⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 28 rebounds to 14
- Made four threes to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
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
- Lead
Allen Iverson hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:47 · DEN 104-103 MIN
- Ties it
Allen Iverson hit a free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:47 · DEN 103-103 MIN
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a 13-foot two point shot, Anthony Carter with the assist
Q4 0:29 · DEN 109-108 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 2:00 · DEN 104-105 MIN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Ryan Gomes draws the foul)
Q4 1:34 · DEN 104-105 MIN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 1:34 · DEN 104-105 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:03 · DEN 56-54 MIN
- Go-ahead
Al Jefferson hit a layup
Q4 3:00 · DEN 102-103 MIN
- Lead
Al Jefferson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · DEN 104-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric bad pass
Q4 0:50 · DEN 107-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · DEN 107-108 MIN
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 0:43 · DEN 107-108 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
