⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
-5Q130-30
+5Q229-26
-12Q318-28
+7Q423-16
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Went cold from three, five of seventeen
Key battles
22Free throws made8
7Offensive rebounds14
4Blocks7
41Rebounds59
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
