⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 29-10 off them- A 16-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 34 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:49 · MIN 9-0 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:30 · MIN 19-3 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 34
Q3 2:06 · MIN 98-64 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q3 6:09 · MIN 80-62 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
