⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third 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
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
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
- Go-ahead
Mike Conley hit a 23-foot three shot, Nickeil Alexander-Walker with the assist
OT 3:46 · MIN 101-100 DEN
- Winner
Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a three jumper, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
OT 3:09 · MIN 104-102 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 3:09 · MIN 109-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
Q4 1:12 · MIN 96-93 DEN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert traveling
OT 0:49 · MIN 109-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:04 · MIN 21-22 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q4 2:36 · MIN 96-98 DEN
- Lead
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a driving layup, Nikola Jokic with the assist
OT 4:41 · MIN 96-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 96-95 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon turnover
OT 2:08 · MIN 107-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
