NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Denver Nuggets 146 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Denver Nuggets 146. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 19-49 DEN; Q2 MIN 29-30 DEN; Q3 MIN 27-31 DEN; Q4 MIN 37-36 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 20 points, 12 rebounds, 16 assists on 8-of-10 shooting; Luka Garza (MIN) 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists on 6-of-12 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 19 | 29 | 27 | 37 | 112 | |
| DEN | 49 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 146 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ryan F | 22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Luka Garza C | 21 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 7-8 | -16 |
| Anthony Edwards G | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 4-5 | -12 |
| D'Angelo Russell G | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -29 |
| Nathan Knight F-C | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | -12 |
| Taurean Prince F | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 | -33 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. G | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Josh Minott F | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Bryn Forbes G | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -15 |
| Jordan McLaughlin G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-15 | 4-6 | 4-4 | +43 |
| Ish Smith G | 29 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 28 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | +40 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 26 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 6-8 | +32 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +24 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Bruce Brown G | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Christian Braun G | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Jeff Green F | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Davon Reed G | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Peyton Watson G | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | -3 |
| Jack White F | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 21 | 19 | 72.0 | 28.0 | -22.9 | 14.9 |
| Luka Garza | Bench | 21 | 19 | 61.2 | 34.6 | -37.2 | 13.5 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 12 | 11 | 61.1 | 35.5 | -20.6 | 8.1 |
| Josh Minott | Bench | 17 | 11 | 69.8 | 21.1 | +15.5 | 14.4 |
| Matt Ryan | Bench | 22 | 11 | 68.8 | 18.0 | -2.8 | 8.5 |
| D'Angelo Russell | Bench | 20 | 10 | 71.4 | 16.3 | -60.0 | 10.2 |
| Nathan Knight | Bench | 19 | 9 | 66.6 | 18.2 | -32.3 | 5.9 |
| Bryn Forbes | Bench | 13 | 7 | 71.7 | 21.4 | -12.0 | 6.3 |
| Taurean Prince | Bench | 19 | 5 | 39.6 | 14.6 | -75.0 | 1.1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Bench | 20 | 4 | 33.3 | 18.4 | -61.2 | 0.9 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 12 | 4 | 41.0 | 23.3 | -58.7 | 3.1 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | Bench | 18 | 2 | 25.0 | 12.5 | +8.8 | 4.5 |
| Rudy Gobert | Bench | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | -23.3 | 0.0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | -40.8 | 0.0 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 29 | 30 | 89.5 | 26.1 | +65.8 | 18.7 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 26 | 24 | 82.6 | 29.0 | +52.7 | 20.5 |
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 28 | 20 | 82.0 | 20.0 | +67.0 | 28.1 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 22 | 12 | 75.0 | 14.5 | +4.1 | 14.0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 24 | 11 | 61.9 | 13.8 | +41.9 | 8.6 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 22 | 9 | 75.0 | 11.3 | +18.5 | 5.3 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 18 | 8 | 80.0 | 10.9 | +31.0 | 15.3 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 29 | 8 | 66.7 | 13.9 | +23.8 | 4.5 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 14 | 7 | 35.0 | 31.4 | -19.8 | 2.9 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 8 | 7 | 71.7 | 25.0 | -16.7 | 8.7 |
| Davon Reed | Bench | 14 | 5 | 41.7 | 17.6 | -11.0 | 7.4 |
| Jack White | Bench | 7 | 5 | 56.3 | 23.5 | -16.7 | 3.3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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