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Jokic scores 40, Nuggets shut down Edwards in 112-97 win over Wolves for a 3-2 series lead
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic received the Michael Jordan award from Commissioner Adam Silver before tipoff, then delivered a memorable playoff performance to celebrate his third MVP trophy Tuesday night.
Jokic scored 40 points and dished out 13 assists and the Denver Nuggets shut down Anthony Edwards in a 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves that put the reigning NBA champs one win away from the Western Conference finals.
Jokic also had seven rebounds with no turnovers as the home team won for the first time in this semifinal series.
“He did everything for us tonight,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “And it was fun to watch.”
Jokic's domination even had his opponents smiling.
“I just laugh. That's all I can do," Edwards said of watching Jokic go off for 16 points and assist on four other baskets in the third quarter when the Nuggets seized control for yet another rout.
“I can’t be mad,” Edwards said. "He’s good, man. I think I said that after Game 1 when we won, and Game 2, he’s the MVP. He’s the best player in NBA. He showed it the last three games, three games in a row. He was special tonight. I’ve got to give him his flowers. He was that guy tonight.”
Jokic even had another rim-rattling dunk, something he’s not known for. When asked if Minnesota’s collection of rim protectors necessitated such moves, Jokic cracked, “You know, I’m a freak of nature. Why not show off my athleticism?”
Aaron Gordon added 18 points and 10 boards, and Jamal Murray scored 16, saying when Jokic has it going, there's no need for anyone else to try to be the hero.
“If Jokic's scoring like that, there's no need to do anything special," Murray said.
Trapped and doubled all night, Edwards was held to 18 points on 5-of-15 shooting. Karl Anthony-Towns led the Wolves with 23 points and Rudy Gobert scored 18.
“I think we did a great job, not just on (Edwards) but everybody," Murray said.
With their first three-game losing streak of the season, the Wolves will have to snap their skid Thursday night at Target Center to force a Game 7 back in Denver.
Jokic, who was presented with his third MVP trophy by commissioner Adam Silver in a pregame ceremony, scored 19 first-half points in leading Denver to a 50-44 lead at the half. He added 16 points in the third quarter when the Nuggets pushed their lead to 14.
After the Wolves used a mini-run to pull to 103-92, Jokic nailed a 3-pointer at the shot clock buzzer over a helpless Gobert, who recently won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, to make it a 14-point cushion with just over 3 minutes left.
Edwards averaged 33.3 points in the first four games of the series and the Wolves were looking for somebody else to step up. Although KAT did just that, Edwards missed eight of his first nine shots, had five points at halftime and didn't find his shooting touch until the game had gotten away from the Timberwolves.
Minnesota's veteran point guard Mike Conley was scratched just before tipoff with a sore right Achilles. He was injured when he missed a 3-pointer on the Wolves' final possession in their loss on Sunday. Nickeil Alexander-Walker started in his spot and had 14 points and five assists.
In his pre-game comments, Wolves coach Chris Finch also expressed dismay at the NBA fining Rudy Gobert $75,000 for making a money gesture following a call by referee Scott Foster in Game 4.
That was $25,000 less than Murray was fined for his actions in Game 2, when he, too, made the money sign and threw both a towel and a heat pack toward an official.
When Towns went to the bench with his third foul late in the first half, Gobert pointed at Kyle Anderson, instructing him to guard Jokic. TNT announcer Reggie Miller was aghast at Gobert, saying, “You’re the Defensive Player of the Year! You guard the MVP!”
It mattered little who was guarding the three-time MVP on this night.
“He's amazing,” Murray said, “just the way he picks apart the game and reads the game and trusts his teammates. I'm guessing that for the big fella getting the trophy tonight probably motivated him a little bit. Just being at home was a lot of fun, the place was rocking, kind of felt the energy and he definitely had it going.”
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The summary and story has been updated to show Jokic had 13 assists, not rebounds.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:22 |  | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Rudy Gobert assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:05 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point tip layup | 2-4 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:08 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:26 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 7-4 |
| 8:37 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point alley-oop layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 7-6 |
| 8:19 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 8:19 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 8-8 |
| 7:42 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 11-8 |
| 7:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 7:06 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 12-11 |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 15-11 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk | 15-13 |
| 5:58 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Justin Holiday assists) | 15-16 |
| 5:24 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-17 |
| 5:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-18 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-18 |
| 4:51 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-21 |
| 4:37 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:54 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-21 |
| 3:37 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 2:59 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-21 |
| 2:33 | | Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:14 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:14 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-24 |
| 2:02 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 1:58 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (kicked ball violation) | ||
| 1:40 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:23 | | Christian Braun turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:12 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 24-24 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-26 |
| 0:41 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Kyle Anderson's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:35 | | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point running reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-28 |
| 0:13 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:13 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 26-28 |
| 0:02 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 28-28 |
| 11:49 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:48 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 30-28 |
| 11:06 | | Michael Malone technical foul | ||
| 11:06 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 31-28 |
| 10:56 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:56 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-29 |
| 10:38 | | Naz Reid offensive foul (Charge) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Naz Reid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:18 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk | 31-31 |
| 9:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Justin Holiday turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 9:45 | | Christian Braun blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Charge) (Justin Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 9:39 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:20 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Charge) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 8:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 7:32 | | Jump ball. Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Aaron Gordon (Jaden McDaniels gains possession) | ||
| 7:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 33-31 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 33-33 |
| 6:26 | | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk | 33-35 |
| 5:58 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 35-35 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 35-37 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 37-37 |
| 5:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 37-39 |
| 4:36 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:34 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 37-41 |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving floating jump shot | 39-41 |
| 3:31 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Monte Morris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-43 |
| 3:10 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:56 | | Jump ball. Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 2:58 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 2:42 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point stepback jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 39-46 |
| 2:14 | | Monte Morris misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Monte Morris offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 42-46 |
| 1:50 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 1:44 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 42-48 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point floating jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 44-48 |
| 0:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:48 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Christian Braun blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point running layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 44-50 |
| 0:07 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Take) (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 46-50 |
| 11:22 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 11:19 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-50 |
| 11:19 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-50 |
| 11:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point stepback jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 51-50 |
| 10:34 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-53 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 53-53 |
| 9:55 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 55-53 |
| 9:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:26 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Aaron Gordon's two point reverse dunk | ||
| 9:23 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:10 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 55-55 |
| 8:51 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 55-57 |
| 8:17 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 55-59 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 57-59 |
| 7:38 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 57-62 |
| 7:21 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 57-64 |
| 7:16 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 59-64 |
| 6:43 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 59-66 |
| 6:11 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback dunk | 61-66 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 61-68 |
| 5:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-68 |
| 5:37 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-68 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 63-70 |
| 5:13 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 5:13 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-71 |
| 4:58 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-72 |
| 4:51 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:40 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:27 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-73 |
| 4:27 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-74 |
| 4:15 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-75 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-76 |
| 3:59 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Monte Morris assists) | 65-76 |
| 3:46 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 67-76 |
| 3:27 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 68-76 |
| 3:16 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 68-78 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 70-78 |
| 2:32 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 70-80 |
| 2:21 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 70-81 |
| 2:04 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point driving layup | 72-81 |
| 1:36 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-82 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-83 |
| 1:18 | | Monte Morris misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 0:34 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 72-85 |
| 0:34 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-86 |
| 0:21 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 74-86 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 74-88 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 74-90 |
| 11:30 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 76-90 |
| 11:02 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Christian Braun misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Braun's two point tip layup | ||
| 10:33 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-90 |
| 10:13 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-90 |
| 9:53 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 80-90 |
| 9:30 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:22 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 80-93 |
| 8:54 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 80-96 |
| 7:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 80-98 |
| 7:12 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 82-98 |
| 6:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 84-98 |
| 5:52 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 84-101 |
| 5:35 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 87-101 |
| 5:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running layup | 89-101 |
| 4:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 4:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:56 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:56 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-101 |
| 4:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 90-103 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 92-103 |
| 3:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point stepback jump shot | 92-106 |
| 3:09 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:57 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 92-108 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 94-108 |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 94-110 |
| 1:56 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-110 |
| 1:56 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:53 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 95-112 |
| 1:31 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 97-112 |
| 0:30 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:24 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 0:21 |
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Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | 0:24 |
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:30 |
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+ 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 0:54 |
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Naz Reid defensive rebound | 1:02 |
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Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 1:05 |
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Christian Braun defensive rebound | 1:28 |
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Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | 1:31 |
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+ 2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 1:41 |
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Christian Braun defensive rebound | 1:53 |
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Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:56 |
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| Points | 97 | 112 |
| Field Goals | 38-78 (48.7%) | 44-80 (55.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-26 (30.8%) | 9-19 (47.4%) |
| Free Throws | 13-19 (68.4%) | 15-18 (83.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 40 | 45 |
| Offensive | 8 | 8 |
| Defensive | 25 | 30 |
| Team | 7 | 7 |
| Assists | 30 | 30 |
| Steals | 7 | 6 |
| Blocks | 7 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 11 |
| Fouls | 20 | 17 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10/19 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -17 | 37 |
| R. Gobert | 18 | 11 | 3 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 38 |
| A. Edwards | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5/15 | 1/5 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 37 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5/12 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 27 |
| J. McDaniels | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -18 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Towns | 23 | 6 | 4 | 10/19 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -17 | 37 |
| R. Gobert | 18 | 11 | 3 | 7/7 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 38 |
| A. Edwards | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5/15 | 1/5 | 7/8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -12 | 37 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5/12 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 27 |
| J. McDaniels | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -18 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| M. Morris | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 14 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 9 |
| M. Conley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 33 | 30 | 38/78 | 8/26 | 13/19 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 25 | -75 | 190 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 40 | 7 | 13 | 15/22 | 2/3 | 8/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +21 | 76 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7/14 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +8 | 37 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6/8 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +16 | 28 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 24 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2/10 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 15 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 40 | 7 | 13 | 15/22 | 2/3 | 8/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | +21 | 76 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 10 | 5 | 7/14 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +8 | 37 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6/8 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | +16 | 28 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7/14 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 24 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2/10 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | +4 | 15 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Braun | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +11 | 21 |
| R. Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| J. Holiday | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| P. Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 112 | 38 | 30 | 44/80 | 9/19 | 15/18 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 30 | +75 | 210 |
