⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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 fourth 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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 10:52 · MIN 10-4 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 8:04 · MIN 19-6 DEN
- Steal
Ryan Gomes stole it from Mike Wilks
Q4 1:54 · MIN 86-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marko Jaric flagrant foul type 1 (Bobby Jones draws the foul)
Q2 9:18 · MIN 33-24 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene Hilario bad pass
Q4 2:58 · MIN 84-92 DEN
- Turnover
Mike Wilks bad pass
Q4 1:54 · MIN 86-92 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:01 · MIN 91-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
