⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
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 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 2:53 · MIN 23-25 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:35 · MIN 73-74 DEN
- Go-ahead
Mark Blount hit a 20-foot jumper, Ricky Davis with the assist
Q4 1:50 · MIN 91-90 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:00 · MIN 51-58 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:48 · MIN 63-70 DEN
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup, Marcus Camby with the assist
Q4 1:38 · MIN 91-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 4:35 · MIN 63-67 DEN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith traveling
Q4 4:03 · MIN 83-88 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 2:14 · MIN 89-90 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
