⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:35 · DEN 25-17 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · DEN 112-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DEN 112-108 MIN
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · DEN 116-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:37 · DEN 8-10 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:34 · DEN 54-60 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 0:49 · DEN 115-113 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
