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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 22 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 108 |
 Timberwolves | 23 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 114 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-9544.2% | 12-3534.3% | 12-1866.7% | 47 | 21 | 11 |
| MIN | 42-9345.2% | 13-3438.2% | 17-2277.3% | 51 | 23 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Minnesota Timberwolves114| 45 | 34 | 12-27 | 5-12 | 5-6 | +7 | +6.2 | ||||||||
| 43 | 19 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.9 | |||||
| 39 | 14 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 38 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 17 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 7-10 | −7 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.6 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.4 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.0 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 114 | 42-9345.2% | 13-3438.2% | 51 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 17-2277.3% | 14 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Nathan Knight, Josh Minott and Wendell Moore Jr. (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets108| 43 | 14 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | −2.0 | |||||||
| 41 | 15 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.9 | |||||
| 41 | 19 | 8-21 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 40 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −6.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 43 | 15-26 | 5-8 | 8-12 | 0 | −14 | +12.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.6 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.4 | ||
| Team | 108 | 42-9544.2% | 12-3534.3% | 47 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 12-1866.7% | 10 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Ish Smith, Peyton Watson, Thomas Bryant, Vlatko Čančar, Reggie Jackson and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves114Nuggets108ClickTap 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.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points (16 in the third quarter), and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 114-108 in overtime to avoid elimination in Game 4 of the first-round series.
Nikola Jokić went 1 for 2 at the line with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 96 for the Nuggets, but the Timberwolves outscored them 18-12 in overtime.
Edwards’ pull-up 3-pointer with 11.5 seconds left in overtime made it 112-108 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 18-13. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 6 of the Timberwolves’ 18 on 2 for 2 shooting.
For the Nuggets, Jokić had 43 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Timberwolves grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Nuggets’ 10. Karl-Anthony Towns fouled out for the Timberwolves, and Aaron Gordon for the Nuggets.
Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
97 points from the field on 93 shots: 7.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-34 | 55.9% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-12 | 58.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 33 | 8 | 3-9 | −4 |
| Jamal Murray | 12 | 9 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Bruce Brown | 12 | 8 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9 | 5 | 2-7 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 13 | 4-10 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 24 | 7 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 16 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 2-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 34 | 1 | 0-3 | −10 |
| Jeff Green | 9 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 5 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS)
OT 0:12
31.5%
68→99
Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (37 PTS)
Q4 0:13
26.0%
79→53
Jokic 1' Layup (43 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
OT 0:31
23.9%
92→68
Jokic 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (36 PTS)
Q4 0:49
21.2%
85→64
Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Conley 8 AST)
OT 2:32
20.9%
68→89
