⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
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
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DEN 104-101 MIN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:30 · DEN 106-109 MIN
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · DEN 107-110 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:22 · DEN 63-64 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 5:00 · DEN 104-109 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · DEN 104-107 MIN
- Missed FT
Mike James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · DEN 106-109 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:04 · DEN 107-110 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
