⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:03 · MIN 17-18 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 6:24 · MIN 53-45 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:03 · MIN 78-79 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:22 · MIN 101-114 DEN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cameron Johnson flagrant foul type 1
Q3 9:52 · MIN 70-64 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
