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DEN 3-3
124 – 109
FINAL
MIN 5-3

Denver Nuggets 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 109 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 124, Minnesota Timberwolves 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-28 MIN; Q2 DEN 26-20 MIN; Q3 DEN 28-36 MIN; Q4 DEN 41-25 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 36 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-20 shooting; Malik Beasley (MIN) 25 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Jarrett Culver (MIN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 19 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists on 8-of-12 shooting; D'Angelo Russell (MIN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN
Jamal Murray
36 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 13-20 FG
Scoring · MIN
Malik Beasley
25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-16 FG
Scoring · MIN
Jarrett Culver
20 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 8-13 FG
Season highs
Jamal Murray · Season-high 36 pointsMalik Beasley · Season-high 25 pointsJarrett Culver · Season-high 20 pointsFacundo Campazzo · Season-high 5 threesPaul Millsap · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

1234 T
DEN 29262841 124
MIN 28203625 109

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIN
42Points in the paint64
9Fast-break points9
17Second-chance points10
19Points off turnovers18
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.2%Effective FG%57.6%
12.9%Turnover %13.2%
32.5%Offensive rebound %23.1%
0.228Free-throw rate0.188

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jamal Murray G 36365410013-203-77-9+9
Nikola Jokic C 321912120078-120-13-3+27
Monte Morris G 2911360003-71-34-5+13
JaMychal Green F 2714532045-103-81-2+14
Paul Millsap F 2512410014-74-70-2-6
Gary Harris G 252200101-80-40-0+2
Will Barton G 228660213-112-50-0-4
Facundo Campazzo G 2115123115-85-70-0+26
PJ Dozier G-F 207400003-81-30-0+14
Zeke Nnaji F-C 10000000-00-00-0-5
Vlatko Cancar F 10000000-00-00-0-5
R.J. Hampton G 10100010-10-00-0-5
Markus Howard G 10000000-00-00-0-5

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Malik Beasley G 38257512110-163-52-2-12
D'Angelo Russell G 3018472137-154-70-0-21
Jarrett Culver G 2820603028-131-43-6-9
Juancho Hernangomez F 266520003-100-30-0-7
Ed Davis C 245811101-40-03-4-20
Naz Reid F-C 2313410126-90-21-20
Anthony Edwards G 235041032-41-30-0-8
Jake Layman F 226022012-40-22-2-8
Ricky Rubio G 186240013-70-30-0-3
Jordan McLaughlin G 60041110-10-10-0+3
Jaden McDaniels F 15000002-21-10-0+5
Jarred Vanderbilt F 10000000-00-00-0+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jamal Murray Bench 363675.126.4+7.120.2
Nikola Jokic Bench 321971.326.3+38.415.6
Facundo Campazzo Bench 211593.816.7+54.816.1
JaMychal Green Bench 271464.322.4+25.58.1
Paul Millsap Bench 251276.114.1-13.66.7
Monte Morris Bench 291159.812.3+20.210.1
Will Barton Bench 22836.422.6-11.410.6
PJ Dozier Bench 20743.815.7+30.17.1
Gary Harris Bench 25212.513.1-0.4-3.2
Zeke Nnaji Bench 100.00.0-250.00.0
Vlatko Cancar Bench 100.00.0-250.00.0
R.J. Hampton Bench 100.066.7-250.0-23.1
Markus Howard Bench 100.00.0-250.00.0
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Malik Beasley Bench 382574.120.9-11.017.5
Jarrett Culver Bench 282063.927.3-9.010.3
D'Angelo Russell Bench 301860.025.4-32.111.5
Naz Reid Bench 231365.824.50.06.3
Juancho Hernangomez Bench 26630.016.4-8.24.2
Jake Layman Bench 22661.513.0-10.96.9
Ricky Rubio Bench 18642.921.6-5.38.4
Anthony Edwards Bench 23562.514.3-17.03.8
Jaden McDaniels Bench 15125.0100.0+250.076.9
Ed Davis Bench 24543.410.5-38.94.8
Jarred Vanderbilt Bench 100.00.0+250.00.0
Jordan McLaughlin Bench 600.015.4+15.213.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2020-21 season series DEN 1 – 0 MIN
After this game
Denver Nuggets 2-4 W1 L10 2-4 Next game recap: vs MIN · Tue, Jan 5
Minnesota Timberwolves 2-4 L4 L10 2-4 Next game recap: @ DEN · Tue, Jan 5

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