⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Made six threes to their eighteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 6:35 · MIN 102-98 DAL
- Steal
Karl-Anthony Towns stole it from P.J. Washington
Q4 2:11 · MIN 102-101 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden McDaniels bad pass
Q4 2:02 · MIN 102-101 DAL
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:41 · MIN 102-104 DAL
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 1:06 · MIN 102-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:36 · MIN 21-23 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 10:11 · MIN 89-97 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 3:14 · MIN 102-106 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington lost ball turnover
Q4 2:11 · MIN 102-101 DAL
- Turnover
Dereck Lively II traveling
Q4 1:23 · MIN 102-104 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
