⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 40 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 30-18 off them
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:42 · DEN 52-54 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:08 · DEN 76-79 MIN
- Steal
Monte Morris stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 1:36 · DEN 123-131 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 3:00 · DEN 118-126 MIN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · DEN 127-133 MIN
- Turnover
Bones Hyland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:01 · DEN 130-136 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 11:40 · DEN 37-49 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:08 · DEN 67-79 MIN
- Steal
Anthony Edwards stole it from Bones Hyland
Q4 0:01 · DEN 130-136 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:36 · DEN 118-126 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 1:36 · DEN 123-131 MIN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DEN 130-136 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
