⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 11:13 · DEN 11-4 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 7:46 · DEN 71-60 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 4:17 · DEN 95-99 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 0:12 · DEN 104-112 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:59 · DEN 34-32 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:45 · DEN 82-80 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:11 · DEN 95-102 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Steals | 8 |
| 18 | Blocks | 20 |
