⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 25-5 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:24 · MIN 30-23 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 11:19 · MIN 69-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · MIN 104-109 DAL
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:51 · MIN 109-114 DAL
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · MIN 114-118 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 8:23 · MIN 71-74 DAL
- Steal
Naji Marshall stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:13 · MIN 114-118 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dereck Lively II misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · MIN 111-117 DAL
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 114-118 DAL
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · MIN 114-118 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
