⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 0:30 · MIN 37-23 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:09 · MIN 75-69 DEN
- Steal
Karl-Anthony Towns stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 0:06 · MIN 91-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Winner
Monte Morris hit a driving layup, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 2:04 · MIN 89-91 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:36 · MIN 89-93 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · MIN 91-93 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
