⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 34
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:16 · MIN 41-22 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 12 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
