⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 7:22 · MIN 46-36 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:31 · MIN 46-44 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:34 · MIN 51-55 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:51 · MIN 98-104 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
