⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-2Q128-27
-11Q226-36
+15Q333-16
+9Q422-13
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 38
Key battles
9Blocks2
10Turnovers18
27Assists16
8Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
