Minnesota
Timberwolves
111
–
98
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, March 29, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 33 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 111 |
| DEN | 26 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 98 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Rudy Gobert
MIN
21
PTS
12
REB
2
AST
+1
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending85.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite53.2
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 34.9Impact: 0.3
Double-Double3 blocks12 contested shotsonly 13 pts allowed on 57.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
25
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-19 (42.1%)
3PT0-8
FT9-10
TS%53.4%
eFG%42.1%
STL3
TOV2
ORTG113
DRTG97
NET+16
3 steals4 deflections+11 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 71.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 30:57 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Naz Reid | 33:09 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-12 | 17% | 0-5 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +14 |
| Rudy Gobert | 34:48 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-15 | 47% | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:20 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-19 | 42% | 0-8 | 0% | 9-10 | 90% | +11 |
| Mike Conley | 31:55 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Anderson | 26:31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +15 |
| Monte Morris | 10:36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 16:42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 12:58 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 0:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Josh Minott | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 39 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 38-74 | 51% | 9-28 | 32% | 26-37 | 70% | — |
Leonard Miller —
Luka Garza —
T.J. Warren —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:44 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:59 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -5 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:58 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11-24 | 46% | 0-3 | 0% | 10-13 | 77% | -9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 27:31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -15 |
| Reggie Jackson | 36:30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4-15 | 27% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Gillespie | 4:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Christian Braun | 26:22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Peyton Watson | 11:14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Justin Holiday | 15:53 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Julian Strawther | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Hunter Tyson | 0:46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 46 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 35-88 | 40% | 8-28 | 29% | 20-27 | 74% | — |
Jay Huff —
Braxton Key —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN38/74 (51%)
Paint
20/32 (63%)
Mid
11/18 (61%)
3PT
9/28 (32%)
RA 68%ATB3 32%Paint 54%Corner 3 33%Mid 63%
DEN35/88 (40%)
Paint
25/54 (46%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
8/28 (29%)
RA 45%ATB3 26%Paint 44%Corner 3 33%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Michael Porter Jr.
defended Jaden McDaniels
8.4 min • 7 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
held Anthony Edwards
5.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Rudy Gobert
2.9 min • 8 pts • 43%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jordan McLaughlin | Kyle Anderson | Luka Garza | Mike Conley | Monte Morris | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 4.6m 10pts 33% | — | — | — | 3.9m 9pts 57% | — | 2.9m 8pts 43% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 8.4m 7pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — |
| Reggie Jackson | 3.5m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 7pts 60% | — | 5.3m 5pts 40% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 5.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 1.8m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 6pts 75% |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Justin Holiday | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collin Gillespie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.5m 6pts 75% | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | 3.1m 6pts 38% | 0.4m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 8pts 50% | 2.2m 5pts 67% | 2.7m 5pts 40% | — | 2.6m 7pts 75% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:17
MIN Largest Lead
26
Q3 8:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 12-0 run
Q2 1:40 – Q2 1:40
-10 → -10
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 2:45 – Q3 2:45
-20 → -20
MIN 12-0 run
Q3 2:45 – Q3 3:07
-20 → -22
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 8:28 – Q3 9:42
-23 → -18