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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 24 | 30 | 18 | 24 | 96 |
 Nuggets | 27 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 100 |
MINTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 39-9142.9% | 6-2425.0% | 12-1675.0% | 47 | 22 | 8 |
| DEN | 35-8939.3% | 11-3630.6% | 19-2286.4% | 47 | 21 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets100| 40 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | −3 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | +15 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-20 | 1-6 | 3-3 | +1 | −0.2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 12 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 0 | −1 | −6.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | −2.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 20 | 20, Season high (his best before, 17) | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +3.9 | |||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −1.9 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |
| Team | 100 | 35-8939.3% | 11-3630.6% | 47 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 19-2286.4% | 13 | 3 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 8 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Richard Jefferson, Juancho Hernangomez, Malik Beasley and Darrell Arthur (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves96| 38 | 26 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 37 | 17 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.7 | |||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.2 | ||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.3 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −15 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −4.3 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.5 | ||||
| Team | 96 | 39-9142.9% | 6-2425.0% | 47 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 12-1675.0% | 12 | 4 | 1 | |||
Bench 19 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Cole Aldrich, Aaron Brooks, Jimmy Butler III and Marcus Georges-Hunt (coach’s decision).
Nuggets100Timberwolves96ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Devin Harris scored a season-high 20 points (9 during an 11-0 run in the third quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-96 for their fourth straight win.
Jamal Murray’s 2 free throws put the Nuggets ahead for good with 1:46 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 98-96 on Taj Gibson’s three-point play with 30 seconds to play, but Nikola Jokić answered with a tip-in, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Jokić put it away with 4.3 seconds left, tipping in Will Barton’s miss for a 100-96 lead.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 13-11. Barton scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 13 on 2 for 4 shooting.
Murray scored 22 points.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points (13 in the second quarter) and 13 rebounds.
The Nuggets went 19 for 22 at the line to the Timberwolves’ 12 for 16. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 16-4 off turnovers. Towns fouled out.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
81 points from the field on 89 shots: 12.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-26 | 57.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-13 | 23.1% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-28 | 35.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Teague | 36 | 12 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 7 | 2-5 | +5 |
| Derrick Rose | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyus Jones | 19 | 20 | 6-8 | +16 |
| Jeff Teague | 11 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 37 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 6 | 3-12 | −1 |
| Taj Gibson | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Gorgui Dieng | 11 | 5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jeff Teague | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bjelica 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Teague 6 AST)
Q4 2:48
26.4%
53→27
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Q4 1:46
19.0%
37→56
MISS Barton 20' Pullup Jump Shot
Q4 0:07
17.5%
77→95
Barton 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 4:29
14.9%
62→77
Gibson 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (13 PTS)
Q4 4:09
14.9%
77→62
