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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 107 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 100 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43-9047.8% | 11-3135.5% | 10-1283.3% | 53 | 26 | 13 |
| MIN | 38-9141.8% | 13-4231.0% | 11-1478.6% | 42 | 26 | 9 |
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| 36 | 8 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 17 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −6 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 18 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.9 | |||||
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| 30 | 20 | 7-12 | 4-8, Career high (his best before, 3) | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.9 | |||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.1 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.6 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.2 | |||
| Team | 107 | 43-9047.8% | 11-3135.5% | 53 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 10-1283.3% | 13 | 9 | 1 | |||
Bench 43 points on 17 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar and Jarred Vanderbilt (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves100| 35 | 28 | 9-19 | 2-5 | 0 | 8-9 | +2 | +10.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-17 | 1-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 27 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −6.4 | ||||||
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| 27 | 16 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.1 | ||||
| 15 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.1 | |||
| 13 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | ||||
| Team | 100 | 38-9141.8% | 13-4231.0% | 42 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 11-1478.6% | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 36 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Naz Reid, Jordan Bell and Noah Vonleh (coach’s decision).
Nuggets107Timberwolves100ClickTap 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.
Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and a career-high 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-100.
Mason Plumlee’s alley oop dunk put the Nuggets ahead for good with 11:33 left in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 85-83 on Karl-Anthony Towns’ 2 free throws with 10:37 to play, but Porter answered with a 3-pointer, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 88-85.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 5-1. Early in the fourth quarter, Malik Beasley had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Nuggets scored 3 points off them.
For the Timberwolves, Towns had 28 points and 8 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Nuggets shot 47.8% from the field and 35.5% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 41.8% and 31.0%.
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 90 shots: about what 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 | 21-33 | 63.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-11 | 36.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 7-15 | 46.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-18 | 27.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Okogie | 15 | 9 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Robert Covington | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 3 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 30 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Culver | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Shabazz Napier | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q3 1:41
13.2%
56→43
Napier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q3 6:22
12.9%
40→53
Dieng 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
Q4 6:56
12.5%
14→27
Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Morris 8 AST)
Q4 6:22
12.5%
27→14
Plumlee 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 4 AST)
Q3 0:05
11.8%
55→43
