⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 23-13 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:29 · MIN 69-53 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:48 · MIN 45-37 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:27 · MIN 75-72 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Klay Thompson offensive foul
Q4 1:35 · MIN 115-109 DAL
- Turnover
Klay Thompson offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:35 · MIN 115-109 DAL
📊The numbers
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
