⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 3:33 · MIN 20-18 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:00 · MIN 7-13 DEN
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 2:48 · MIN 72-85 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
