Minnesota
Timberwolves
109
–
112
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 20 | 18 | 30 | 32 | 109 |
| DEN | 12 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
35
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending57.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite40.8
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 26.8Impact: -0.5
35 points5-9 from 3only 31 pts allowed on 71.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
28
PTS
17
REB
12
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-29 (27.6%)
3PT3-8
FT9-10
TS%41.9%
eFG%32.8%
STL2
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG122
DRTG120
NET+2
Triple-Double6 deflections6 contested shotsheld opponents to 25.9% FGonly 24 pts allowed on 72.5 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 40:27 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-9 | 67% | +2 |
| Taurean Prince | 22:16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:55 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13-27 | 48% | 0-6 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 38:10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Mike Conley | 38:23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylen Nowell | 8:19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 38:23 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9-17 | 53% | 1-6 | 17% | 7-9 | 78% | -9 |
| Austin Rivers | 13:56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 41-81 | 51% | 8-33 | 24% | 19-25 | 76% | — |
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Nathan Knight —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Josh Minott —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green | 18:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 33:51 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | -3 |
| Christian Braun | 9:34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 38:55 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26:02 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Brown | 29:53 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 8-8 | 100% | +8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 41:54 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8-29 | 28% | 3-8 | 38% | 9-10 | 90% | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 41:08 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-23 | 52% | 5-9 | 56% | 6-6 | 100% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 47 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 34-85 | 40% | 12-34 | 35% | 32-36 | 89% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
Thomas Bryant —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN41/81 (51%)
Paint
29/42 (69%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
8/33 (24%)
RA 73%ATB3 19%Paint 65%Corner 3 33%Mid 60%
DEN34/85 (40%)
Paint
20/38 (53%)
Mid
3/16 (19%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
RA 65%ATB3 50%Paint 31%Corner 3 8%Mid 8%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Nickeil Alexander-Walker
10.6 min • 18 pts • 78%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held Taurean Prince
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Rudy Gobert
4.6 min • 12 pts • 36%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Austin Rivers | Jaylen Nowell | Karl-Anthony Towns | Mike Conley | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert | Taurean Prince |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | 1.9m 4pts 25% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 33% | 10.6m 18pts 78% | 1.0m 6pts 67% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | 8.9m 7pts 7% | — | — | 4.6m 12pts 36% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7.9m 3pts 20% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Gordon | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 50% | — | — | 7.3m 8pts 50% | — |
| Bruce Brown | 3.2m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 4.9m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 6pts 67% | — | 1.8m 6pts 100% | 2.8m 10pts 67% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | 2.2m 7pts 60% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
6
Q4 9:02
MIN Largest Lead
15
Q1 9:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 9-0 run
Q1 3:33 – Q1 5:27
-3 → -10
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 7:26 – Q1 9:04
-8 → -13
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 7:26 – Q1 9:51
-8 → -15
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 11:29 – Q1 8:12
+1 → -8