⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-8 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:52 · DEN 39-29 MIN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a slam dunk, Nene Hilario with the assist
Q4 2:27 · DEN 81-80 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q4 3:42 · DEN 86-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · DEN 79-80 MIN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 1:47 · DEN 81-80 MIN
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · DEN 87-82 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:30 · DEN 39-38 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Jefferson turnover
Q4 2:03 · DEN 81-80 MIN
- Turnover
Jason Collins offensive foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · DEN 81-80 MIN
- Turnover
Jason Collins turnover
Q4 1:07 · DEN 81-80 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
