⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:26 · DEN 76-63 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 9:13 · DEN 98-80 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul
Q2 11:06 · DEN 28-30 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
