Denver Nuggets 115, Minnesota Timberwolves 112 — Recap

March 19, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 115, Minnesota Timberwolves 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 35-28 MIN; Q2 DEN 35-27 MIN; Q3 DEN 17-29 MIN; Q4 DEN 28-28 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 35 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 26 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

35 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 14-22 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

30 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · MIN

Jaden McDaniels

26 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 9-13 FG

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	35	35	17	28		115
MIN	28	27	29	28		112

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.0%Effective FG%54.5%

15.0%Turnover %7.6%

28.9%Offensive rebound %17.5%

0.293Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	35	16	2	—	—	3	14-22	3-4	4-6	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	38	9	2	1	2	1	1	3-6	2-4	1-1	—
Jamal Murray G	32	18	4	11	2	—	2	6-14	2-3	4-4	—
Aaron Gordon F	32	14	11	2	—	—	4	5-10	—	4-5	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	26	4	1	—	—	3	9-15	4-7	4-5	—
Christian Braun G	18	3	4	—	—	—	1	1-4	1-3	—	—
Peyton Watson G	16	2	3	—	—	—	1	1-4	0-1	0-1	—

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	30	8	8	2	—	3	13-26	3-8	1-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	38	26	6	—	1	2	1	9-13	4-6	4-7	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	36	4	2	3	—	1	—	2-7	0-4	—	—
Mike Conley G	29	13	6	5	1	—	2	3-7	1-4	6-6	—
Kyle Anderson F	26	12	3	4	1	2	—	5-9	—	2-2	—
Luka Garza C	22	11	6	—	2	1	—	4-11	2-8	1-2	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	19	2	3	3	—	—	1	1-4	0-1	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	35	71.0	32.2	+13.4	19.2
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	26	75.6	27.4	+18.5	10.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	18	57.1	24.3	-9.3	15.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	32	14	57.4	21.3	-13.8	8.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	38	9	69.9	8.0	+13.4	4.7
Christian Braun	Bench	18	3	37.5	13.2	-13.7	3.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	16	2	22.5	14.3	-12.1	-8.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	38	30	55.8	34.1	-13.4	15.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	38	26	80.8	20.2	-4.9	12.3
Mike Conley	Bench	29	13	67.4	18.2	+11.3	11.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	26	12	60.7	18.9	0.0	11.6
Luka Garza	Bench	22	11	46.3	21.1	-10.9	9.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	36	4	28.6	8.5	-6.0	2.1
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	19	2	25.0	11.4	-12.8	5.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0