NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Denver Nuggets 116 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Denver Nuggets 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 33-23 DEN; Q2 MIN 29-39 DEN; Q3 MIN 17-29 DEN; Q4 MIN 26-25 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists on 7-of-22 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Rudy Gobert (MIN) 17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-9 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Aaron Gordon makes running dunk (Christian Braun assists) (Q3 7:32, MIN 68, DEN 70).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 33 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 105 | |
| DEN | 23 | 39 | 29 | 25 | 116 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-19 | 2-9 | 6-7 | -3 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 38 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-5 | -8 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 33 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 4-4 | -17 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julius Randle F | 31 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Ayo Dosunmu G | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Mike Conley G | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 40 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-22 | 0-8 | 16-16 | +13 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 40 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11-19 | 2-7 | 1-1 | +9 |
| Christian Braun G | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 29 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-8 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Bruce Brown G | 21 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Spencer Jones F | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Starter | 38 | 22 | 49.8 | 27.5 | -3.6 | 11.9 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 38 | 17 | 75.9 | 15.9 | -9.9 | 12.2 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 31 | 16 | 47.4 | 24.3 | -14.9 | 8.4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 33 | 16 | 50.8 | 21.0 | -23.3 | 9.4 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 32 | 12 | 66.7 | 13.7 | -1.7 | 8.4 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bench | 28 | 14 | 67.0 | 16.7 | -11.5 | 6.8 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 17 | 5 | 41.7 | 19.5 | -18.9 | 1.7 |
| Mike Conley | Bench | 11 | 3 | 150.0 | 4.2 | +5.2 | 14.3 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -5.8 | -4.2 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.3 | -20.0 | -18.8 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Phillips | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 40 | 30 | 51.7 | 29.9 | +14.1 | 14.0 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 40 | 25 | 64.3 | 24.7 | +11.6 | 20.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 29 | 17 | 62.9 | 20.5 | +12.5 | 13.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 33 | 12 | 50.0 | 16.3 | +3.8 | 2.6 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 36 | 12 | 55.1 | 12.4 | +2.6 | 8.3 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 21 | 8 | 53.8 | 16.7 | +21.2 | 20.7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 24 | 7 | 50.9 | 15.3 | +17.0 | 6.7 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 09 | 5 | 107.8 | 10.5 | +17.5 | 8.9 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 08 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | +5.5 | -3.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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