⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 3
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · DEN 8-0 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:29 · DEN 61-44 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 0:35 · DEN 84-58 MIN
- Flagrant
Nikola Jokic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 6:50 · DEN 97-68 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 7:22 · DEN 97-75 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle Anderson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:35 · DEN 83-58 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
