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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 30 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 98 |
 Timberwolves | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 110 |
DENTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34-7545.3% | 10-2737.0% | 20-2580.0% | 33 | 24 | 13 |
| MIN | 43-9445.7% | 7-2924.1% | 17-2470.8% | 50 | 26 | 7 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves110| 45 | 32 | 13-25 | 1-4 | 0 | 5-6 | +16 | +6.7 | |||||||
| 42 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | +11 | +7.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 0 | +15 | −6.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 24 | 9-20 | 1-7 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +7 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −2.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 15 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | +11 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.4 | |||||
| 9 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.9 | |||||
| Team | 110 | 43-9445.7% | 7-2924.1% | 50 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 17-2470.8% | 19 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Joan Beringer, Julian Phillips and Joe Ingles (coach’s decision); Ayo Dosunmu (injury/illness).
Denver Nuggets98| 43 | 28 | 11-19 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 0 | −9 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 40 | 12 | 4-17 | 0-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −18 | −8.2 | ||||||
| 39 | 27 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | −5 | +4.7 | ||||||||
| 14 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −5 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.1 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.7 | |
| Team | 98 | 34-7545.3% | 10-2737.0% | 33 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 20-2580.0% | 6 | 4 | 8 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: DaRon Holmes II, Jalen Pickett and Julian Strawther (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves110Nuggets98ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Jaden McDaniels had 32 points (16 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 of the first round to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
McDaniels’ floater put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 4:00 left in the third quarter.
The Nuggets got within 88-87 on Nikola Jokić’s hook shot with 8:05 to play, but Naz Reid answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Nuggets got no closer than 91-88.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 7-4.
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points (16 in the paint), and Rudy Gobert added 10 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jokić had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, and Cameron Johnson added 27 points and 8 rebounds.
The Nuggets gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Timberwolves missed.
Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
93 points from the field on 94 shots: 7.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-27 | 70.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 13-28 | 46.4% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-23 | 17.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 28 | 9 | 4-7 | +3 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Spencer Jones | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 15 | 6-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 17 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 16 | 5 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Spencer Jones | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones | 31 | 8 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 8 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 0 | 0-4 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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.
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
12
Q4 0:26
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q1 9:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 8:47 – Q1 7:20
-5 → +6
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 6:04 – Q2 3:16
-2 → +8
