⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind 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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their six- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
- Went cold from three, ten of 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:30 · DEN 65-58 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 3:10 · DEN 96-95 MIN
- Winner
Jamal Murray hit a 26-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:31 · DEN 96-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:57 · DEN 90-95 MIN
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 99-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 4:44 · DEN 65-68 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · DEN 96-95 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
