Minnesota
Timberwolves
102
–
114
FINAL
Dallas
Mavericks
Date
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 35 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 102 |
| DAL | 34 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Dorian Finney-Smith
DAL
19
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending47.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite57.2
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 35.2Impact: 3.5
4 deflections6 contested shots+22 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 64.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
DAL
28
PTS
2
REB
6
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-18 (55.6%)
3PT3-8
FT5-8
TS%65.1%
eFG%63.9%
STL3
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG118
DRTG108
NET+10
55.6% FG3 steals3 deflections6 contested shotsonly 29 pts allowed on 70.4 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 17:38 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 17:44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 35:46 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-18 | 22% | 1-11 | 9% | 5-5 | 100% | -12 |
| Malik Beasley | 35:06 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 11:18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Knight | 12:52 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Jake Layman | 8:21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -8 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 24:14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 37:33 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9-14 | 64% | 3-4 | 75% | 5-5 | 100% | -15 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 39:29 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 39 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 36-79 | 46% | 13-40 | 33% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Chris Silva —
Rayjon Tucker —
McKinley Wright IV —
| DAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Burke | 21:53 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 32:12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Theo Pinson | 21:35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Marquese Chriss | 16:24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Moses Brown | 2:32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Sterling Brown | 32:48 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Dwight Powell | 21:12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 40:08 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10-18 | 56% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-8 | 63% | +9 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 40:40 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-9 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +22 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 7:52 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 44 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 42-86 | 49% | 11-34 | 32% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Willie Cauley-Stein —
JaQuori McLaughlin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN36/79 (46%)
Paint
20/30 (67%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
13/40 (33%)
ATB3 26%RA 70%Paint 56%Corner 3 56%Mid 29%
DAL42/86 (49%)
Paint
25/37 (68%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
13/36 (36%)
ATB3 31%RA 65%Paint 63%Corner 3 50%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jalen Brunson
defended Jaden McDaniels
6.3 min • 13 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Frank Ntilikina
held Malik Beasley
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jalen Brunson
vs D'Angelo Russell
2.8 min • 8 pts • 50%
| DAL Defense | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jake Layman | Jaylen Nowell | Jordan McLaughlin | Karl-Anthony Towns | Leandro Bolmaro | Malik Beasley | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 2.8m 8pts 50% | 6.3m 13pts 57% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.0m 3pts 33% | 4.9m 5pts 33% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 2.9m 5pts 40% | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sterling Brown | 3.7m 9pts 80% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 4.4m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Frank Ntilikina | 3.6m 3pts 33% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Dwight Powell | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.5m 6pts 67% |
| Trey Burke | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Marquese Chriss | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Theo Pinson | 1.3m 3pts 25% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Boban Marjanovic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 6pts 43% |
| Other | 1.9m 2pts 25% | 2.4m 3pts 50% | 3.2m 9pts 60% | 2.8m 2pts 50% | 3.4m 4pts 100% | 3.5m 4pts 40% | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 1.8m 4pts 100% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DAL leads, negative = MIN leads
DAL Largest Lead
17
Q3 5:36
MIN Largest Lead
3
Q1 11:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DAL 9-0 run
Q2 4:53 – Q2 6:55
+1 → +8
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 5:52 – Q3 7:18
+15 → +9
MIN 11-0 run
Q3 5:52 – Q3 8:14
+15 → +6
MIN 12-0 run
Q3 5:52 – Q3 8:41
+15 → +5