Minnesota
Timberwolves
116
–
123
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 116 |
| DEN | 34 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Will Barton
DEN
20
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite60.1
Hustle: 19.5Defense: 38.7Impact: 1.9
6 deflections+11 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 61.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
35
PTS
15
REB
6
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-20 (60.0%)
3PT1-1
FT10-12
TS%69.2%
eFG%62.5%
STL3
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG124
DRTG108
NET+16
35 pointsDouble-Double60.0% FG3 steals3 deflections15 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 58.8 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 37:21 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10-21 | 48% | 4-9 | 44% | 9-10 | 90% | +1 |
| Malik Beasley | 37:39 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 31% | 0-6 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +1 |
| Jarrett Culver | 22:13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Ed Davis | 13:50 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25:33 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-19 | 32% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Juancho Hernangomez | 34:21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-14 | 71% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | +3 |
| Jake Layman | 14:22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Ricky Rubio | 21:22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 23:06 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-7 | 43% | +9 |
| Naz Reid | 10:13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 42 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 42-91 | 46% | 11-34 | 32% | 21-27 | 78% | — |
Jaden McDaniels —
Jaylen Nowell —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 32:45 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 25:52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | +5 |
| Paul Millsap | 15:30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Will Barton | 35:53 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-6 | 67% | +11 |
| Monte Morris | 24:58 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| PJ Dozier | 16:14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:35 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12-20 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 10-12 | 83% | +13 |
| Jamal Murray | 31:48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-6 | 100% | +7 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:19 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-3 | 100% | 4-6 | 67% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 41-79 | 52% | 8-25 | 32% | 33-45 | 73% | — |
Markus Howard —
Zeke Nnaji —
Vlatko Čančar —
Isaiah Hartenstein —
R.J. Hampton —
Bol Bol —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/91 (46%)
Paint
27/48 (56%)
Mid
4/11 (36%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
RA 62%ATB3 33%Paint 30%Corner 3 38%Mid 43%
DEN41/79 (52%)
Paint
31/50 (62%)
Mid
4/8 (50%)
3PT
8/26 (31%)
RA 74%ATB3 35%Paint 36%Corner 3 0%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jarred Vanderbilt
4.8 min • 8 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Gary Harris
held D'Angelo Russell
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Naz Reid
2.0 min • 12 pts • 83%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Ed Davis | Jake Layman | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jarrett Culver | Juancho Hernangomez | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Ricky Rubio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 5pts 40% | 4.3m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | 3.1m 6pts 67% | — | 4.8m 8pts 43% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 12pts 83% | — |
| Gary Harris | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.2m 7pts 67% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Monte Morris | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Facundo Campazzo | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 7pts 67% |
| Paul Millsap | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| JaMychal Green | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| PJ Dozier | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 11pts 50% | 2.2m 8pts 100% | 2.0m 9pts 33% | 3.4m 3pts 33% | 2.4m 6pts 67% | — | 2.7m 2pts 25% | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
18
Q2 4:30
MIN Largest Lead
8
Q3 2:47
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 6:25 – Q2 6:25
+13 → +15
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 7:56 – Q2 7:56
+7 → +7
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 9:24 – Q2 10:08
+4 → -1
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 9:24 – Q2 10:23
+4 → -2