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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 34 | 23 | 45 | 25 | 127 |
 Timberwolves | 30 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 114 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-8852.3% | 13-2650.0% | 22-2588.0% | 46 | 24 | 12 |
| MIN | 40-8547.1% | 10-3231.3% | 24-2982.8% | 33 | 19 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets127| 37 | 43 | 16-29 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 | +8.4 | |||||
| 36 | 25 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | +17 | +19.4 | ||||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −8.8 | |||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 20 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +4.1 | ||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.3 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 127 | 46-8852.3% | 13-2650.0% | 46 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 22-2588.0% | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 35 | 25 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 24 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 7-8 | −5 | +4.0 | ||||||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −18 | −1.9 | ||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | −2 | +2.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | +2.4 | ||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −11 | −3.6 | |||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.4 | |||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.4 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 114 | 40-8547.1% | 10-3231.3% | 33 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 24-2982.8% | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Jaylen Clark (injury/illness); Joe Ingles (coach’s decision).
Nuggets127Timberwolves114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jamal Murray scored 43 points (23 in the third quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-114.
Nikola Jokić’s 2 free throws put the Nuggets ahead for good with 5:18 left in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 104-101 on Naz Reid’s floater with 9:15 to play, but Peyton Watson answered with a driving layup, and the Timberwolves got no closer.
Jokić had 25 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists on 9 for 10 shooting, his 167th career triple-double, and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points (15 in the third quarter) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniels had 25 points and 4 blocks, and Julius Randle added 24 points.
The Nuggets shot 52.3% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 47.1% and 31.3%. They outscored the Timberwolves 24-6 off turnovers. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 15-2 in 3 minutes with Conley, Randle, DiVincenzo, Reid and McDaniels on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
105 points from the field on 88 shots: 6.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-34 | 52.9% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-17 | 58.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-18 | 44.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 31 | 13 | 5-7 | +4 |
| Bones Hyland | 13 | 7 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 16 | 6-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 28 | 6 | 3-3 | −5 |
| Julius Randle | 16 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 11 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Naz Reid | 9 | 9 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 1 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Rob Dillingham | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 12 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
9
Q2 4:18
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q4 2:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 7:03 – Q1 5:05
-12 → -1
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 6:24 – Q2 4:54
-2 → +8
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 7:03 – Q3 6:03
+7 → -1
DEN 10-0 run
Q4 8:22 – Q4 6:59
-3 → -13
