⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 29- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:31 · MIN 44-36 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:05 · MIN 105-95 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Nowell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:02 · MIN 76-76 DEN
- Goaltend
Rudy Gobert defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:10 · MIN 115-107 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:48 · MIN 105-103 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · MIN 112-105 DEN
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:21 · MIN 112-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
