⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, fourteen of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 23
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 1:41 · MIN 31-29 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:11 · MIN 52-45 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:32 · MIN 88-87 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Finch technical foul
Q1 1:41 · MIN 23-28 DEN
- Missed FT
Anthony Edwards misses technical free throw
Q3 1:10 · MIN 78-85 DEN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards traveling
Q4 4:51 · MIN 98-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:53 · MIN 52-53 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:20 · MIN 78-83 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:09 · MIN 92-100 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:34 · MIN 103-111 DEN
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
