⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:29 · MIN 21-25 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:14 · MIN 87-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rod Strickland Traveling
Q4 4:58 · MIN 77-71 DEN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Offensive Foul
Q4 3:50 · MIN 79-71 DEN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Foul
Q4 3:50 · MIN 79-71 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 9:33 · MIN 2-11 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Traveling
Q4 2:51 · MIN 81-73 DEN
- Turnover
Lorinza Harrington Out of Bounds
Q4 2:32 · MIN 81-73 DEN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Bad Pass
Q4 2:04 · MIN 81-73 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
