⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:15 · MIN 102-103 DEN
- Steal
Kevin Love stole it from Randy Foye
Q4 1:16 · MIN 106-111 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 2:49 · MIN 23-28 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:30 · MIN 52-64 DEN
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 4:31 · MIN 97-103 DEN
- Turnover
Randy Foye lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · MIN 106-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
