⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:34 · DEN 14-7 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:11 · DEN 42-37 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q4 7:24 · DEN 101-78 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
George Karl technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:25 · DEN 75-65 MIN
- Technical
Delay technical foul
Q4 4:24 · DEN 103-80 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 0:48 · DEN 29-30 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 1:34 · DEN 50-52 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Adelman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · DEN 68-59 MIN
- Technical
Ricky Rubio technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:56 · DEN 81-66 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
