Minnesota
Timberwolves
113
–
122
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 113 |
| DEN | 31 | 26 | 23 | 35 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
27
PTS
9
REB
9
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite49.7
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 30.7Impact: 1.0
3 deflections8 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 57.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
40
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+1
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-22 (59.1%)
3PT6-10
FT8-9
TS%77.0%
eFG%72.7%
STL2
TOV4
ORTG130
DRTG132
NET-2
40 points59.1% FG6-10 from 33 deflectionsonly 31 pts allowed on 72.6 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 38:54 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 26:45 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Taurean Prince | 18:11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| Anthony Edwards | 41:43 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14-23 | 61% | 6-10 | 60% | 7-8 | 88% | -3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 26:38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 37:46 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -8 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 15:51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 34:12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3-12 | 25% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 35 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 40-79 | 51% | 14-31 | 45% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Nathan Knight —
Austin Rivers —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Josh Minott —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green | 26:07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:39 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Christian Braun | 7:22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28:40 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-7 | 71% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | +6 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39:14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 29:47 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:14 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10-19 | 53% | 1-3 | 33% | 6-9 | 67% | +6 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:57 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13-22 | 59% | 6-10 | 60% | 8-9 | 89% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 36 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 46-85 | 54% | 10-22 | 45% | 20-25 | 80% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN40/79 (51%)
Paint
22/39 (56%)
Mid
5/10 (50%)
3PT
14/31 (45%)
RA 59%ATB3 48%Paint 50%Corner 3 38%Mid 25%
DEN46/85 (54%)
Paint
28/49 (57%)
Mid
9/17 (53%)
3PT
10/22 (45%)
RA 66%ATB3 46%Paint 41%Mid 55%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Rudy Gobert
9.5 min • 15 pts • 54%
Best Defender
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
held Mike Conley
9.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Anthony Edwards
3.3 min • 9 pts • 50%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaylen Nowell | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 3.3m 9pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 5pts 50% | 6.2m 5pts 40% | 1.2m 7pts 60% | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 3.5m 2pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 9.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 5.9m 6pts 60% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 9.5m 15pts 54% | — |
| Bruce Brown | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 2pts 33% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 4.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 100% |
| Jeff Green | — | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | 3.5m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 5pts 33% | 1.8m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 8pts 40% | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 7pts 100% | 2.2m 4pts 67% | 3.0m 5pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
21
Q2 7:01
MIN Largest Lead
3
Q3 10:01
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 11:01 – Q3 0:51
+18 → +12
MIN 10-0 run
Q3 1:17 – Q3 4:25
+13 → +5
MIN 12-0 run
Q3 1:17 – Q3 4:57
+13 → +3
MIN 14-0 run
Q3 1:17 – Q3 5:26
+13 → +1