⏱️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, 9 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 43- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 32
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:47 · MIN 89-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:50 · MIN 91-98 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:59 · MIN 15-20 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:14 · MIN 94-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:36 · MIN 91-99 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 30 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
