⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 40 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-12 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 11
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:42 · DEN 44-52 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:19 · DEN 53-56 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:52 · DEN 68-62 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:46 · DEN 101-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · DEN 107-99 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:28 · DEN 12-19 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
