⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 8:04 · MIN 42-35 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wally Szczerbiak missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:16 · MIN 89-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:39 · MIN 46-39 DEN
- Missed FT
Avery Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:13 · MIN 92-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
