⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made no threes to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:50 · MIN 14-7 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q3 5:56 · MIN 58-38 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Latrell Sprewell Double Technical Foul. Carmelo Anthony gains possession.
Q2 0:25 · MIN 40-27 DEN
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 9:03 · MIN 44-34 DEN
- Missed FT
Mark Madsen missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 9:03 · MIN 44-34 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:58 · MIN 78-67 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:39 · MIN 18-11 DEN
- Flagrant
Voshon Lenard Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 9:03 · MIN 44-34 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 0 | Threes made | 6 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
