NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 127, Minnesota Timberwolves 114 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 127, Minnesota Timberwolves 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 34-30 MIN; Q2 DEN 23-35 MIN; Q3 DEN 45-29 MIN; Q4 DEN 25-20 MIN.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 43 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 16-of-29 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists on 9-of-10 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
43 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 16-29 FG
Scoring · DEN
25 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST · 9-10 FG
Scoring · MIN
25 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 10-16 FG
Season highs
Jaden McDaniels · Season-high 25 points
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 | 34 | 23 | 45 | 25 | 127 | |
| MIN | 30 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 114 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENMIN
56Points in the paint56
10Fast-break points8
15Second-chance points12
24Points off turnovers6
38Bench points35
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.7%Effective FG%52.9%
10.8%Turnover %12.5%
27.8%Offensive rebound %16.3%
0.284Free-throw rate0.341
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 37 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-29 | 5-9 | 6-7 | +30 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 36 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 7-7 | +17 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | +25 |
| Christian Braun G | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Peyton Watson G | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Bruce Brown G | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Julian Strawther G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels F | 35 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | -13 |
| Julius Randle F | 35 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 7-8 | -5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 3-3 | -7 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Mike Conley G | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 3-3 | -2 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -18 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -11 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Rob Dillingham G | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Johnny Juzang G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Leonard Miller F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Joan Beringer F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 37 | 43 | 67.0 | 36.2 | +30.2 | 19.7 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 36 | 25 | 95.6 | 18.2 | +20.6 | 28.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 33 | 9 | 39.8 | 15.9 | +11.4 | 2.2 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 27 | 7 | 38.9 | 13.8 | -1.7 | 6.3 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 19 | 5 | 50.0 | 16.3 | -29.3 | -1.2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 32 | 20 | 84.2 | 15.6 | +40.4 | 12.0 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 25 | 12 | 87.2 | 13.1 | +30.0 | 11.9 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 10 | 4 | 42.0 | 22.2 | -4.7 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 13 | 2 | 25.0 | 13.5 | +3.3 | -2.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -200.0 | -100.0 |
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 35 | 25 | 70.4 | 24.7 | -17.3 | 13.1 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 35 | 24 | 64.8 | 25.6 | -3.2 | 12.2 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 30 | 12 | 53.0 | 15.5 | -11.1 | 8.3 |
| Mike Conley | Starter | 26 | 10 | 53.6 | 14.5 | -6.0 | 12.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 26 | 8 | 50.8 | 14.5 | -28.0 | 6.3 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 27 | 18 | 65.4 | 23.2 | -3.8 | 13.7 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Bench | 25 | 9 | 48.3 | 16.4 | -15.5 | 4.1 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 16 | 4 | 29.1 | 25.0 | -5.7 | -5.4 |
| Rob Dillingham | Bench | 12 | 4 | 100.0 | 18.5 | -13.4 | 2.9 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Johnny Juzang | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | +16.7 | -18.2 |
| Leonard Miller | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +16.7 | 0.0 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -40.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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