⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 28 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 23-10 off them- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 54
- A 24-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 29 in the first quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:15 · DEN 20-13 MIN
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 29
Q1 5:46 · DEN 44-15 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 40
Q4 10:02 · DEN 120-80 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 21
Q2 11:14 · DEN 51-30 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:57 · DEN 87-53 MIN
- Technical
D'Angelo Russell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:57 · DEN 88-53 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 44 | Assists | 24 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
