⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 32-14 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 0:54 · MIN 36-21 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 9:38 · MIN 45-24 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 4:41 · MIN 121-87 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 4:13 · MIN 55-39 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:30 · MIN 85-71 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
