Denver
Nuggets
93
–
91
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 93 |
| MIN | 32 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 91 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Monte Morris
DEN
16
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+17
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.40
Impact Composite43.0
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 28.0Impact: 3.0
7 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 34.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
26
PTS
19
REB
7
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-23 (43.5%)
3PT3-8
FT3-4
TS%52.5%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV7
ORTG104
DRTG82
NET+22
Double-Double3 deflections11 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 55.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facundo Campazzo | 16:37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Bones Hyland | 17:37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| PJ Dozier | 14:09 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Austin Rivers | 11:11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +26 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 30:28 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | +17 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34:35 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-14 | 21% | 0-6 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| Will Barton | 30:34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | +8 |
| JaMychal Green | 11:20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:40 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10-23 | 44% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-4 | 75% | +17 |
| Jeff Green | 5:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 93 | 48 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 36-88 | 41% | 9-37 | 24% | 12-16 | 75% | — |
Bol Bol —
Zeke Nnaji —
Markus Howard —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 18:30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 4:02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Josh Okogie | 19:24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 31:24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Malik Beasley | 27:17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 43% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Beverley | 22:43 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Anthony Edwards | 34:08 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-19 | 32% | 0-6 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 33:32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | -23 |
| Taurean Prince | 8:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -9 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 24:30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| TOTAL | — | 91 | 46 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 35-89 | 39% | 13-41 | 32% | 8-9 | 89% | — |
Leandro Bolmaro —
Nathan Knight —
Jake Layman —
Jaylen Nowell —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN36/88 (41%)
Paint
19/36 (53%)
Mid
12/23 (52%)
3PT
9/37 (24%)
ATB3 18%RA 56%Paint 43%Mid 58%Corner 3 44%
MIN35/89 (39%)
Paint
20/45 (44%)
Mid
2/8 (25%)
3PT
13/41 (32%)
RA 56%ATB3 33%Corner 3 27%Paint 0%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Nikola Jokić
7.0 min • 8 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jaden McDaniels
held Michael Porter Jr.
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
D'Angelo Russell
vs Monte Morris
3.9 min • 7 pts • 60%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bones Hyland | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | PJ Dozier | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 5.4m 2pts 14% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 33% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0m 8pts 33% | — | — |
| D'Angelo Russell | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.9m 7pts 60% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Malik Beasley | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 6pts 40% |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Patrick Beverley | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 2pts 25% | 2.6m 5pts 40% | 1.8m 10pts 67% | — | 3.5m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 6pts 67% | 4.1m 13pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 33% | 3.2m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
14
Q2 1:23
DEN Largest Lead
4
Q4 10:35
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 11:30 – Q2 0:24
+6 → +12
MIN 9-0 run
Q1 11:30 – Q2 1:23
+6 → +13
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 11:30 – Q2 1:23
+6 → +14
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 10:51 – Q4 0:19
+1 → +6