⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 31 free throws to their eighteen
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:47 · DEN 35-22 MIN
- Winner
Arron Afflalo hit a layup, Ty Lawson with the assist
Q4 1:37 · DEN 107-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried offensive foul (Jose Juan Barea draws the foul)
Q4 3:05 · DEN 103-99 MIN
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried turnover
Q4 3:05 · DEN 103-99 MIN
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DEN 103-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- Steal
Martell Webster stole it from Andre Miller
Q4 2:39 · DEN 103-100 MIN
- Ties it
Martell Webster hit a 25-foot threeer, Jose Juan Barea with the assist
Q4 1:40 · DEN 105-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Randolph offensive foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
Q4 4:05 · DEN 100-97 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Randolph turnover
Q4 4:05 · DEN 100-97 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · DEN 103-100 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
