Denver
Nuggets
108
–
114
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 22 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 108 |
| MIN | 23 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Rudy Gobert
MIN
14
PTS
15
REB
1
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots12
Charges Drawn1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite72.3
Hustle: 26.5Defense: 44.7Impact: 1.1
Double-Double12 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 8 pts allowed on 65.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
34
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-27 (44.4%)
3PT5-12
FT5-6
TS%57.4%
eFG%53.7%
STL2
BLK3
TOV2
ORTG118
DRTG107
NET+11
34 points5-12 from 33 blocks3 deflectionsonly 30 pts allowed on 71.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green | 18:23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 42:43 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| Christian Braun | 13:02 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 4:05 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 41:14 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39:40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Bruce Brown | 25:60 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 39:08 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15-26 | 58% | 5-8 | 63% | 8-12 | 67% | -14 |
| Jamal Murray | 40:46 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-21 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 47 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42-95 | 44% | 12-35 | 34% | 12-18 | 67% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
Peyton Watson —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 39:21 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Kyle Anderson | 22:07 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Taurean Prince | 23:20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 45:22 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12-27 | 44% | 5-12 | 42% | 5-6 | 83% | +7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 37:57 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 42:36 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 3:38 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 36:19 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 7-10 | 70% | -7 |
| Austin Rivers | 10:33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 3:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 51 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 42-93 | 45% | 13-34 | 38% | 17-22 | 77% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Nathan Knight —
Josh Minott —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN42/95 (44%)
Paint
27/53 (51%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
12/35 (34%)
RA 63%ATB3 35%Paint 32%Corner 3 33%Mid 67%
MIN42/93 (45%)
Paint
27/50 (54%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
13/34 (38%)
RA 59%ATB3 27%Paint 33%Corner 3 58%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Nikola Jokić
10.1 min • 8 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Taurean Prince
held Michael Porter Jr.
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Edwards
vs Bruce Brown
2.0 min • 8 pts • 75%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 2.0m 5pts 29% | 2.0m 8pts 75% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 9pts 67% | — | 7.5m 8pts 33% | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 10.1m 8pts 50% |
| Mike Conley | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | 5.4m 7pts 100% | — | 3.5m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8.5m 1pts 0% | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 1.5m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 7.6m 3pts 50% | — |
| Taurean Prince | — | 1.2m 3pts 25% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kyle Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Austin Rivers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 3.4m 9pts 67% | 3.1m 2pts 17% | 1.6m 2pts 33% | — | 3.2m 8pts 29% | 4.1m 6pts 75% | 2.6m 6pts 60% | 3.8m 16pts 46% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
12
Q4 4:56
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q3 4:32
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 10:22 – Q1 11:49
+3 → -1
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 9:24 – Q4 10:33
+9 → +3
DEN 11-0 run
Q4 9:24 – Q4 11:11
+9 → +1
DEN 12-0 run
Q4 9:24 – Q4 11:47
+9 → 0