Q4 4:37 · DAL 100-104 MIN
- Turnover
Luka Doncic turnover
Q4 4:37 · DAL 100-104 MIN
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · DAL 106-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 5:55 · DAL 100-106 MIN
- Steal
Rudy Gobert stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 2:18 · DAL 106-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert lost ball turnover
Q4 2:16 · DAL 106-106 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:10 · DAL 109-106 MIN
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:24 · DAL 111-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
