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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 22 | 27 | 40 | 24 | 113 |
 Nuggets | 31 | 33 | 23 | 35 | 122 |
MINTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 40-7950.6% | 14-3145.2% | 19-2382.6% | 35 | 24 | 13 |
| DEN | 46-8554.1% | 10-2245.5% | 20-2580.0% | 36 | 26 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets122| 39 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.1 | |||||
| 39 | 40 | 13-22 | 6-10 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +10.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 27 | 10-19 | 1-3 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.8 | |||||
| 29 | 16 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +3.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −2.3 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | |||
| Team | 122 | 46-8554.1% | 10-2245.5% | 36 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 20-2580.0% | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 19 points on 9 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Bryant, Vlatko Čančar, Reggie Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji, Ish Smith and Peyton Watson (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves113| 42 | 41 | 14-23 | 6-10 | 7-8 | −3 | +14.8 | ||||||||
| 39 | 19 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | +4 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 38 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.2 | |||||
| 34 | 10 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | −10.4 | |||||||
| 18 | 12 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.8 | |
| Team | 113 | 40-7950.6% | 14-3145.2% | 35 | 24 | 13 | 25 | 19-2382.6% | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 17 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Josh Minott, Wendell Moore Jr., Austin Rivers, Jordan McLaughlin and Nathan Knight (coach’s decision).
Nuggets122Timberwolves113ClickTap 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 40 points, and the Denver Nuggets went on a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-113 for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Timberwolves led 99-98 when Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 6:25 left. Murray scored 6 points as they pulled away to a 113-103 lead with 3:14 left.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 7-0.
Nikola Jokić had 27 points (16 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Porter scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards had 41 points and 3 blocks.
The Timberwolves forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves 22-9 in 8 minutes with Green, Caldwell-Pope, Gordon, Brown and Porter on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 84 shots: 10.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-31 | 71.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-18 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-22 | 45.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 26 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 17 | 9 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Mike Conley | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 10 | 3-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 45 | 15 | 7-13 | −2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | 3 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 21 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 |
| Taurean Prince | 10 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Mike Conley | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 6:25
19.1%
43→62
Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (10 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
Q4 4:49
15.5%
66→82
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
Q4 11:46
14.7%
43→58
Edwards 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (34 PTS)
Q4 6:55
14.7%
58→43
Murray 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS)
Q3 0:50
13.3%
40→53
