⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 8 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets 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 stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 4:04 · MIN 102-80 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 8:08 · MIN 121-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:04 · MIN 45-42 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 38 | Assists | 32 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
