⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 1:20 · DEN 32-19 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 6:22 · DEN 43-29 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:58 · DEN 58-38 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 3:11 · DEN 82-89 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:16 · DEN 5-12 MIN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:48 · DEN 59-53 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DEN 84-92 MIN
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:05 · DEN 86-93 MIN
- Missed FT
Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DEN 88-96 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |