Minnesota
Timberwolves
118
–
122
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 27 | 33 | 35 | 23 | 118 |
| DEN | 30 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
28
PTS
2
REB
4
AST
-13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.49
Impact Composite36.8
Hustle: 13.5Defense: 24.6Impact: -1.3
55.6% FG3 deflectionsonly 24 pts allowed on 49.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
31
PTS
11
REB
13
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-20 (60.0%)
3PT0-0
FT7-7
TS%67.2%
eFG%60.0%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG137
DRTG106
NET+31
31 pointsTriple-Double60.0% FG5 deflections11 contested shots+21 plus/minusonly 30 pts allowed on 57.8 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Garza | 17:24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-5 | 60% | 5-6 | 83% | -3 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 9:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 31:44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 34:29 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | -12 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37:11 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 41% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Knight | 4:19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 14:13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Taurean Prince | 31:36 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 33:56 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Naz Reid | 25:57 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-5 | 0% | 9-10 | 90% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 42-81 | 52% | 12-32 | 38% | 22-28 | 79% | — |
Bryn Forbes —
Matt Ryan —
Josh Minott —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlatko Čančar | 15:59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29:04 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| Christian Braun | 6:13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jamal Murray | 33:18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-18 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 6-6 | 100% | -13 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 22:13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bones Hyland | 18:31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +18 |
| Bruce Brown | 32:38 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-5 | 20% | +10 |
| Nikola Jokić | 31:12 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12-20 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-7 | 100% | +21 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:02 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 34 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 45-85 | 53% | 8-21 | 38% | 24-32 | 75% | — |
Jack White —
DeAndre Jordan —
Davon Reed —
Ish Smith —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN42/81 (52%)
Paint
27/43 (63%)
Mid
6/8 (75%)
3PT
12/33 (36%)
RA 72%ATB3 35%Paint 41%Corner 3 43%Mid 100%
DEN45/85 (53%)
Paint
37/59 (63%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
8/22 (36%)
RA 71%Paint 41%ATB3 28%Corner 3 75%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Jaden McDaniels
7.0 min • 13 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Vlatko Čančar
held Taurean Prince
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Naz Reid
5.0 min • 17 pts • 54%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Nowell | Kyle Anderson | Luka Garza | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid | Taurean Prince | Wendell Moore Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 5pts 67% | 1.4m 4pts 67% | 5.0m 17pts 54% | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.2m 9pts 80% | — | 7.0m 13pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 2.8m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 1pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 4pts 67% | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 4.1m 3pts 100% | 3.8m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 6.4m 2pts 20% | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 3.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 100% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Bones Hyland | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% |
| Vlatko Čančar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.7m 6pts 100% | — | 5.8m 10pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 4pts 40% | 0.2m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 2.3m 7pts 50% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
10
Q1 9:46
MIN Largest Lead
10
Q3 1:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 8:14 – Q1 9:46
+3 → +9
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 8:14 – Q1 9:46
+3 → +10
MIN 9-0 run
Q1 9:54 – Q2 0:42
+9 → +1
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 7:48 – Q2 9:24
+1 → -6