Jokic scores 31 points; Nuggets beat Timberwolves 114-103
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 16 of his 31 points in the first quarter as the Denver Nuggets took control and the playoff-bound Nuggets held off a second-half rally in a 114-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
JaVale McGee had 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Vlatko Cancar scored a career-high 14 points off the bench for Denver. The Nuggets rested Michael Porter Jr. after clinching home-court advantage in the first round with their 117-112 victory at Charlotte in their previous game.
Denver sits No. 4 in the Western Conference, a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for third.
''I think we can go with a lot of different options,'' Nuggets coach Mike Malone said of Jokic and McGee starting together for the first time. ''As we approach the playoffs with now two games to go, we can try some more different things.''
Anthony Edwards scored 18 of his 29 points in the third as Minnesota made its run. Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and D'Angelo Russell had 17 points.
''I think they just went big and put pressure on us,'' Towns said. ''They had the size advantage and it hurt us.''
Denver used its size with Jokic and McGee to assume a 13-point lead in the first half. The Nuggets scored their first 20 points in the paint, a streak snapped by an Aaron Gordon 3-pointer. They finished with 60 points inside the paint for the game.
Jokic was doing much of the offensive work. He had 12 of Denver's first 14 points. Together, Jokic and McGee combined for 27 rebounds and the Nuggets held a 53-43 rebounding advantage.
''I definitely think this could be a lineup in the future, especially with teams that play two bigs,'' McGee said. ''I definitely feel like it gives Joke definitely some time off his legs on the defensive end. ... He doesn't have to worry about it. He can just do what he does on offense.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Monte Morris was held out for injury management. He made his return on Tuesday after missing 12 games with a right hamstring strain. . Malone said he doesn't expect Will Barton (right hamstring strain) or PJ Dozier (right adductor strain) to return before the end of the season. Malone said Barton, who missed his 11th straight game, is closer to a return than Dozier. Dozier has missed the past five games. . Denver has beaten Minnesota in 11 straight matchups.
Timberwolves: Edwards passed Christian Laettner for the most games of 20-plus points in a rookie season in franchise history. Edwards has 34 such games this season. . Edwards' 18 points in the third tied his season-high for a quarter. . Towns had his 32nd double-double of the season and extended his club record for consecutive games with a 3 to 83 straight games.
NO RESPECT
Prior to the game, Malone said Porter Jr. should be in the conversation for the league's comeback player of the year award. Malone also withheld any self-promotion for coach of the year honors but noted that the Nuggets get overlooked for the league's awards.
''Listen, Nikola doesn't get respect,'' Malone said. ''The Nuggets don't get respect. I don't get respect. Who cares? All I care about is us staying together, us finding ways to win, and continuing to prove people wrong, which I think we've done a great job of. I don't know if there's been a more resilient team in the last few years.''
DONE DEAL
Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor has reached agreement on his $1.5 billion sale of the club to e-commerce mogul Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, a person with knowledge of the negotiation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
''Those guys have been around,'' Minnesota coach Chris Finch said before the game. ''We saw Marc in Sacramento. We saw Alex in Miami. It's been great to see them around. It's been great to begin to incorporate them into what we're doing. I know that they're pretty excited about what they've seen so far. But, again, the work is the work and we have to all do it.''
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Finish a back-to-back on Friday in Detroit before ending the season at Portland.
Timberwolves: Host Boston on Saturday and Dallas on Sunday to end their season.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | JaVale McGee vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Nikola Jokic gains possession) | |||
11:53 | JaVale McGee misses two point layup | |||
11:50 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
11:49 | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | |||
11:48 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
11:31 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 2-3 | |
11:10 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
11:07 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Facundo Campazzo defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Facundo Campazzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
10:43 | Nikola Jokic blocks Ricky Rubio's two point jump shot | |||
10:43 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot | |||
10:06 | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point hook shot | |||
10:03 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
9:55 | JaVale McGee misses two point driving hook shot | |||
9:54 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:52 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-3 | |
9:32 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound | |||
9:31 | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists) | 6-6 | |
9:13 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point floating jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 8-6 | |
8:56 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 8-8 | |
8:56 | JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation | |||
8:38 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 10-8 | |
8:20 | +3 | Ricky Rubio makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 10-11 | |
8:06 | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | |||
8:01 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point layup (Ricky Rubio assists) | 10-13 | |
7:48 | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | |||
7:44 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 12-13 | |
7:25 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 12-15 | |
7:08 | Ricky Rubio personal foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | |||
6:59 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 14-15 | |
6:44 | Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot | |||
6:40 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | +2 | Facundo Campazzo makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-15 | |
6:22 | Austin Rivers shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
6:22 | Austin Rivers shooting foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
6:22 | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:22 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
6:22 | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:20 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
6:06 | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | |||
6:02 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
5:55 | Aaron Gordon misses two point reverse layup | |||
5:53 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
5:53 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 18-15 | |
5:47 | Jarred Vanderbilt offensive foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul) | |||
5:47 | Jarred Vanderbilt turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:29 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot | 20-15 | |
5:07 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
5:04 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
4:56 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
4:48 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
4:46 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
4:31 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
4:24 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point step back jump shot | 20-18 | |
4:07 | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | |||
4:04 | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point layup | |||
4:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Austin Rivers shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
4:00 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 | |
4:00 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 | |
3:44 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 23-20 | |
3:30 | Ricky Rubio misses two point jump shot | |||
3:27 | Shaquille Harrison defensive rebound | |||
3:21 | +2 | Shaquille Harrison makes two point finger roll layup | 25-20 | |
3:08 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 25-22 | |
2:50 | +3 | Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 28-22 | |
2:32 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup | 28-24 | |
2:13 | Naz Reid blocks JaMychal Green's two point driving layup | |||
2:13 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
2:08 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 30-24 | |
1:53 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | |||
1:52 | Shaquille Harrison defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | Vlatko Cancar misses two point floating jump shot | |||
1:28 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 30-26 | |
0:52 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 32-26 | |
0:48 | Shaquille Harrison personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
0:36 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point step back jump shot | |||
0:31 | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | +3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Paul Millsap assists) | 35-26 | |
0:03 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:38 | +3 | Jordan McLaughlin makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 35-29 | |
11:17 | JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Juancho Hernangomez misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
10:54 | Shaquille Harrison defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot | |||
10:40 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
10:23 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-30 | |
10:23 | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:19 | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Paul Millsap misses three point jump shot | |||
10:03 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
9:52 | Shaquille Harrison shooting foul (Juancho Hernangomez draws the foul) | |||
9:52 | Juancho Hernangomez misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:52 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
9:52 | +1 | Juancho Hernangomez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-31 | |
9:38 | Paul Millsap misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
9:30 | Paul Millsap offensive rebound | |||
9:22 | Facundo Campazzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
9:15 | Naz Reid turnover (traveling) | |||
9:01 | Shaquille Harrison misses two point jump shot | |||
8:57 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
8:48 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
8:46 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +2 | Paul Millsap makes two point driving layup | 37-31 | |
8:40 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Paul Millsap draws the foul) | |||
8:40 | +1 | Paul Millsap makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-31 | |
8:32 | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:16 | Shaquille Harrison misses three point jump shot | |||
8:12 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
8:03 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot | 38-33 | |
7:46 | +3 | Markus Howard makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 41-33 | |
7:32 | +3 | Juancho Hernangomez makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 41-36 | |
7:15 | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Paul Millsap assists) | 43-36 | |
7:13 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
6:59 | Juancho Hernangomez turnover (traveling) | |||
6:45 | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Paul Millsap assists) | 45-36 | |
6:31 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot | 45-38 | |
6:18 | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | |||
6:13 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
6:06 | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
6:06 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 45-39 | |
6:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Paul Millsap steals) | |||
5:53 | +2 | Paul Millsap makes two point layup (Markus Howard assists) | 47-39 | |
5:53 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
5:40 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:40 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:36 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
5:23 | +3 | Markus Howard makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 50-39 | |
5:03 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
4:57 | +2 | Markus Howard makes two point layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 52-39 | |
4:51 | Juancho Hernangomez misses three point jump shot | |||
4:51 | Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
4:39 | Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound | |||
4:39 | Markus Howard personal foul (Juancho Hernangomez draws the foul) | |||
4:31 | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
4:31 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 52-40 | |
4:21 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving hook shot | |||
4:19 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
4:11 | Markus Howard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:59 | JaVale McGee blocks Anthony Edwards's two point floating jump shot | |||
3:57 | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | |||
3:47 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Ricky Rubio steals) | |||
3:41 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving dunk | 52-42 | |
3:41 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
3:27 | Jarred Vanderbilt blocks JaVale McGee's two point layup | |||
3:22 | Facundo Campazzo offensive rebound | |||
3:20 | JaVale McGee misses two point reverse layup | |||
3:13 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
3:13 | JaVale McGee misses two point putback layup | |||
3:13 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
3:09 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point putback layup | 54-42 | |
3:06 | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 54-45 | |
2:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
2:43 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-45 | |
2:43 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-45 | |
2:32 | +3 | D'Angelo Russell makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 56-48 | |
2:19 | Austin Rivers turnover (bad pass) (D'Angelo Russell steals) | |||
2:17 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
2:07 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 58-48 | |
1:49 | Ricky Rubio misses two point jump shot | |||
1:47 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
1:39 | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul) | |||
1:39 | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:25 | Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point finger roll layup | |||
1:22 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:16 | +3 | Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 61-48 | |
1:01 | D'Angelo Russell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:48 | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | |||
0:45 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Austin Rivers personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
0:43 | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-49 | |
0:43 | +1 | D'Angelo Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-50 | |
0:35 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul) | |||
0:30 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:26 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
0:24 | +2 | Jarred Vanderbilt makes two point layup | 61-52 | |
0:18 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 63-52 | |
0:01 | JaVale McGee blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
0:00 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0:00 | End of period | |||
11:45 | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point jump shot | 63-54 | |
11:23 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
11:23 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-54 | |
11:23 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-54 | |
11:06 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 65-56 | |
10:56 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse layup | 67-56 | |
10:48 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point reverse layup | 67-58 | |
10:48 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
10:48 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:45 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
10:41 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul) | |||
10:31 | Facundo Campazzo misses three point jump shot | |||
10:28 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
10:25 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
10:25 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-59 | |
10:25 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-60 | |
10:03 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 69-60 | |
9:40 | Naz Reid misses two point reverse layup | |||
9:37 | Facundo Campazzo defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Aaron Gordon misses two point layup | |||
9:30 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:29 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 71-60 | |
9:17 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 71-63 | |
9:14 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
9:02 | Austin Rivers misses two point driving layup | |||
8:57 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
8:57 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point putback dunk | 73-63 | |
8:48 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
8:46 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | Facundo Campazzo misses three point jump shot | |||
8:30 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
8:30 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 75-63 | |
8:21 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
8:18 | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | |||
8:15 | Austin Rivers turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:04 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
8:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
7:59 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point layup | |||
7:57 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 75-66 | |
7:36 | Facundo Campazzo misses two point floating jump shot | |||
7:33 | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | |||
7:24 | Anthony Edwards blocks JaVale McGee's two point layup | |||
7:20 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
7:18 | +3 | Ricky Rubio makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 75-69 | |
7:00 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 77-69 | |
6:46 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
6:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
6:42 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | |||
6:39 | Ricky Rubio offensive rebound | |||
6:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (traveling) | |||
6:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | |||
6:16 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 77-72 | |
5:56 | Naz Reid personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:44 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals) | |||
5:39 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
5:36 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 79-72 | |
5:15 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot | 79-75 | |
4:57 | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 81-75 | |
4:44 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
4:27 | +3 | Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 84-75 | |
4:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
4:06 | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | |||
3:53 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 86-75 | |
3:43 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
3:43 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-76 | |
3:43 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-77 | |
3:24 | +3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 89-77 | |
3:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Shaquille Harrison steals) | |||
3:09 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | |||
3:09 | Vlatko Cancar misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:09 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
3:09 | +1 | Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-77 | |
2:55 | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point driving layup | 90-79 | |
2:51 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:37 | Markus Howard misses two point jump shot | |||
2:33 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | JaMychal Green shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
2:30 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:30 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
2:30 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-80 | |
2:20 | JaMychal Green offensive foul (Jarred Vanderbilt draws the foul) | |||
2:20 | JaMychal Green turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
2:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
2:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point putback layup | |||
1:56 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
1:52 | +2 | JaMychal Green makes two point layup (Paul Millsap assists) | 92-80 | |
1:47 | Jordan McLaughlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:45 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Paul Millsap misses three point jump shot | |||
1:30 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
0:58 | Markus Howard misses three point jump shot | |||
0:56 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
0:40 | Shaquille Harrison misses two point floating jump shot | |||
0:37 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:23 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 92-89 | |
0:02 | JaMychal Green misses three point jump shot |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | Paul Millsap misses two point driving hook shot | |||
11:39 | Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Juancho Hernangomez turnover (bad pass) (Paul Millsap steals) | |||
11:13 | +3 | Vlatko Cancar makes three point jump shot (Paul Millsap assists) | 95-89 | |
11:01 | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) | |||
11:01 | Naz Reid personal foul (Loose ball) (Paul Millsap draws the foul) | |||
10:39 | Paul Millsap misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
10:37 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
10:32 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
10:30 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
10:20 | Juancho Hernangomez misses three point jump shot | |||
10:16 | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | |||
10:05 | Markus Howard misses three point jump shot | |||
10:02 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point reverse layup | 95-91 | |
9:32 | +3 | Markus Howard makes three point jump shot (JaMychal Green assists) | 98-91 | |
9:17 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
9:14 | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | Facundo Campazzo misses two point reverse layup | |||
9:04 | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Take) (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
8:50 | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | |||
8:50 | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:50 | Anthony Edwards technical foul | |||
8:50 | +1 | Markus Howard makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 99-91 | |
8:37 | D'Angelo Russell blocks Paul Millsap's two point driving layup | |||
8:36 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
8:36 | Paul Millsap technical foul | |||
8:36 | Paul Millsap technical foul | |||
8:36 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 99-92 | |
8:27 | Paul Millsap misses three point jump shot | |||
8:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:19 | Paul Millsap shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
8:19 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-93 | |
8:19 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-94 | |
7:55 | Anthony Edwards blocks Markus Howard's three point step back jump shot | |||
7:55 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
7:43 | Paul Millsap personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
7:33 | Markus Howard defensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +2 | Facundo Campazzo makes two point jump shot | 101-94 | |
7:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Paul Millsap steals) | |||
6:40 | +3 | Markus Howard makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 104-94 | |
6:39 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
6:24 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
6:19 | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | |||
6:12 | Markus Howard misses three point jump shot | |||
6:09 | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | |||
6:03 | Ricky Rubio turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
5:47 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point step back jump shot | 106-94 | |
5:47 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:47 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 107-94 | |
5:39 | Markus Howard personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
5:26 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists) | 107-96 | |
5:10 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Double) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Double) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | Paul Millsap offensive foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | Paul Millsap turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:45 | D'Angelo Russell misses two point jump shot | |||
4:43 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
4:34 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Austin Rivers assists) | 109-96 | |
4:22 | Markus Howard personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
4:22 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:22 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
4:22 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-97 | |
4:05 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
4:01 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
3:57 | Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot | |||
3:54 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | Austin Rivers offensive foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
3:37 | Austin Rivers turnover (offensive foul) | |||
3:28 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point layup | 109-99 | |
2:59 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
2:56 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
2:47 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | |||
2:38 | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | Austin Rivers personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | |||
2:30 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
2:30 | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:30 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
2:30 | D'Angelo Russell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:28 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Facundo Campazzo misses two point finger roll layup | |||
2:06 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
2:06 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
1:56 | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
1:56 | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:56 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
1:56 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-100 | |
1:37 | +3 | Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists) | 112-100 | |
1:25 | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | |||
1:25 | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:57 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 112-103 | |
0:39 | Facundo Campazzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
0:39 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
0:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
0:33 | Ricky Rubio offensive rebound | |||
0:32 | Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot | |||
0:29 | Austin Rivers defensive rebound | |||
0:29 | Ricky Rubio personal foul (Take) (Austin Rivers draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Take) (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | +1 | Facundo Campazzo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-103 | |
0:25 | +1 | Facundo Campazzo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-103 | |
0:18 | Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot | |||
0:15 | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | 0:15 |
Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot | 0:18 |
+ 1 | Facundo Campazzo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:25 |
+ 1 | Facundo Campazzo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:25 |
D'Angelo Russell personal foul (Take) (Facundo Campazzo draws the foul) | 0:25 |
Ricky Rubio personal foul (Take) (Austin Rivers draws the foul) | 0:29 |
Austin Rivers defensive rebound | 0:29 |
Anthony Edwards misses three point step back jump shot | 0:32 |
Ricky Rubio offensive rebound | 0:33 |
Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | 0:36 |
Timberwolves 60 second timeout | 0:39 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 114 | 103 |
Field Goals | 46-96 (47.9%) | 34-80 (42.5%) |
3-Pointers | 12-36 (33.3%) | 16-41 (39.0%) |
Free Throws | 10-11 (90.9%) | 19-32 (59.4%) |
Total Rebounds | 59 | 51 |
Offensive | 14 | 11 |
Defensive | 39 | 32 |
Team | 6 | 8 |
Assists | 30 | 20 |
Steals | 6 | 3 |
Blocks | 3 | 5 |
Turnovers | 12 | 15 |
Fouls | 25 | 17 |
Technicals | 3 | 1 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Nuggets 46-24 | 115.1 PPG | 44.4 RPG | 26.8 APG |
Timberwolves 22-48 | 112.1 PPG | 43.5 RPG | 25.6 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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N. Jokic C | 26.4 PPG | 10.8 RPG | 8.3 APG | 56.6 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 19.3 PPG | 4.7 RPG | 2.9 APG | 41.7 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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N. Jokic C | 31 PTS | 14 REB | 4 AST | ||
A. Edwards SG | 29 PTS | 7 REB | 5 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 31 | 14 | 4 | 14/21 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 53 |
A. Gordon | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6/10 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 26 |
J. McGee | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
A. Rivers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 15 |
F. Campazzo | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 24 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 31 | 14 | 4 | 14/21 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 53 |
A. Gordon | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6/10 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 26 |
J. McGee | 12 | 13 | 0 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 27 |
A. Rivers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 15 |
F. Campazzo | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 24 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
M. Howard | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | 4/8 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 17 |
V. Cancar | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 21 |
P. Millsap | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2/9 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +8 | 24 |
J. Green | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 11 |
S. Harrison | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
W. Barton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. Dozier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Porter Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 114 | 53 | 30 | 46/96 | 12/36 | 10/11 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 39 | +55 | 224 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 29 | 7 | 5 | 8/16 | 4/9 | 9/12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 47 |
K. Towns | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6/18 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 34 |
D. Russell | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 24 |
R. Rubio | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2/9 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 22 |
J. Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 29 | 7 | 5 | 8/16 | 4/9 | 9/12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 47 |
K. Towns | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6/18 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 34 |
D. Russell | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 24 |
R. Rubio | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2/9 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 22 |
J. Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Reid | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4/9 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 16 |
J. McLaughlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
J. McDaniels | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 |
J. Hernangomez | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -14 | 5 |
J. Okogie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
E. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Layman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Beasley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Culver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Nowell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 103 | 43 | 20 | 34/80 | 16/41 | 19/32 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 32 | -55 | 179 |