⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 50 rebounds to 38
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 9:26 · MIN 65-63 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 9:34 · MIN 95-82 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul
Q3 11:28 · MIN 50-56 DEN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Naz Reid and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Q3 4:34 · MIN 72-73 DEN
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · MIN 99-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:48 · MIN 65-71 DEN
- Steal
Christian Braun stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 2:57 · MIN 99-92 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
