⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:11 · MIN 46-41 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 6:15 · MIN 85-81 DEN
- Lead
Ricky Davis hit a 20-foot jumper
OT 0:06 · MIN 101-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · MIN 86-85 DEN
- Turnover
Ricky Davis bad pass
Q4 0:39 · MIN 88-88 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Banks bad pass
OT 0:47 · MIN 95-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 2:50 · MIN 46-49 DEN
- Ties it
Andre Miller hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · MIN 88-88 DEN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 22-foot three jumper, Kenyon Martin with the assist
OT 0:03 · MIN 101-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
OT 3:10 · MIN 88-92 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
OT 0:12 · MIN 97-99 DEN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin bad pass
OT 0:10 · MIN 99-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
