⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 27 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run dragged them back level 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q1 4:37 · DEN 24-15 MIN
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:01 · DEN 69-70 MIN
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DEN 95-101 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:08 · DEN 64-64 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Brewer misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DEN 100-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
