⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:48 · DAL 29-30 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 5:17 · DAL 45-42 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · DAL 92-98 MIN
- Turnover
Kyrie Irving bad pass
Q4 0:32 · DAL 97-102 MIN
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:13 · DAL 100-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:12 · DAL 10-20 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:09 · DAL 62-66 MIN
- Steal
Kyle Anderson stole it from Kyrie Irving
Q4 0:32 · DAL 97-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:23 · DAL 90-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:23 · DAL 90-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DAL 97-103 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
