⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
+1Q130-27
-6Q222-23
+8Q329-18
+4Q426-20
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seven free throws to their twenty
Key battles
3Free throws made15
35Assists16
4Blocks1
17Points off turnovers12
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
