⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen
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
- Steal
Luka Doncic stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 1:52 · DAL 109-105 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 2:16 · DAL 116-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic traveling
Q4 3:07 · DAL 107-105 MIN
- Turnover
Derrick Jones Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 1:54 · DAL 109-105 MIN
- Turnover
Luka Doncic bad pass
Q4 1:31 · DAL 109-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:15 · DAL 77-79 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Derrick Jones Jr.
Q4 1:54 · DAL 109-105 MIN
- Steal
Jaden McDaniels stole it from Luka Doncic
Q4 1:31 · DAL 109-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul
Q2 9:14 · DAL 41-33 MIN
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · DAL 107-104 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · DAL 109-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
