⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 43- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 3:08 · MIN 34-19 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 1:11 · MIN 66-44 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:34 · MIN 9-12 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:06 · MIN 47-40 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 13 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
