⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:08 · DEN 97-87 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 8:04 · DEN 33-40 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
