⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:45 · MIN 14-4 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 4:37 · MIN 69-62 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q3 1:07 · MIN 85-66 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:10 · MIN 78-66 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
