⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the third 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q3 7:32 · DEN 82-68 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 1:50 · DEN 114-101 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:07 · DEN 12-23 MIN
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jaden McDaniels flagrant foul type 1
Q1 9:15 · DEN 4-10 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert bad pass turnover
Q4 4:13 · DEN 104-97 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 1:39 · DEN 108-101 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
