Denver
Nuggets
70
–
115
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 14 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 70 |
| MIN | 31 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
10
PTS
13
REB
5
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite51.1
Hustle: 12.0Defense: 34.4Impact: 4.7
Double-Double7 contested shots+25 plus/minusonly 12 pts allowed on 49.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
27
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+43
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-17 (47.1%)
3PT4-9
FT7-8
TS%65.8%
eFG%58.8%
STL3
TOV1
ORTG137
DRTG75
NET+62
4-9 from 33 steals+43 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 53.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 4:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Jamal Murray | 32:31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-18 | 22% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -32 |
| Hunter Tyson | 7:05 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:38 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | -28 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 8:33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -9 |
| Peyton Watson | 9:52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -15 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28:28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -24 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5:26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 35:45 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-19 | 47% | 0-4 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -25 |
| Aaron Gordon | 27:58 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| Christian Braun | 18:29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Justin Holiday | 13:12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| TOTAL | — | 70 | 43 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26-86 | 30% | 7-36 | 19% | 11-14 | 79% | — |
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 22:04 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +17 |
| Luka Garza | 7:47 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +9 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 7:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 10:45 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +16 |
| Anthony Edwards | 33:39 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-17 | 47% | 4-9 | 44% | 7-8 | 88% | +43 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:54 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +25 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 16:50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Mike Conley | 31:12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Josh Minott | 5:26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Monte Morris | 8:33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Rudy Gobert | 29:28 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +30 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 30:30 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-10 | 80% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 7:47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 62 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 40-86 | 47% | 15-40 | 38% | 20-24 | 83% | — |
Leonard Miller —
T.J. Warren —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN26/86 (30%)
Paint
18/39 (46%)
Mid
4/20 (20%)
3PT
7/37 (19%)
ATB3 15%Paint 24%RA 65%Corner 3 30%Mid 13%
MIN40/86 (47%)
Paint
23/38 (61%)
Mid
4/12 (33%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
ATB3 37%RA 65%Paint 40%Corner 3 39%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Nikola Jokić
7.8 min • 6 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Mike Conley
held Jamal Murray
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Edwards
vs Aaron Gordon
2.2 min • 8 pts • 100%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Justin Holiday | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Reggie Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 7.8m 6pts 60% | — |
| Anthony Edwards | 2.2m 8pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 4.8m 7pts 40% | — | — | — |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 5.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 6pts 67% | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — |
| Jaden McDaniels | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 67% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 5.5m 4pts 100% | 2.0m 5pts 100% | — |
| Mike Conley | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Naz Reid | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.4m 4pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan McLaughlin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 6pts 60% | 1.5m 2pts 0% | 1.5m 12pts 100% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 3pts 0% | 3.4m 2pts 50% | 0.8m 2pts 100% | 3.3m 9pts 67% | 3.4m 12pts 40% | 4.9m 11pts 57% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
50
Q4 7:32
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q1 2:57
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 1:38 – Q1 2:57
0 → -7
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 4:08 – Q1 6:10
-2 → +4
MIN 10-0 run
Q1 4:08 – Q1 6:53
-2 → +6
MIN 13-0 run
Q1 4:08 – Q1 7:28
-2 → +9