⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 32 from three- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, six free throws to their 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:20 · MIN 88-89 DEN
- Steal
Derrick Rose stole it from Jamal Murray
Q4 2:26 · MIN 93-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robert Covington misses technical free throw
Q2 10:56 · MIN 25-23 DEN
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:26 · MIN 97-101 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 1:32 · MIN 56-57 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q3 5:36 · MIN 67-80 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:31 · MIN 76-89 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass
Q4 2:26 · MIN 93-97 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
