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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 123 |
 Timberwolves | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 112 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 39-8347.0% | 14-2948.3% | 31-3881.6% | 47 | 29 | 12 |
| MIN | 41-8846.6% | 10-3429.4% | 20-2387.0% | 40 | 23 | 13 |
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Denver Nuggets123| 39 | 23 | 9-22 | 1-6 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.2 | |||||
| 37 | 27 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 8-8 | +3 | +10.1 | ||||||||
| 36 | 23 | 8-15 | 4-6 | 3-4 | +33 | +5.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-4 | +11 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 23 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +9.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.7 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.3 | |||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +4 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.8 | ||
| Team | 123 | 39-8347.0% | 14-2948.3% | 47 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 31-3881.6% | 10 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 15 points on 3 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, Jalen Pickett and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves112| 38 | 26 | 9-17 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 0 | −4 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 26 | 8-23 | 0-8 | 10-12 | 0 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −8.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | −18 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −22 | −5.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 25 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.4 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.5 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.5 | |||
| Team | 112 | 41-8846.6% | 10-3429.4% | 40 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 20-2387.0% | 8 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Joan Beringer, Leonard Miller, Johnny Juzang, Joe Ingles and Bones Hyland (coach’s decision).
Nuggets123Timberwolves112ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 27 points (12 in the third quarter), 12 rebounds and 11 assists, his 171st career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets went on an 18-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-112 for their seventh straight win.
It was tied at 92 when Bruce Brown’s corner 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 9:09 left. They pulled away to a 110-98 lead with 4:26 left.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the first quarter) on 6 for 8 shooting. Aaron Gordon added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and Jamal Murray had 23 points and 12 assists. The Nuggets had 4 20-point scorers. Murray assisted on 6 of Jokić’s 8 baskets, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Timberwolves, Julius Randle had 26 points and 8 assists. Anthony Edwards had 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals but shot 8 for 23.
The Nuggets shot 47.0% from the field and 48.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 46.6% and 29.4%. The Timberwolves’ starters were outscored 39-20 in 12 minutes together. Naz Reid fouled out.
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).
92 points from the field on 83 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-30 | 60.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 3-16 | 18.8% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-8 | 75.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-21 | 38.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 31 | 6 | 1-1 | −6 |
| Rudy Gobert | 20 | 3 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 4 | 0-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 22 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Naz Reid | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 8 | 6 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo | 19 | 7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Julius Randle | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 0-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
7
Q2 4:04
DEN Largest Lead
14
Q4 1:40
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 10:05 – Q1 7:46
-2 → -12
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 1:41 – Q1 0:01
-6 → +2
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 6:11 – Q2 4:04
-1 → +7
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 3:53 – Q2 1:05
+7 → -1
