⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24
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
- Steal
Andrei Kirilenko stole it from Ty Lawson
Q4 0:23 · MIN 103-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dante Cunningham bad pass
Q4 0:40 · MIN 103-98 DEN
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:34 · MIN 103-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Dante Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 107-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Steal
Kenneth Faried stole it from Dante Cunningham
Q4 0:40 · MIN 103-98 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:54 · MIN 103-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenneth Faried lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · MIN 93-86 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIN 103-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
