⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 64 free throws to their 25- Made four threes to their twelve
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q2 9:11 · DEN 41-52 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:28 · DEN 99-115 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q4 0:30 · DEN 128-130 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Barea misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DEN 119-126 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 52 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
