⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 35-21 off them
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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 4:12 · DEN 119-101 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Braun technical foul
Q3 1:35 · DEN 90-69 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ayo Dosunmu and Jonas Valanciunas
Q4 10:21 · DEN 99-75 MIN
📊The numbers
| DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
