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Minnesota Timberwolves 80, Denver Nuggets 109 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Minnesota Timberwolves 80, Denver Nuggets 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 23-26 DEN; Q2 MIN 21-29 DEN; Q3 MIN 14-32 DEN; Q4 MIN 22-22 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Bruce Brown (DEN) 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-8 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 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 80 | |
| DEN | 26 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 109 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 30 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | -11 |
| Anthony Edwards G | 28 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | -12 |
| Kyle Anderson F | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 26 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -28 |
| Mike Conley G | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Jaylen Nowell G | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | -13 |
| Taurean Prince F | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Austin Rivers G | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jordan McLaughlin G | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Josh Minott F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Nathan Knight F-C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 33 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 2-2 | +24 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | +22 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +21 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 28 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +15 |
| Bruce Brown G | 25 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | +11 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | +15 |
| Jeff Green F | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Christian Braun G | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +12 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Peyton Watson G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Reggie Jackson G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Ish Smith G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Bench | 28 | 18 | 51.0 | 31.6 | -18.5 | 13.4 |
| Jaylen Nowell | Bench | 22 | 12 | 55.1 | 25.0 | -26.2 | 6.1 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 26 | 11 | 50.0 | 20.8 | -27.1 | 10.0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Bench | 30 | 11 | 34.6 | 32.8 | -19.6 | 5.1 |
| Mike Conley | Bench | 25 | 8 | 80.0 | 9.4 | -36.7 | 21.0 |
| Rudy Gobert | Bench | 26 | 8 | 59.2 | 13.8 | -52.8 | 14.3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Bench | 24 | 7 | 50.9 | 14.0 | -11.0 | 4.3 |
| Austin Rivers | Bench | 16 | 3 | 75.0 | 9.1 | -33.8 | 6.7 |
| Nathan Knight | Bench | 5 | 2 | 25.0 | 50.0 | -55.6 | -9.1 |
| Taurean Prince | Bench | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | -34.6 | -3.5 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -30.9 | -6.8 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | +20.0 | -40.0 |
| Josh Minott | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | -24.2 | -2.6 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 33 | 24 | 52.4 | 30.0 | +32.8 | 24.9 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 31 | 18 | 51.6 | 23.0 | +34.1 | 17.0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 31 | 15 | 68.2 | 16.2 | +32.4 | 11.3 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 25 | 14 | 75.1 | 17.9 | +19.7 | 13.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 23 | 13 | 67.4 | 20.0 | +31.9 | 13.4 |
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 28 | 13 | 48.8 | 21.2 | +25.5 | 16.5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 4 | 5 | 125.0 | 30.0 | +22.2 | 63.2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 33.3 | +46.7 | 0.0 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 19 | 3 | 79.8 | 2.2 | +30.8 | 9.7 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | +21.4 | -4.1 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +22.2 | 5.3 |
| Reggie Jackson | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +22.2 | 10.5 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +22.2 | -10.5 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -20.0 | 0.0 |
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