⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:18 · MIN 32-29 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 2:48 · MIN 64-58 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:03 · MIN 106-104 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyus Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · MIN 108-106 DEN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · MIN 109-108 DEN
- Missed FT
Kris Dunn misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · MIN 110-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 9:06 · MIN 42-50 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 9:48 · MIN 91-100 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 1:36 · MIN 106-106 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · MIN 93-100 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:18 · MIN 97-102 DEN
- Turnover
Gary Harris traveling
Q4 0:55 · MIN 106-106 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
