Denver
Nuggets
120
–
111
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Friday, April 21, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 120 |
| MIN | 28 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
25
PTS
9
REB
2
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.32
Impact Composite47.9
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 31.2Impact: 1.2
58.8% FG4-8 from 34 deflectionsonly 25 pts allowed on 78.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
11
REB
12
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-13 (69.2%)
3PT2-3
FT0-0
TS%76.9%
eFG%76.9%
STL1
TOV4
ORTG119
DRTG110
NET+9
Triple-Double69.2% FGonly 18 pts allowed on 64.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green | 26:46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:44 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | +11 |
| Christian Braun | 13:57 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 4-8 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28:30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 23:46 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:02 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9-13 | 69% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 3-4 | 75% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 40 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 48-84 | 57% | 13-32 | 41% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 32:21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-8 | 50% | -2 |
| Kyle Anderson | 28:42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Taurean Prince | 14:52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| Anthony Edwards | 43:57 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10-22 | 46% | 3-11 | 27% | 13-15 | 87% | -7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 21:33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 39:03 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 12:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 41:32 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10-17 | 59% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -10 |
| Austin Rivers | 5:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 32 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 36-79 | 46% | 10-27 | 37% | 29-35 | 83% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Nathan Knight —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Josh Minott —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN48/84 (57%)
Paint
30/40 (75%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
13/32 (41%)
ATB3 32%RA 75%Paint 79%Mid 22%Corner 3 71%
MIN36/79 (46%)
Paint
26/47 (55%)
Mid
2/9 (22%)
3PT
10/27 (37%)
RA 59%Paint 35%ATB3 37%Corner 3 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Nikola Jokić
7.9 min • 9 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Mike Conley
held Christian Braun
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Mike Conley
vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
3.0 min • 7 pts • 100%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | — | 2.8m 4pts 25% | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 33% | — | 5.0m 5pts 33% | 1.6m 6pts 100% | 1.3m 4pts 33% |
| Mike Conley | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 2pts 50% | — | 3.0m 7pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5.6m 8pts 43% | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | 5.7m 10pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 7.9m 9pts 75% |
| Kyle Anderson | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 33% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.0m 5pts 100% | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | 1.2m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Jaylen Nowell | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 7pts 100% | — | 2.7m 2pts 20% | 0.1m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 7pts 75% | 2.5m 11pts 50% | 2.6m 6pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.5m 9pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
7
Q1 4:56
DEN Largest Lead
13
Q2 8:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 8:34 – Q1 10:28
+1 → -5
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 3:18 – Q2 4:42
-2 → -9