Minnesota
Timberwolves
112
–
146
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 19 | 27 | 27 | 37 | 112 |
| DEN | 49 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 146 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
30
PTS
5
REB
1
AST
+43
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite52.0
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 32.4Impact: 7.6
30 points73.3% FG4-6 from 36 deflections+43 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 48.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
12
REB
16
AST
+40
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-10 (80.0%)
3PT0-1
FT4-5
TS%82.0%
eFG%80.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG153
DRTG86
NET+67
Triple-Double80.0% FG6 contested shots+40 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 48.3 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 12:08 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Luka Garza | 21:15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -16 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 17:48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 19:49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -27 |
| Bryn Forbes | 12:41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 20:39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | -12 |
| Nathan Knight | 18:46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -12 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 11:38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Matt Ryan | 22:25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Josh Minott | 17:04 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Taurean Prince | 19:07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -33 |
| Rudy Gobert | 18:49 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 20:10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -29 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 7:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 36 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 40-85 | 47% | 10-35 | 29% | 22-26 | 85% | — |
Austin Rivers —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 25:56 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-11 | 73% | 2-3 | 67% | 6-8 | 75% | +32 |
| Christian Braun | 18:25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Davon Reed | 13:52 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28:40 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-15 | 73% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +43 |
| Jeff Green | 13:37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Peyton Watson | 7:49 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-2 | 0% | -3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 24:09 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +24 |
| Bruce Brown | 21:45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Nikola Jokić | 27:45 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-10 | 80% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +40 |
| Ish Smith | 29:20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Jack White | 6:38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 22:04 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 146 | 44 | 6 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 58-93 | 62% | 13-27 | 48% | 17-22 | 77% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Bones Hyland —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN40/85 (47%)
Paint
27/44 (61%)
Mid
5/9 (56%)
3PT
10/35 (29%)
RA 69%ATB3 26%Paint 42%Corner 3 38%Mid 50%
DEN58/93 (62%)
Paint
37/50 (74%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
13/27 (48%)
RA 77%ATB3 50%Paint 56%Mid 55%Corner 3 44%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Michael Porter Jr.
defended Jaden McDaniels
3.8 min • 6 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Ish Smith
held Wendell Moore Jr.
3.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Naz Reid
3.2 min • 11 pts • 83%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Bryn Forbes | D'Angelo Russell | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Nowell | Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Minott | Luka Garza | Matt Ryan | Nathan Knight | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince | Wendell Moore Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 100% | 3.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.2m 11pts 83% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Vlatko Čančar | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 4pts 33% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Davon Reed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ish Smith | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% |
| Bruce Brown | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 2.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jack White | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.0m 12pts 83% | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 1.8m 6pts 100% | 3.4m 11pts 71% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 4.1m 16pts 70% | 4.8m 11pts 80% | 3.3m 8pts 67% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 25% | 3.1m 6pts 50% | 4.5m 16pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
40
Q4 2:54
MIN Largest Lead
2
Q1 2:19
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 4:45 – Q1 5:42
+1 → +7
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:14 – Q1 7:18
+8 → +14
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 6:14 – Q1 7:43
+8 → +16
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 6:14 – Q1 8:11
+8 → +18