⏱️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 second 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
They went cold, eight of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 66
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 3:17 · DAL 22-17 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:21 · DAL 102-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:48 · DAL 57-63 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:48 · DAL 74-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q4 6:00 · DAL 95-101 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · DAL 108-112 MIN
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DAL 111-114 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
