Denver
Nuggets
115
–
130
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 23 | 27 | 37 | 115 |
| MIN | 30 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 130 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Taurean Prince
MIN
23
PTS
9
REB
2
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots9
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite84.8
Hustle: 19.5Defense: 60.9Impact: 4.4
66.7% FG6-9 from 33 deflections9 contested shots+22 plus/minusheld opponents to 25.0% FGonly 3 pts allowed on 14.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
24
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-12 (66.7%)
3PT1-3
FT7-8
TS%77.3%
eFG%70.8%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG132
DRTG108
NET+24
Double-Double66.7% FG12 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 39.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 14:57 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Bryn Forbes | 16:47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Davon Reed | 8:39 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Austin Rivers | 14:59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Aaron Gordon | 24:59 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 26:50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| JaMychal Green | 17:37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 30:23 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 8-9 | 89% | -7 |
| Markus Howard | 8:39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +14 |
| Jeff Green | 21:57 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -11 |
| Will Barton | 26:33 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 11:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 46 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38-89 | 43% | 14-44 | 32% | 25-28 | 89% | — |
DeMarcus Cousins —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 26:06 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Malik Beasley | 24:10 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Patrick Beverley | 15:09 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 50% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25:37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Nathan Knight | 2:30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jake Layman | 4:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 24:46 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +7 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:41 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 7-8 | 88% | +12 |
| Taurean Prince | 24:01 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 67% | 6-9 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 18:54 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 26:18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| Naz Reid | 20:19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 52 | 13 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 46-93 | 49% | 19-45 | 42% | 19-25 | 76% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN38/89 (43%)
Paint
21/37 (57%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
14/44 (32%)
ATB3 35%RA 58%Paint 47%Corner 3 20%Mid 50%
MIN46/93 (49%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
5/11 (45%)
3PT
18/44 (41%)
RA 64%ATB3 39%Corner 3 46%Paint 42%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Nikola Jokić
4.4 min • 13 pts • 56%
Best Defender
Jaden McDaniels
held Will Barton
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Nikola Jokić
4.4 min • 13 pts • 56%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bones Hyland | Bryn Forbes | Davon Reed | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Markus Howard | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Will Barton | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 7pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.4m 13pts 56% | — | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Anthony Edwards | 3.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Malik Beasley | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.5m 8pts 80% | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 33% |
| Patrick Beverley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.4m 11pts 80% | 2.9m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 12pts 80% | 2.2m 6pts 67% | 3.5m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 3pts 25% | 2.2m 6pts 75% | — | 2.5m 6pts 40% | 2.7m 3pts 14% | 3.8m 14pts 86% | 4.7m 5pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
30
Q4 5:27
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q1 5:14
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 4:17 – Q1 5:14
-2 → -7
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 11:14 – Q2 0:44
-1 → +6
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 5:09 – Q2 6:40
+14 → +20
MIN 12-0 run
Q2 5:09 – Q2 7:13
+14 → +23