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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 28 | 28 | 37 | 24 | 117 |
 Timberwolves | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 90 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43-8053.8% | 14-2948.3% | 17-2085.0% | 40 | 26 | 10 |
| MIN | 31-7143.7% | 10-3330.3% | 18-2572.0% | 32 | 23 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets117| 38 | 24 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +30 | +12.7 | ||||||||
| 38 | 24 | 11-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +21 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +31 | −1.0 | ||||
| 33 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 21 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.9 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.9 | |||
| 8 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −0.5 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.0 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.7 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.4 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.4 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | ||
| Team | 117 | 43-8053.8% | 14-2948.3% | 40 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 17-2085.0% | 8 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves90| 37 | 19 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −32 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 14 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −32 | −1.0 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.8 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −18 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −6.7 | ||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −3.0 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −0.3 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.9 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.7 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.7 | |||
| Team | 90 | 31-7143.7% | 10-3330.3% | 32 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 18-2572.0% | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 9 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Leonard Miller and Wendell Moore Jr. (coach’s decision).
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Nikola Jokić had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 14 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-90 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
The Nuggets led by as many as 34, pulling away with a 24-7 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Jamal Murray had 24 points (10 in the second quarter) and 3 steals, and Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points on 6 for 10 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 19 points.
The Nuggets shot 53.8% from the field and 48.3% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 43.7% and 30.3%. The Timberwolves got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Timberwolves 47-34 in 20 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
100 points from the field on 80 shots: 15.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-19 | 73.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-16 | 31.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 10-16 | 62.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-22 | 45.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19 | 4 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Naz Reid | 19 | 9 | 4-7 | +1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 16 | 7 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 24 | 2 | 1-4 | −7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 14 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 5-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 19 | 5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 18 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 4 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q1 4:21
9.2%
56→47
Conley 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q1 3:58
7.8%
47→55
Murray 13' Fadeaway Jumper (15 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
Q2 2:31
6.8%
21→14
Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
Q1 3:40
6.6%
55→49
Reid 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 3 AST)
Q1 3:23
6.6%
48→55
