⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 35
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards lost ball turnover
Q4 2:26 · MIN 104-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:26 · MIN 21-26 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 8:42 · MIN 33-42 DEN
- Steal
Jamal Murray stole it from Anthony Edwards
Q4 2:26 · MIN 104-111 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · MIN 100-107 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:06 · MIN 104-109 DEN
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:23 · MIN 104-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
