⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 5:03 · MIN 83-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q3 1:02 · MIN 64-88 DEN
- Technical
Nickeil Alexander-Walker technical foul
Q4 5:54 · MIN 75-107 DEN
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul
Q4 5:54 · MIN 75-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 0:01 · MIN 20-34 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 34
Q4 8:13 · MIN 75-109 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
