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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 107 |
 Timberwolves | 38 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 106 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-8947.2% | 13-3339.4% | 10-1471.4% | 48 | 29 | 10 |
| MIN | 42-8947.2% | 11-3432.4% | 11-1668.8% | 41 | 27 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets107| 41 | 17 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 20 | 7-17 | 3-9 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.2 | ||||
| 29 | 13 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 22 | 9-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +5.6 | ||||
| 21 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.6 | ||||||
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| 28 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 20 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.2 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | ||||
| Team | 107 | 42-8947.2% | 13-3339.4% | 48 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 10-1471.4% | 15 | 3 | 7 | |||
Bench 35 points on 15 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Lydon and Brandon Goodwin (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves106| 37 | 31 | 12-19 | 2-5 | 5-9 | +2 | +12.5 | ||||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +3 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.5 | |||||
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| 20 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.3 | ||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +3.3 | |||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.6 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.1 | ||
| Team | 106 | 42-8947.2% | 11-3432.4% | 41 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 11-1668.8% | 8 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 15 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Teague (injury/illness); Keita Bates-Diop (coach’s decision).
Nuggets107Timberwolves106ClickTap 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.
Monte Morris had 17 points (10 in the paint) and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-106 for their sixth straight win.
Torrey Craig’s layup put the Nuggets ahead for good with 5:19 left in the fourth quarter.
Taj Gibson stole a pass from Morris with 18.9 seconds left. After a timeout, Luol Deng missed a corner 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 8-7. Late in the fourth quarter, Gibson had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Timberwolves scored 2 points off them.
Malik Beasley scored 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 9 for 14 shooting, and Will Barton added 20 points.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 39-28 in 15 minutes with Plumlee, Lyles, Hernangomez, Morris and Craig on the floor together.
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).
97 points from the field on 89 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-30 | 60.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-17 | 35.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-9 | 55.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-26 | 34.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 19 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 16 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Luol Deng | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 21 | 9 | 4-10 | +3 |
| Jerryd Bayless | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Derrick Rose | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Luol Deng | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 1-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Saric | 26 | 8 | 3-6 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 37 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Barton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Morris 10 AST)
Q4 2:05
25.8%
40→15
Deng 1' Dunk (11 PTS) (Bayless 10 AST)
Q4 0:41
23.7%
14→37
Beasley 1' Layup (22 PTS) (Jokic 10 AST)
Q4 1:02
23.0%
37→14
Bayless 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Towns 7 AST)
Q4 1:48
22.8%
15→37
Craig 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q4 5:19
16.0%
56→40
