⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:54 · MIN 88-101 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:50 · MIN 10-18 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
