⏱️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
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 4:16 · MIN 23-14 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 9:25 · MIN 35-18 DEN
- Winner
Troy Hudson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:05 · MIN 89-88 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:20 · MIN 43-39 DEN
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Andre Miller.
Q4 2:20 · MIN 87-88 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
