⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:15 · MIN 37-29 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 2:47 · MIN 48-35 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
