⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 31 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 5
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 9:56 · MIN 15-7 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 9:04 · MIN 72-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q1 6:05 · MIN 15-20 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 4:07 · MIN 38-55 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q4 10:45 · MIN 64-96 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
