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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 11 Mar 2010
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 102-110
23-20 30-28 19-31 30-31
Position#29
Record14-50
FormLLLLL
Points / game97.9
Allowed / game106.7
vs
Position#6
Record42-21
FormLLWWW
Points / game107.6
Allowed / game102.6
USANBA
NBA2009-10
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Denver Nuggets winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Minnesota TimberwolvesUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington Wizards
#27
L
99-108
99
108
-9
A18/02
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
L
94-100
94
100
-6
H20/02
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
107-109
107
109
-2
H22/02
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
91-88
91
88
+3
A24/02
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#9
L
92-98
92
98
-6
A25/02
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
92-109
92
109
-17
A27/02
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#11
L
91-110
91
110
-19
H28/02
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#5
L
109-112
109
112
-3
A04/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
L
98-112
98
112
-14
H07/03
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#5
L
112-125
112
125
-13
H09/03
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-25
23-27
21-34
24-22
29-30
29-25
18-22
18-23
23-30
28-32
29-24
27-23
24-15
21-26
23-17
23-30
21-23
21-27
24-28
26-20
19-30
22-25
24-29
27-25
23-25
10-22
24-36
34-27
28-30
25-30
34-29
22-23
22-33
28-27
23-29
25-23
27-34
34-37
23-26
28-28
205.6Avg total
98.5Scored
107.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (64)97.9106.7204.6-8.822%
Season at home (32)97.6102.7200.3-5.128%
Season away (32)98.2110.7208.9-12.416%
Last 10 (10)98.5107.1205.6-8.610%
Last 5 (5)100.4113.6214.0-13.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (29)100.9109.0209.9-8.121%
vs Similar (1)111.097.0208.0+14.0100%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Denver NuggetsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
118-116 OT
118
116
+2
A19/02
NBA
Washington Wizards
#27
L
97-107
97
107
-10
A20/02
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
W
114-105
114
105
+9
H21/02
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#26
W
127-112
127
112
+15
A26/02
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#25
W
107-102
107
102
+5
H27/02
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#3
L
89-95
89
95
-6
A28/02
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#4
L
85-101
85
101
-16
A02/03
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
W
119-90
119
90
+29
H04/03
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#21
W
122-114
122
114
+8
H06/03
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#11
W
118-106
118
106
+12
H08/03
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-21
21-23
23-35
31-27
25-28
35-24
22-21
15-34
37-19
17-28
28-26
32-32
29-21
36-35
33-31
29-25
22-29
31-20
24-26
30-27
29-21
23-22
18-24
19-28
33-24
11-33
23-27
18-17
32-25
29-27
31-12
27-26
38-28
26-28
33-26
25-32
34-21
32-28
23-26
29-31
214.4Avg total
109.6Scored
104.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (63)107.6102.6210.2+5.067%
Season at home (33)112.4102.7215.1+9.785%
Season away (30)102.4102.5204.9-0.247%
Last 10 (10)109.6104.8214.4+4.870%
Last 5 (5)106.6101.2207.8+5.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (17)106.8102.5209.2+4.365%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)110.7105.8216.5+4.977%
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-9-5+0+5+9Q1Q1: -2.8-2.8Q1: +7.3+7.3Q2Q2: -3.7-3.7Q2: -0.7-0.7Q3Q3: -3.1-3.1Q3: +0.4+0.4Q4Q4: +1.0+1.0Q4: -2.4-2.4
-9-5+0+5+9Q1Q1: -2.8-2.8Q1: +7.3+7.3Q2Q2: -3.7-3.7Q2: -0.7-0.7Q3Q3: -3.1-3.1Q3: +0.4+0.4Q4Q4: +1.0+1.0Q4: -2.4-2.4
Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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Minnesota TimberwolvesLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Washington Wizards
#27
W
54-52
54
52
+2
A18/02
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#19
W
58-55
58
55
+3
H20/02
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
51-62
51
62
-11
H22/02
NBA
Miami Heat
#13
W
45-41
45
41
+4
A24/02
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#9
L
42-50
42
50
-8
A25/02
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
L
41-55
41
55
-14
A27/02
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#11
L
33-47
33
47
-14
H28/02
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#5
L
53-60
53
60
-7
A04/03
NBA
Houston Rockets
#15
L
50-60
50
60
-10
H07/03
NBA
Dallas Mavericks
#5
L
61-71
61
71
-10
H09/03
NBA
104.1Avg total
48.8Scored
55.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)49.156.8105.9-7.717%-
Last 30 at home (14)49.855.4105.1-5.621%-
Last 30 away (16)48.658.1106.6-9.512%-
Last 10 (10)48.855.3104.1-6.530%-
Last 5 (5)47.658.6106.2-11.00%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (29)48.957.5106.4-8.614%-
vs Similar (1)56.037.093.0+19.0100%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Denver Nuggets) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Denver NuggetsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland Cavaliers
#1
W
52-44
52
44
+8
A19/02
NBA
Washington Wizards
#27
W
60-52
60
52
+8
A20/02
NBA
Boston Celtics
#8
W
54-47
54
47
+7
H21/02
NBA
Golden State Warriors
#26
W
65-56
65
56
+9
A26/02
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#25
W
53-49
53
49
+4
H27/02
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#3
W
52-43
52
43
+9
A28/02
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#4
L
44-57
44
57
-13
A02/03
NBA
Oklahoma City Thunder
#10
W
61-52
61
52
+9
H04/03
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#21
W
64-56
64
56
+8
H06/03
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers
#11
W
66-49
66
49
+17
H08/03
NBA
107.6Avg total
57.1Scored
50.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)54.652.4107.0+2.257%-
Last 30 at home (18)55.852.8108.6+3.061%-
Last 30 away (12)52.851.8104.6+1.150%-
Last 10 (10)57.150.5107.6+6.690%-
Last 5 (5)57.451.4108.8+6.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (17)53.351.4104.7+1.953%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)56.353.6109.9+2.762%-
This opponent (Minnesota Timberwolves) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
09/03/10HDallas Mavericks112-125
07/03/10HHouston Rockets98-112
04/03/10ADallas Mavericks109-112
28/02/10HPortland Trail Blazers91-110
27/02/10AOklahoma City Thunder92-109
25/02/10AAtlanta Hawks92-98
24/02/10AMiami Heat91-88
22/02/10HOklahoma City Thunder107-109
20/02/10HChicago Bulls94-100
18/02/10AWashington Wizards99-108
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/10HPortland Trail Blazers118-106
06/03/10HIndiana Pacers122-114
04/03/10HOklahoma City Thunder119-90
02/03/10APhoenix Suns85-101
28/02/10ALos Angeles Lakers89-95
27/02/10HDetroit Pistons107-102
26/02/10AGolden State Warriors127-112
21/02/10HBoston Celtics114-105
20/02/10AWashington Wizards97-107
19/02/10ACleveland Cavaliers118-116 OT

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota Timberwolves
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL22%
HomeLLLLL28%
AwayLWLLL16%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games643232
Win %22%28%16%
Points / game97.997.698.2
Allowed / game106.7102.7110.7
Point differential-8.8-5.1-12.4
Avg total204.6200.3208.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+6%12%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won31% (16)20% (10)50% (6)
Overtime %3%3%3%
Denver Nuggets
NBA 2009-10
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWW67%
HomeWWWWW85%
AwayWLWLL47%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633330
Win %67%85%47%
Points / game107.6112.4102.4
Allowed / game102.6102.7102.5
Point differential+5.0+9.7-0.2
Avg total210.2215.1204.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%48%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won71% (14)83% (6)62% (8)
Overtime %6%6%7%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Cleveland Cavaliers65501577%102.295.1+7.2
2 Los Angeles Lakers65471872%102.696.6+6.0
3 Orlando Magic65452069%101.795.3+6.4
4 Dallas Mavericks65442168%101.899.2+2.6
5 Denver Nuggets63422167%107.6102.6+5.0
6 Utah Jazz64422266%103.497.8+5.5
7 Atlanta Hawks63402363%102.197.6+4.5
8 Boston Celtics63402363%98.193.9+4.2
9 Phoenix Suns65402562%109.5106.1+3.4
10 Oklahoma City Thunder62382461%99.896.5+3.3
11 San Antonio Spurs61362559%100.896.5+4.3
12 Portland Trail Blazers66382858%97.995.1+2.8
13 Milwaukee Bucks63342954%97.996.3+1.7
14 Memphis Grizzlies65343152%102.1102.6-0.5
15 Toronto Raptors62323052%104.2105.5-1.2
16 Charlotte Hornets63323151%94.793.8+0.9
17 Houston Rockets63323151%101.2101.1+0.1
18 Miami Heat65333251%96.295.3+0.9
19 New Orleans Pelicans64323250%100.1101.9-1.7
20 Chicago Bulls63313249%97.599.5-2.0
21 Los Angeles Clippers65254038%95.5101.1-5.5
22 Philadelphia 76ers64234136%97.5101.0-3.5
23 New York Knicks63224135%101.4104.9-3.5
24 Washington Wizards61214034%97.1101.2-4.0
25 Detroit Pistons64224234%93.297.9-4.7
26 Sacramento Kings64214333%100.5105.0-4.5
27 Indiana Pacers64214333%99.6104.5-5.0
28 Golden State Warriors63174627%107.2111.2-4.0
29 Minnesota Timberwolves64145022%97.9106.7-8.8
30 Brooklyn Nets6375611%90.7101.0-10.3
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 30 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Minnesota Timberwolves23301930102
Denver Nuggets20283131110
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