Denver
Nuggets
124
–
109
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 124 |
| MIN | 28 | 17 | 36 | 25 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
19
PTS
12
REB
12
AST
+27
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots11
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending69.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.40
Impact Composite52.7
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 28.0Impact: 4.6
Triple-Double66.7% FG11 contested shots+27 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 52.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
36
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-20 (65.0%)
3PT3-7
FT7-9
TS%75.1%
eFG%72.5%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG134
DRTG127
NET+7
36 points65.0% FGonly 26 pts allowed on 59.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 24:42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 21:24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Paul Millsap | 25:13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-2 | 0% | -6 |
| Monte Morris | 28:34 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | +13 |
| Will Barton | 21:52 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jokić | 31:42 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8-12 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +27 |
| PJ Dozier | 19:42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jamal Murray | 35:54 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-20 | 65% | 3-7 | 43% | 7-9 | 78% | +9 |
| JaMychal Green | 27:13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| R.J. Hampton | 0:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 43 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 45-92 | 49% | 19-45 | 42% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Markus Howard —
Zeke Nnaji —
Vlatko Čančar —
Isaiah Hartenstein —
Bol Bol —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 5:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 30:00 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Malik Beasley | 38:04 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-16 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jarrett Culver | 28:28 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-13 | 62% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-6 | 50% | -9 |
| Ed Davis | 24:02 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 22:57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 25:38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jake Layman | 22:22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Ricky Rubio | 17:55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 0:56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Naz Reid | 23:02 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 36 | 9 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 44-85 | 52% | 10-31 | 32% | 11-16 | 69% | — |
Jarred Vanderbilt —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN45/92 (49%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
11/17 (65%)
3PT
19/45 (42%)
ATB3 36%RA 50%Paint 63%Corner 3 58%Mid 50%
MIN44/85 (52%)
Paint
32/47 (68%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
10/31 (32%)
RA 74%ATB3 33%Paint 50%Corner 3 29%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Juancho Hernangomez
defended Paul Millsap
4.7 min • 2 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Ed Davis
held Nikola Jokić
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Malik Beasley
vs Will Barton
2.4 min • 9 pts • 100%
| MIN Defense | Facundo Campazzo | Gary Harris | Jamal Murray | JaMychal Green | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | PJ Dozier | R.J. Hampton | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 6pts 75% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 9pts 100% |
| D'Angelo Russell | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 4.3m 5pts 40% | — | — | 1.0m 9pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Davis | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 1pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Culver | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 25% |
| Juancho Hernangomez | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.7m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 100% | — | 3.1m 6pts 60% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jake Layman | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Anthony Edwards | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Ricky Rubio | 2.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.5m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.3m 4pts 50% | 3.2m 14pts 60% | 2.9m 10pts 40% | 2.3m 15pts 75% | 2.7m 5pts 100% | 0.3m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
3
Q4 0:37
DEN Largest Lead
22
Q4 8:42
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 4:54 – Q2 7:45
-6 → -12
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 5:47 – Q3 7:37
-6 → +2
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 0:53 – Q4 2:32
+1 → -5
DEN 11-0 run
Q4 0:53 – Q4 3:24
+1 → -8