⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:13 · MIN 19-12 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 11:17 · MIN 51-61 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:31 · MIN 27-32 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q2 9:06 · MIN 32-46 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
