⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 4 down to 13 up
Q1 8:00 · DEN 24-11 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 1:20 · DEN 67-64 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 5:09 · DEN 85-79 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul
Q2 9:06 · DEN 44-33 MIN
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:36 · DEN 108-110 MIN
- Missed FT
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DEN 113-115 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:03 · DEN 44-36 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 7:24 · DEN 48-49 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul
Q4 2:54 · DEN 108-110 MIN
- Turnover
Rudy Gobert offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:54 · DEN 108-110 MIN
- Turnover
Anthony Edwards traveling turnover
Q4 0:30 · DEN 113-115 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
