Minnesota Timberwolves 111, Denver Nuggets 98 — Recap

March 29, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 111, Denver Nuggets 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 33-26 DEN; Q2 MIN 29-17 DEN; Q3 MIN 25-21 DEN; Q4 MIN 24-34 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists on 11-of-24 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-19 shooting; Mike Conley (MIN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-8 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 11-24 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

25 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG

Scoring · MIN

Mike Conley

23 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 8-12 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
MIN	33	29	25	24		111
DEN	26	17	21	34		98

🧮 How They Scored

MINDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.6%Effective FG%46.3%

7.3%Turnover %10.2%

14.3%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.514Free-throw rate0.368

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	39	25	4	5	3	—	2	8-19	0-8	9-10	—
Rudy Gobert C	35	21	12	2	—	3	—	7-8	—	7-15	—
Naz Reid F-C	33	7	6	2	2	—	1	2-12	0-5	3-4	—
Mike Conley G	32	23	3	8	—	—	2	8-12	5-6	2-2	—
Jaden McDaniels F	31	17	3	3	1	—	—	7-10	1-3	2-2	—
Kyle Anderson F	26	5	3	7	—	2	1	1-3	—	3-4	—
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	17	6	1	—	—	1	1	2-6	2-4	—	—
Jordan McLaughlin G	13	5	4	1	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	—
Luka Garza C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wendell Moore Jr. G	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Josh Minott F	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Leonard Miller F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	37	32	10	5	2	1	4	11-24	0-3	10-13	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	14	6	4	1	—	—	5-10	2-5	2-2	—
Aaron Gordon F	31	14	7	4	—	—	4	5-9	2-4	2-4	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	27	—	3	2	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	0-1	—
Christian Braun G	26	8	5	2	—	—	—	2-10	1-3	3-4	—
Peyton Watson G	11	—	3	1	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	—
DeAndre Jordan C	10	11	7	—	—	—	1	5-7	—	1-1	—
Collin Gillespie G	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	—
Hunter Tyson F	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	—
Jay Huff F-C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jalen Pickett G	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Julian Strawther G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	39	25	53.4	31.7	+15.6	15.3
Mike Conley	Bench	32	23	89.3	22.1	+9.2	19.6
Rudy Gobert	Bench	35	21	71.9	20.0	+3.1	14.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	31	17	78.1	17.5	+14.8	17.4
Naz Reid	Bench	33	7	25.4	20.3	+18.0	1.5
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	17	6	50.0	17.9	+17.1	1.3
Kyle Anderson	Bench	26	5	52.5	10.3	+29.9	10.7
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	13	5	125.0	8.0	+29.7	13.7
Luka Garza	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	50.0
Josh Minott	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	32	53.8	39.1	-15.5	20.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	14	65.1	20.8	-6.3	8.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	36	14	64.3	12.4	-9.6	11.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	11	73.9	29.6	-22.5	25.3
Christian Braun	Bench	26	8	34.0	17.1	-10.7	-1.1
Hunter Tyson	Bench	01	2	100.0	50.0	+100.0	100.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	27	—	0.0	4.9	-31.3	-0.5
Jay Huff	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	11	—	0.0	7.7	-55.5	6.6
Collin Gillespie	Bench	05	—	0.0	11.1	-88.9	-7.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	50.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	01	—	0.0	50.0	+100.0	-50.0