⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 35- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 4:58 · MIN 27-16 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 10:38 · MIN 61-44 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:03 · MIN 39-34 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:35 · MIN 77-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:56 · MIN 20-16 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
