⏱️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. A much higher 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, 19 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:46 · MIN 34-28 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 6:51 · MIN 60-37 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 9:37 · MIN 82-55 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:43 · MIN 10-17 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:29 · MIN 121-102 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 14 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
