⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 25-10 off them
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:33 · DEN 37-37 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 5:11 · DEN 72-64 MIN
- Winner
Danilo Gallinari hit a 14-foot two point shot
Q4 0:27 · DEN 105-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:00 · DEN 101-93 MIN
- Turnover
Gary Harris bad pass
Q4 0:03 · DEN 105-103 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:09 · DEN 14-23 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:01 · DEN 103-102 MIN
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Gary Harris
Q4 0:03 · DEN 105-103 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DEN 103-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · DEN 103-100 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · DEN 103-102 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
