⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:50 · DEN 17-18 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:27 · DEN 25-21 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 2:58 · DEN 91-96 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:51 · DEN 0-9 MIN
- Steal
Rudy Gobert stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:58 · DEN 91-96 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:13 · DEN 91-102 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul
Q3 1:15 · DEN 68-73 MIN
- Missed FT
Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:57 · DEN 86-91 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards bad pass
Q4 3:38 · DEN 88-94 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
