⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
-2Q121-29
+19Q235-22
-9Q326-29
-5Q416-18
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of sixteen
Key battles
19%Three-point accuracy56%
21Points off turnovers6
8Steals4
22Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 12 |
