Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring crowd as he walked off for a fourth-quarter timeout during a blowout by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He had that tenacious look of a superstar player refusing to cede to the defending champs all night.
Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster matchup.
Jaden McDaniels pitched in 21 points and lockdown defense, and Mike Conley had 13 points in his return from injury. Big men Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns and Naz Reid combined for 38 rebounds and a relentless effort to keep NBA MVP Nikola Jokic to a relatively quiet 22 points.
The Wolves posted the largest winning margin in a postseason game since 2015, when Chicago beat Milwaukee by 54 points in a first-round series clincher, according to Sportradar.
“Guys just believing in themselves,” Edwards said. “I think the last three games we were all down on ourselves.”
The decisive game for a spot in the Western Conference finals is in Denver on Sunday night. Just as Edwards promised the locker room staffer at Ball Arena after the Wolves lost in Game 5.
Jamal Murray struggled again with 10 points on 4-for-18 shooting while battling a sore elbow for the Nuggets, whose bench was outscored 36-9 - and seven of those points came in the final five minutes. The Wolves reserves led a 24-0 run in the fourth quarter on the way to a staggering 50-point lead, a fitting follow-up to the 20-0 surge the starters led in the opening frame.
“We talked a lot today just about getting our edge back, our swagger, playing a little more free and easy,” coach Chris Finch said. “It just felt like we hadn’t had our best effort on both sides of the ball yet.”
No defending NBA champion had ever lost in the playoffs by more than 36 points until this flop by the Nuggets, who were outrebounded 62-43.
“That to me speaks volumes about the game and our approach,” Denver coach Mike Malone said.
Aaron Gordon had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who finished just 7 for 36 from 3-point range and trailed by at least 17 points for the last 31 minutes of the game.
For the Wolves, offense from McDaniels is typically a bonus, but he can’t be as quiet as he was over the first five games with a total of 35 points. He was all over the court this time, going 3 of 5 from deep and mixing in some well-timed dunks to ignite the crowd.
Edwards, whose 44-point performance was ultimately wasted in a Game 4 loss the last time he played at Target Center, had nine points in the 20-0 spurt and needed only nine shots from the floor to get 19 points in the first half.
“Just shoot it every chance I get, because last game they took the ball out of my hands,” Edwards said.
In the third quarter, he turned a steal into a fast break before using two crossover dribbles to get Michael Porter Jr. in the air and blow by him for a dunk. A few minutes later, he drove past Porter to draw a foul and landed hard on his back. The Wolves called timeout to give Edwards more time to catch his breath, and when he walked back on the court without missing time the “MVP!” chants fired up.
The Wolves were frequently in disarray on offense during Game 5 in Denver while Conley sat out with right leg soreness, and the 17-year veteran point guard clearly helped keep the half-court sets crisp and organized in his return.
“It was a no-brainer. I was going to try to find a way,” Conley said. “We’re just better when we’re a complete team.”
The Wolves held the Nuggets to 14 points in the first quarter, tied for the second-lowest total in the league this postseason behind Miami (12 points) in a Game 3 loss to Boston in the first round.
Murray had a devil of a time doing anything productive against McDaniels, Edwards and the rest of the NBA-leading defense that snapped to life after revealing some sizeable cracks over the last three games.
Murray, who had a 3-for-18 clunker in Game 2, tried everything from leaners, fadeaways and spot-up 3-pointers. He even air-balled a finger roll from the baseline, then got backed down in a bad matchup by Naz Reid in the post on the subsequent possession for a flip-in that put the Wolves up 43-24.
McDaniels tipped in a missed 3-pointer by Reid at the halftime buzzer to make it 59-40, a sharp contrast from the 55-foot swish Murray had at the end of the second quarter in Game 3 to cap an 8-0 run over 20 pivotal seconds of that contest.
“Speaking from experience,” Murray said, “Game 6 is always the hardest.”
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | |||
11:42 | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:39 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
11:21 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 0-2 | |
11:02 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
11:00 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
10:52 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:50 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
10:40 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
10:30 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-2 | |
10:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
10:08 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
10:08 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point tip layup | |||
10:08 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
9:58 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:57 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
9:57 | Mike Conley personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
9:51 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 4-2 | |
9:36 | Aaron Gordon blocks Rudy Gobert's two point alley-oop dunk | |||
9:36 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 6-2 | |
9:10 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
9:08 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 9-2 | |
9:01 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
8:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | |||
8:26 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:23 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point stepback jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 9-5 | |
7:56 | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
7:52 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 9-7 | |
7:34 | Nikola Jokic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:32 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
7:21 | Rudy Gobert misses two point alley-oop layup | |||
7:19 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
7:17 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point floating jump shot | |||
7:16 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
7:14 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup | 9-9 | |
7:01 | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:58 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 9-11 | |
6:32 | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | |||
6:09 | Aaron Gordon blocks Mike Conley's three point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
5:50 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
5:50 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
5:50 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-12 | |
5:50 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-13 | |
5:29 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
5:27 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
5:07 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-15 | |
4:52 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
4:50 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
4:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
4:32 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 9-18 | |
4:20 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
4:17 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
4:09 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 9-20 | |
3:45 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
3:34 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-21 | |
3:34 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-22 | |
3:18 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 11-22 | |
3:03 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 11-24 | |
2:56 | Aaron Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals) | |||
2:53 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk (Naz Reid assists) | 11-26 | |
2:53 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
2:28 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jamal Murray's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
2:25 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
2:23 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot | 11-29 | |
2:06 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 14-29 | |
1:48 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 14-31 | |
1:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
1:34 | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup | |||
1:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:22 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
1:04 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
1:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:44 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
0:37 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Justin Holiday's two point running layup | |||
0:35 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
0:29 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
0:17 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:46 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
11:46 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-32 | |
11:46 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-33 | |
11:33 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 16-33 | |
11:14 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
11:12 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
10:57 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
10:55 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
10:38 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
10:29 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
10:19 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
10:10 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 18-33 | |
9:48 | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
9:46 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
9:41 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
9:37 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:32 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
9:30 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:30 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-33 | |
9:30 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
9:30 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-33 | |
9:13 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
9:11 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:00 | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | |||
8:57 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
8:54 | Naz Reid misses two point running layup | |||
8:53 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
8:53 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
8:53 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-34 | |
8:53 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-35 | |
8:32 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 24-35 | |
8:14 | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:02 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
8:02 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-36 | |
8:02 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-37 | |
7:44 | Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:41 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:29 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
7:29 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point tip layup | 24-39 | |
7:20 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
7:18 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
7:00 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 24-41 | |
7:00 | Justin Holiday defensive goaltending violation | |||
6:48 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:46 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:31 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving hook shot | 24-43 | |
6:30 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:17 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
6:14 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 24-46 | |
5:38 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
5:36 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
5:25 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Kyle Anderson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:13 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
5:07 | Kyle Anderson misses two point running layup | |||
5:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
5:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | |||
5:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
5:03 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 24-48 | |
4:51 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
4:49 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
4:27 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
4:22 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
4:22 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-48 | |
4:22 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-48 | |
4:05 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
3:54 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 28-48 | |
3:54 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
3:54 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-48 | |
3:42 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 29-51 | |
3:29 | Rudy Gobert technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
3:29 | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-51 | |
3:24 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
3:20 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
3:05 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-52 | |
3:05 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-53 | |
2:48 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 33-53 | |
2:32 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 33-55 | |
2:22 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
2:21 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
2:12 | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
2:12 | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:12 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:05 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
1:53 | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:51 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
1:43 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 33-57 | |
1:36 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 35-57 | |
1:36 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
1:36 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-57 | |
1:17 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
1:16 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
1:16 | Aaron Gordon blocks Rudy Gobert's two point tip dunk | |||
1:14 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
0:58 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
0:58 | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-57 | |
0:58 | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-57 | |
0:50 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
0:47 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 40-57 | |
0:15 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
0:11 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
0:10 | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
0:02 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point tip layup | 40-59 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:46 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
11:46 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:46 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
11:46 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:44 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
11:27 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
11:11 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
11:10 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
11:01 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
10:57 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 40-61 | |
10:26 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 42-61 | |
10:09 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 42-64 | |
9:57 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
9:51 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 42-66 | |
9:51 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
9:38 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:35 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
9:17 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
9:17 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
9:17 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
9:17 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
9:17 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-67 | |
9:05 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
8:50 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 45-67 | |
8:28 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 45-69 | |
8:10 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
8:08 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | |||
8:06 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 48-69 | |
7:41 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
7:27 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:24 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
7:10 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 48-71 | |
6:53 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:51 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 48-74 | |
6:39 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:26 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 50-74 | |
6:16 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
6:08 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
6:05 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
5:50 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:46 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Christian Braun misses two point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
5:33 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
5:29 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 50-76 | |
5:03 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-76 | |
4:35 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | Naz Reid misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
4:23 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
4:13 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
4:10 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
3:48 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 53-78 | |
3:27 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 55-78 | |
3:07 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 55-81 | |
2:47 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
2:43 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
2:40 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
2:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
2:25 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:22 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 57-81 | |
2:02 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
2:02 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-82 | |
2:02 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-83 | |
1:39 | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:35 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
1:18 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point stepback jump shot | 57-86 | |
1:06 | Mike Conley blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | |||
1:05 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:58 | Naz Reid misses two point running layup | |||
0:56 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:52 | Nikola Jokic misses two point running layup | |||
0:51 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
0:51 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 59-86 | |
0:28 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
0:26 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
0:14 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
0:14 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-86 | |
0:14 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-86 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:52 | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
11:42 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
11:42 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-87 | |
11:42 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-88 | |
11:24 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 63-88 | |
11:02 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 63-91 | |
10:37 | Christian Braun misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:35 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
10:22 | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
10:19 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:07 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:05 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
9:52 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point layup (Mike Conley assists) | 63-93 | |
9:52 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
9:39 | Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:35 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
9:22 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 63-96 | |
9:07 | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup | |||
9:05 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
9:00 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point running pullup jump shot | 63-99 | |
8:38 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
8:35 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
8:21 | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | |||
8:18 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
7:54 | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:52 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
7:47 | Justin Holiday personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
7:47 | Timberwolves delay of game violation | |||
7:30 | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point pullup jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 63-101 | |
7:11 | Justin Holiday misses two point finger roll layup | |||
7:09 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point running pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 63-104 | |
7:05 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:49 | Reggie Jackson misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
6:47 | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Kyle Anderson blocks DeAndre Jordan's two point putback dunk | |||
6:42 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
6:33 | +3 | Luka Garza makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists) | 63-107 | |
6:15 | Hunter Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Monte Morris steals) | |||
6:15 | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Monte Morris draws the foul) | |||
6:00 | +3 | Monte Morris makes three point pullup jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists) | 63-110 | |
5:42 | Peyton Watson misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
5:40 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
5:31 | Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:28 | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | |||
5:26 | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
5:26 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
5:26 | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:24 | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point driving bank jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists) | 63-112 | |
4:40 | Josh Minott shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | |||
4:40 | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-112 | |
4:40 | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:39 | Luka Garza defensive rebound | |||
4:28 | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Luka Garza draws the foul) | |||
4:28 | +1 | Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-113 | |
4:28 | +1 | Luka Garza makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-114 | |
4:15 | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point stepback jump shot | 66-114 | |
3:56 | Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:53 | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | |||
3:45 | Josh Minott personal foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | |||
3:32 | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Pickett assists) | 68-114 | |
3:11 | Luka Garza misses three point jump shot | |||
3:09 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
2:59 | Julian Strawther turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
2:47 | Jalen Pickett blocks Josh Minott's two point cutting layup | |||
2:45 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
2:37 | Jordan McLaughlin turnover (lost ball) (Julian Strawther steals) | |||
2:32 | Jalen Pickett misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:29 | Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound | |||
2:20 | Josh Minott misses three point jump shot | |||
2:17 | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot | |||
2:02 | Josh Minott defensive rebound | |||
1:54 | Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
1:41 | Hunter Tyson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:39 | Luka Garza defensive rebound | |||
1:35 | Monte Morris misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
1:32 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals) | |||
1:20 | Josh Minott misses two point running layup | |||
1:18 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
1:08 | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | |||
1:06 | Josh Minott defensive rebound | |||
1:02 | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Luka Garza draws the foul) | |||
1:02 | +1 | Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-115 | |
1:02 | Luka Garza misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:00 | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
0:43 | Josh Minott defensive rebound | |||
0:32 | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
0:23 | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 70-115 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 0:23 |
Peyton Watson defensive rebound | 0:28 |
Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | 0:32 |
Josh Minott defensive rebound | 0:43 |
Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | 0:45 |
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | 1:00 |
Luka Garza misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:02 |
+ 1 | Luka Garza makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:02 |
Julian Strawther shooting foul (Luka Garza draws the foul) | 1:02 |
Josh Minott defensive rebound | 1:06 |
Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | 1:08 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 70 | 115 |
Field Goals | 26-86 (30.2%) | 40-86 (46.5%) |
3-Pointers | 7-36 (19.4%) | 15-40 (37.5%) |
Free Throws | 11-14 (78.6%) | 20-24 (83.3%) |
Total Rebounds | 47 | 66 |
Offensive | 10 | 11 |
Defensive | 33 | 51 |
Team | 4 | 4 |
Assists | 18 | 26 |
Steals | 2 | 9 |
Blocks | 5 | 4 |
Turnovers | 12 | 6 |
Fouls | 17 | 14 |
Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Nuggets 3-3 | 102.2 PPG | 42.5 RPG | 24.9 APG |
Timberwolves 3-3 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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N. Jokic C | 28.7 PPG | 13.4 RPG | 8.7 APG | 54.5 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 27.6 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 6.5 APG | 48.1 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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N. Jokic C | 22 PTS | 9 REB | 2 AST | ||
A. Edwards SG | 27 PTS | 4 REB | 4 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 22 | 9 | 2 | 9/19 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -25 | 32 |
A. Gordon | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -27 | 29 |
J. Murray | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4/18 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -32 | 21 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -24 | 19 |
M. Porter Jr. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3/9 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -28 | 15 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 22 | 9 | 2 | 9/19 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -25 | 32 |
A. Gordon | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4/7 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -27 | 29 |
J. Murray | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4/18 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -32 | 21 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2/6 | 2/6 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -24 | 19 |
M. Porter Jr. | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3/9 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -28 | 15 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
J. Pickett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
C. Braun | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 7 |
Z. Nnaji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 |
J. Strawther | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 3 |
P. Watson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 | 7 |
J. Holiday | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 2 |
D. Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 1 |
R. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 | 0 |
H. Tyson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 70 | 43 | 18 | 26/86 | 7/36 | 11/14 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 33 | -225 | 144 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8/17 | 4/9 | 7/8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +43 | 41 |
J. McDaniels | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +23 | 30 |
M. Conley | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +26 | 28 |
K. Towns | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4/10 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | +25 | 32 |
R. Gobert | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | +30 | 26 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 27 | 4 | 4 | 8/17 | 4/9 | 7/8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +43 | 41 |
J. McDaniels | 21 | 4 | 1 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +23 | 30 |
M. Conley | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +26 | 28 |
K. Towns | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4/10 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | +25 | 32 |
R. Gobert | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | +30 | 26 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Reid | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4/12 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | +17 | 24 |
N. Alexander-Walker | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 11 |
L. Garza | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 10 |
K. Anderson | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +16 | 14 |
M. Morris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 8 |
J. McLaughlin | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 4 |
J. Minott | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
W. Moore Jr. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 115 | 62 | 26 | 40/86 | 15/40 | 20/24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 51 | +225 | 236 |