⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first 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
They went cold, six of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:08 · MIN 9-0 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 7:41 · MIN 48-32 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q2 4:44 · MIN 59-37 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:56 · MIN 53-37 DEN
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q3 10:20 · MIN 68-46 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q2 3:56 · MIN 53-37 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 10:20 · MIN 68-46 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
