⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
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
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony Double Technical Foul. Ervin Johnson gains possession.
Q1 8:18 · DEN 7-4 MIN
- Turnover
Nene Hilario Lost Ball. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 4:09 · DEN 74-78 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett Foul
Q4 1:42 · DEN 77-81 MIN
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · DEN 82-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · DEN 82-84 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
