⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 23-9 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 5:05 · DEN 14-11 MIN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Offensive Foul
Q4 2:14 · DEN 93-87 MIN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Foul
Q4 2:14 · DEN 93-87 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Offensive Foul
Q4 3:57 · DEN 89-85 MIN
- Turnover
Wally Szczerbiak Bad Pass. Stolen by Carmelo Anthony.
Q4 0:14 · DEN 97-92 MIN
- Turnover
Fred Hoiberg Lost Ball. Stolen by Rodney White.
Q4 0:07 · DEN 99-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
