⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 18-10 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · DEN 98-105 MIN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · DEN 98-105 MIN
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DEN 99-107 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 3:05 · DEN 58-62 MIN
- Steal
Brandon Rush stole it from Gary Harris
Q4 2:25 · DEN 98-105 MIN
- Steal
Karl-Anthony Towns stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 1:53 · DEN 98-105 MIN
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:03 · DEN 94-101 MIN
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · DEN 94-101 MIN
- Turnover
Brandon Rush traveling
Q4 2:05 · DEN 98-105 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
