⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:14 · DEN 82-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jonas Valanciunas flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:17 · DEN 31-27 MIN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray bad pass turnover
Q4 2:25 · DEN 106-113 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:21 · DEN 31-31 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 8:26 · DEN 38-45 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:30 · DEN 50-63 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · DEN 106-113 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 33 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
