Minnesota
Timberwolves
124
–
107
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 124 |
| DEN | 32 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
32
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+18
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending70.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.54
Impact Composite42.6
Hustle: 17.0Defense: 22.5Impact: 3.1
32 points66.7% FG3 steals8 contested shots+18 plus/minusonly 31 pts allowed on 57.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
38
PTS
5
REB
1
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-21 (66.7%)
3PT10-14
FT0-0
TS%90.5%
eFG%90.5%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG140
DRTG112
NET+28
38 points66.7% FG10-14 from 36 contested shots+18 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 44.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 32:43 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 23:27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Naz Reid | 12:07 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -1 |
| Josh Okogie | 5:40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 33:00 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | +20 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Malik Beasley | 23:36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 29:54 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | +24 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33:34 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14-21 | 67% | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 35:53 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12-18 | 67% | 3-7 | 43% | 5-5 | 100% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 39 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 45-88 | 51% | 23-48 | 48% | 11-16 | 69% | — |
Jordan McLaughlin —
Leandro Bolmaro —
Jake Layman —
Taurean Prince —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bol Bol | 3:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 22:21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | +5 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 30:13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 18:44 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Aaron Gordon | 27:03 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -28 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 32:05 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Petr Cornelie | 3:41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Will Barton | 20:06 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:57 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11-16 | 69% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | -17 |
| Markus Howard | 16:35 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 30:34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -22 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 38-84 | 45% | 14-39 | 36% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN45/88 (51%)
Paint
15/25 (60%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
23/50 (46%)
ATB3 44%RA 71%Paint 36%Mid 71%Corner 3 75%
DEN38/84 (45%)
Paint
24/41 (59%)
Mid
3/9 (33%)
3PT
14/39 (36%)
ATB3 35%RA 68%Paint 47%Corner 3 38%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
9.2 min • 14 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held Jarred Vanderbilt
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Monte Morris
vs Patrick Beverley
4.2 min • 9 pts • 67%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaylen Nowell | Josh Okogie | Karl-Anthony Towns | Malik Beasley | Naz Reid | Patrick Beverley |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | 9.2m 14pts 67% | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 67% |
| Monte Morris | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 4.2m 9pts 67% |
| Facundo Campazzo | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% |
| Aaron Gordon | 4.3m 1pts 0% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 0% |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 67% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% |
| Will Barton | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% |
| Markus Howard | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 8pts 67% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Vlatko Čančar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 3.6m 12pts 75% | 4.4m 13pts 75% | 3.5m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 8pts 67% | — | 1.9m 6pts 33% | 4.4m 6pts 40% | — | 3.1m 6pts 50% | 1.0m 4pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
MIN Largest Lead
23
Q3 8:12
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 7:02 – Q1 7:39
-11 → -16
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 9:25 – Q1 10:19
-13 → -7
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 1:35 – Q2 2:36
-8 → -14
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 1:35 – Q2 3:12
-8 → -16