⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:37 · MIN 52-44 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Randy Foye draws the foul)
Q4 3:39 · MIN 74-76 DEN
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett turnover
Q4 3:39 · MIN 74-76 DEN
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins bad pass
Q4 0:46 · MIN 74-76 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:07 · MIN 35-37 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 5:20 · MIN 56-55 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:48 · MIN 69-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · MIN 74-76 DEN
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic turnover
Q4 2:40 · MIN 74-76 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
