⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 33 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:23 · MIN 9-0 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 9:18 · MIN 9-10 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q3 8:45 · MIN 63-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · MIN 97-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
