⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 80 points inside to 48
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 cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 8:55 · MIN 83-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jose Juan Barea technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:17 · MIN 38-57 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 8:26 · MIN 29-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 63% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 80 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
