Denver Nuggets 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 119 — Recap

November 1, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 116, Minnesota Timberwolves 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-33 MIN; Q2 DEN 32-31 MIN; Q3 DEN 24-27 MIN; Q4 DEN 31-28 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Gordon (DEN) 31 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 29 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Aaron Gordon

31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

26 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Aaron Gordon · Season-high 31 pointsMichael Porter Jr. · Season-high 26 pointsAaron Gordon · Season-high 5 threes

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	29	32	24	31		116
MIN	33	31	27	28		119

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.5%Effective FG%62.7%

11.0%Turnover %15.0%

36.2%Offensive rebound %21.6%

0.315Free-throw rate0.217

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	40	26	9	13	3	1	3	8-16	2-3	8-10	+6
Michael Porter Jr. F	39	26	6	4	2	—	3	11-18	3-7	1-2	-5
Aaron Gordon F	38	31	11	2	1	—	—	11-18	5-7	4-5	+8
Christian Braun G	36	14	7	2	—	—	2	5-11	1-3	3-3	+13
Russell Westbrook G	25	5	6	5	2	1	4	1-8	0-3	3-4	-13
Jamal Murray G	22	6	2	3	1	—	—	2-7	0-3	2-2	+8
Julian Strawther G	16	4	1	1	1	—	1	1-4	0-2	2-3	-13
Peyton Watson G	14	2	1	—	1	—	—	1-6	0-2	—	-9
Hunter Tyson F	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+1
Dario Saric F	5	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	—	-11

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	38	29	4	4	1	1	2	11-23	7-14	—	+5
Julius Randle F	37	23	6	7	—	—	3	8-13	2-5	5-5	-14
Rudy Gobert C	36	17	14	3	1	2	2	7-10	—	3-4	+7
Jaden McDaniels F	26	10	—	1	1	2	3	4-7	2-4	—	-29
Mike Conley G	26	9	—	5	1	—	1	2-7	2-5	3-4	+10
Donte DiVincenzo G	25	7	8	6	1	—	3	2-7	2-7	1-2	-4
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	24	8	2	5	3	1	—	2-6	2-4	2-2	+27
Naz Reid F-C	23	16	3	2	—	3	1	7-10	1-3	1-1	+13
Joe Ingles F	5	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	38	31	76.7	21.1	+11.6	18.5
Nikola Jokic	Bench	40	26	63.7	23.2	+4.4	18.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	39	26	68.9	21.6	-7.6	12.2
Christian Braun	Bench	36	14	56.8	15.9	+15.9	6.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	22	6	38.1	14.8	+15.2	5.4
Russell Westbrook	Bench	25	5	25.6	20.0	-23.2	3.2
Julian Strawther	Bench	16	4	37.6	13.3	-38.4	-5.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	14	2	16.7	15.4	-29.0	-4.8
Hunter Tyson	Bench	6	2	100.0	7.1	+7.7	9.8
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	5	—	0.0	20.0	-110.0	-9.1
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	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	29	63.0	28.7	+6.3	12.9
Julius Randle	Bench	37	23	75.7	22.0	-15.3	13.9
Rudy Gobert	Bench	36	17	72.3	16.7	+10.7	14.2
Naz Reid	Bench	23	16	76.6	19.6	+25.5	15.0
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	26	10	71.4	16.9	-48.3	1.5
Mike Conley	Bench	26	9	51.4	17.2	+17.0	3.3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	24	8	58.1	12.1	+47.8	12.6
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	25	7	44.4	17.7	-5.2	11.2
Joe Ingles	Bench	5	—	0.0	10.0	0.0	1.9
Luka Garza	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rob Dillingham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0