⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 11:45 · DEN 40-22 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:46 · DEN 95-89 MIN
- Steal
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stole it from Rudy Gobert
Q4 0:11 · DEN 120-113 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray offensive foul
Q4 2:45 · DEN 113-106 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray turnover
Q4 2:45 · DEN 113-106 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray offensive foul
Q4 0:50 · DEN 120-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:58 · DEN 64-52 MIN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:28 · DEN 70-69 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:04 · DEN 95-94 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass
Q4 0:11 · DEN 120-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
