⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Love bad pass
Q4 3:26 · MIN 93-99 DEN
- Missed FT
Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · MIN 95-103 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 2:47 · MIN 43-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 3:10 · MIN 93-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
