⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Rudy Gobert and Derrick Jones Jr.
Q1 7:03 · MIN 10-16 DAL
- Flagrant
Naz Reid flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:24 · MIN 38-58 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 5:25 · MIN 18-31 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 0:30 · MIN 19-40 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q2 2:24 · MIN 38-67 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dereck Lively II misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 2:24 · MIN 38-58 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
