⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 19 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 43
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 19-3 off them
- A 24-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 49 in the fourth quarter
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 7 down to 13 up
Q1 8:09 · MIN 22-9 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q2 8:02 · MIN 48-24 DEN
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 49
Q4 11:02 · MIN 112-63 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:22 · MIN 2-9 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |