⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 25-17 off them
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:35 · DEN 27-34 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:26 · DEN 55-67 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 10:25 · DEN 37-53 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 6:10 · DEN 47-67 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 6:40 · DEN 76-98 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 23 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
