⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 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, 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
Made twelve threes to their three- They went cold, three of eighteen from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 22-14 off them
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden Hardy misses technical free throw
Q3 2:35 · DAL 72-83 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 2:35 · DAL 72-83 MIN
📊The numbers
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
