⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16 in the third quarter
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:46 · DAL 24-19 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:18 · DAL 74-90 MIN
- Steal
Dereck Lively II stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 0:50 · DAL 99-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 10:29 · DAL 30-36 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:46 · DAL 38-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 5:19 · DAL 60-88 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DAL 99-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
