Denver
Nuggets
114
–
103
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 35 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 114 |
| MIN | 26 | 26 | 37 | 14 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
JaVale McGee
DEN
12
PTS
13
REB
0
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots13
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite60.4
Hustle: 24.5Defense: 35.9Impact: 0.0
Double-Double13 contested shotsonly 8 pts allowed on 39.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
31
PTS
14
REB
4
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-21 (66.7%)
3PT0-3
FT3-3
TS%69.4%
eFG%66.7%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG124
DRTG112
NET+12
31 pointsDouble-Double66.7% FG4 deflections6 contested shotsonly 23 pts allowed on 53.1 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaVale McGee | 24:22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Paul Millsap | 18:39 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:07 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Austin Rivers | 30:40 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4-10 | 40% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 15:24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Vlatko Čančar | 17:51 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 32:52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 32:13 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14-21 | 67% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| Markus Howard | 17:29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 53 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 46-96 | 48% | 12-36 | 33% | 10-11 | 91% | — |
Bol Bol —
Zeke Nnaji —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 30:51 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -10 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 13:39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 36:07 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | -9 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:29 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-16 | 50% | 4-9 | 44% | 9-12 | 75% | -6 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 15:29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 39:01 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6-18 | 33% | 4-7 | 57% | 4-6 | 67% | -6 |
| Ricky Rubio | 27:44 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 17:31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 17:09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 43 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 34-80 | 43% | 16-41 | 39% | 19-32 | 59% | — |
Josh Okogie —
Ed Davis —
Jake Layman —
Jaylen Nowell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/96 (48%)
Paint
30/53 (57%)
Mid
5/9 (56%)
3PT
13/37 (35%)
RA 61%ATB3 37%Paint 47%Corner 3 30%Mid 50%
MIN34/80 (43%)
Paint
15/32 (47%)
Mid
5/10 (50%)
3PT
16/41 (39%)
ATB3 41%RA 50%Corner 3 33%Paint 38%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Edwards
defended Aaron Gordon
6.4 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Ricky Rubio
held Markus Howard
2.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
D'Angelo Russell
vs Austin Rivers
4.3 min • 8 pts • 40%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | JaVale McGee | Markus Howard | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | Shaquille Harrison | Vlatko Čančar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 6pts 29% | — | 5.9m 4pts 33% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | 4.3m 8pts 40% | 4.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — |
| Anthony Edwards | 6.4m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 67% | 3.4m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Ricky Rubio | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 3pts 33% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Juancho Hernangomez | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 50% |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.1m 12pts 71% | — | 2.4m 2pts 20% | 1.9m 8pts 50% | 2.3m 6pts 29% | 2.6m 5pts 40% | 2.1m 5pts 33% | 2.5m 2pts 0% | 2.7m 4pts 33% | 2.3m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
3
Q1 3:59
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q2 7:03
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 9-0 run
Q3 10:13 – Q3 11:37
-11 → -3