Minnesota
Timberwolves
98
–
90
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 19 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 98 |
| DEN | 24 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 90 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Anthony Edwards
MIN
16
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending23.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.16
Impact Composite79.1
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 64.4Impact: 1.7
5 deflections+11 plus/minusheld opponents to 23.1% FGonly 13 pts allowed on 80.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
23
PTS
12
REB
2
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-14 (57.1%)
3PT1-6
FT6-6
TS%69.1%
eFG%60.7%
STL2
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG108
DRTG99
NET+9
Double-Double57.1% FG3 deflections12 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 64.8 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Reid | 21:55 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 4:06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 43:47 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-24 | 25% | 2-10 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 39:08 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | +10 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 38:30 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Rudy Gobert | 35:37 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-9 | 78% | +10 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 39:42 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-10 | 70% | 3-4 | 75% | 6-7 | 86% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 47 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31-79 | 39% | 10-34 | 29% | 26-30 | 87% | — |
Luka Garza —
Wendell Moore Jr. —
Leonard Miller —
T.J. Warren —
Josh Minott —
Monte Morris —
Jordan McLaughlin —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 5:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 42:34 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13-27 | 48% | 4-12 | 33% | 5-5 | 100% | -8 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34:27 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-12 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39:35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Nikola Jokić | 46:36 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13-28 | 46% | 2-10 | 20% | 6-7 | 86% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 42:23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Christian Braun | 19:46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -4 |
| Justin Holiday | 9:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 90 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 34-83 | 41% | 8-33 | 24% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Hunter Tyson —
Julian Strawther —
Peyton Watson —
Zeke Nnaji —
Jalen Pickett —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN31/79 (39%)
Paint
17/34 (50%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
10/34 (29%)
RA 63%ATB3 15%Paint 27%Corner 3 50%Mid 33%
DEN34/83 (41%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
9/34 (26%)
RA 50%ATB3 23%Paint 57%Corner 3 38%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Karl-Anthony Towns
9.8 min • 17 pts • 55%
Best Defender
Michael Porter Jr.
held Jaden McDaniels
7.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Rudy Gobert
3.5 min • 10 pts • 57%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Karl-Anthony Towns | Kyle Anderson | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | 9.8m 17pts 55% | — | — | 1.9m 6pts 43% | — | 3.5m 10pts 57% |
| Jamal Murray | 7.8m 7pts 43% | 2.7m 6pts 25% | 1.1m 5pts 25% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 12pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 33% |
| Aaron Gordon | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | 7.8m 2pts 33% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 6.9m 3pts 50% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 7.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Christian Braun | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 33% | 2.3m 1pts 0% | — | — |
| Justin Holiday | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | — | 3.4m 2pts 25% | 1.9m 2pts 25% | 1.6m 5pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 25% | 1.3m 5pts 67% | 0.7m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
20
Q3 1:10
MIN Largest Lead
10
Q4 8:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 4:44 – Q1 6:20
-2 → -7
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 10:40 – Q1 11:46
-1 → +5
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 10:40 – Q2 0:12
-1 → +7
DEN 12-0 run
Q1 10:40 – Q2 1:50
-1 → +9