⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 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 eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 42 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 0:45 · MIN 43-29 DEN
- Winner
Anthony Edwards hit a 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:25 · MIN 117-116 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 2:22 · MIN 119-116 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Rudy Gobert flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:08 · MIN 100-96 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:01 · MIN 49-44 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 7:26 · MIN 102-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · MIN 107-114 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 2:00 · MIN 112-116 DEN
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · MIN 115-116 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
