⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:22 · DEN 30-32 MIN
- Lead
Andre Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:28 · DEN 91-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:46 · DEN 90-87 MIN
- Turnover
Andre Miller Lost Ball. Stolen by Sam Cassell.
Q4 1:31 · DEN 94-92 MIN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · DEN 94-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:55 · DEN 3-11 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:44 · DEN 44-47 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:05 · DEN 90-90 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Hoiberg missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:06 · DEN 95-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
