⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 50- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:12 · DEN 10-2 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 8:12 · DEN 116-100 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 5:15 · DEN 124-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q3 4:19 · DEN 86-79 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:52 · DEN 106-100 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Beasley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:19 · DEN 86-79 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
