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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 115 |
 Timberwolves | 24 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 107 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 45-7957.0% | 13-2944.8% | 12-1580.0% | 31 | 29 | 12 |
| MIN | 39-8247.6% | 11-2839.3% | 18-2766.7% | 42 | 21 | 11 |
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Denver Nuggets115| 41 | 27 | 11-12 | 2-2 | 3-3 | +9 | +12.6 | ||||||||
| 39 | 35 | 15-26 | 1-5 | 4-6 | +3 | +9.0 | ||||||||
| 39 | 19 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −7.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −5.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 11 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.7 | ||||
| 19 | 10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.7 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.1 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 45-7957.0% | 13-2944.8% | 31 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 12-1580.0% | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 27 points on 8 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Peyton Watson, DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji, Hunter Tyson, Jalen Pickett and Julian Strawther (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves107| 45 | 44 | 16-25 | 5-8 | 7-8 | 0 | +5 | +13.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 13 | 5-18 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | +4 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-4 | −4 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 36 | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0 | +9 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −8.1 | |||||
| 19 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.6 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −2.7 | ||
| Team | 107 | 39-8247.6% | 11-2839.3% | 42 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 18-2766.7% | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 13 points on 6 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Wendell Moore Jr., Luka Garza, Monte Morris, Leonard Miller, Jordan McLaughlin, Josh Minott and T.J. Warren (coach’s decision).
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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.
Aaron Gordon scored 27 points (14 in the paint), and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 to even the Western Conference semifinals 2-2.
The Nuggets took control with a 26-4 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 18.
Nikola Jokić had 35 points (26 in the paint), 7 assists and 3 steals. Jokić scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray assisted on 6 of Jokić’s 15 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 44 points on 16 for 25 shooting.
The Nuggets shot 57.0% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 47.6% and 39.3%.
Denver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
100 points from the field on 78 shots: 16.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-20 | 65.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 13-20 | 65.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-9 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-20 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29 | 8 | 4-6 | −4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 22 | 8 | 3-12 | −1 |
| Naz Reid | 9 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 4-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 28 | 9 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 19 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 10 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 36 | 10 | 4-9 | −3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Mike Conley | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 12 | 5-8 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 27 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 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q2 3:02
8.1%
21→29
Conley 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q4 6:49
8.1%
5→13
Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q2 0:20
7.9%
32→24
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)
Q4 10:29
7.6%
13→6
Jokic 4' Floating Jump Shot (29 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)
Q4 6:23
7.6%
13→6
