Minnesota
Timberwolves
80
–
109
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 23 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 80 |
| DEN | 26 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
13
PTS
14
REB
6
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite40.6
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 32.8Impact: 2.8
Double-Double+15 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 46.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
24
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+24
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-22 (40.9%)
3PT4-10
FT2-2
TS%52.4%
eFG%50.0%
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG112
DRTG79
NET+33
4-10 from 37 contested shots+24 plus/minusheld opponents to 30.0% FGonly 8 pts allowed on 40.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 25:43 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -28 |
| Kyle Anderson | 25:57 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Taurean Prince | 21:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Anthony Edwards | 27:41 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6-15 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-6 | 83% | -12 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 23:30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 24:57 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Nathan Knight | 4:33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 21:54 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:34 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-15 | 33% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-2 | 0% | -11 |
| Austin Rivers | 16:12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 10:19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Josh Minott | 6:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 80 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30-81 | 37% | 11-36 | 31% | 9-16 | 56% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 4:15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jeff Green | 22:41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Ish Smith | 4:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:04 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 23:20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +15 |
| Christian Braun | 19:27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 5:56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31:11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 41% | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | +22 |
| Peyton Watson | 4:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31:23 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Bruce Brown | 25:20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 28:29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +15 |
| Jamal Murray | 33:09 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-22 | 41% | 4-10 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +24 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 54 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 41-90 | 46% | 16-39 | 41% | 11-17 | 65% | — |
Thomas Bryant —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN30/81 (37%)
Paint
18/38 (47%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
11/36 (31%)
ATB3 35%Paint 36%RA 53%Corner 3 20%Mid 25%
DEN41/90 (46%)
Paint
24/46 (52%)
Mid
2/11 (18%)
3PT
16/39 (41%)
ATB3 36%RA 61%Paint 40%Corner 3 67%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Nickeil Alexander-Walker
6.8 min • 5 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held Kyle Anderson
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Kyle Anderson
2.1 min • 4 pts • 50%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Austin Rivers | Jaylen Nowell | Jordan McLaughlin | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 5pts 40% | 2.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | 3.1m 4pts 67% | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8m 5pts 25% | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 3.5m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 4pts 67% |
| Bruce Brown | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.2m 5pts 33% | — |
| Jeff Green | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.0m 4pts 33% | 3.1m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 3.2m 11pts 67% | 1.8m 11pts 80% | 3.0m 7pts 75% | 3.2m 2pts 20% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 9pts 44% | 3.1m 6pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
32
Q4 2:40
MIN Largest Lead
1
Q1 7:08
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:00 – Q1 2:20
+3 → +8
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:30 – Q3 2:25
+11 → +17
MIN 19-0 run
Q4 4:38 – Q3 1:48
+29 → +13
DEN 16-0 run
Q4 5:10 – Q4 5:10
+29 → +29