⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
- Lead
Will Barton hit a 3-foot two point shot
OT 3:15 · DEN 102-100 MIN
- Lead
Danilo Gallinari hit a 22-foot jumper
OT 2:29 · DEN 104-102 MIN
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jameer Nelson with the assist
OT 1:24 · DEN 107-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · DEN 97-96 MIN
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:52 · DEN 97-96 MIN
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
OT 2:49 · DEN 102-100 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:49 · DEN 13-14 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:15 · DEN 17-25 MIN
- Ties it
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 3-foot two point shot, Zach LaVine with the assist
OT 1:36 · DEN 104-104 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · DEN 98-98 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · DEN 100-100 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover
OT 2:06 · DEN 104-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
