Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Oct 17, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	25	43	29	35	132
MIN	22	37	32	35	126

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves, 132-126. Julian Strawther recorded a team-high 33 points, along with three rebounds and two assists for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 25 points and five assists in the victory. Luka Garza tallied 29 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets finish the NBA Preseason with a record of 1-4, while the Timberwolves finish 2-3.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	7-9	1-1	1-2	8	0	0	0	2	4	-9	16
32Aaron GordonPF	23	1-6	0-2	3-6	4	5	0	1	2	1	+7	5
15Nikola JokicC	28	2-5	0-0	0-2	7	7	3	1	3	4	+8	4
0Christian BraunSG	27	2-4	1-2	6-8	6	0	1	1	1	4	-6	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	28	6-13	5-6	8-8	0	5	2	2	3	1	+7	25
4Russell Westbrook	16	5-7	1-1	2-4	2	5	0	1	5	3	-1	13
9Dario Šaric	15	4-5	1-1	4-4	5	1	1	0	0	4	-4	13
3Julian Strawther	30	8-13	5-8	12-13	3	2	0	1	3	3	+11	33
5Hunter Tyson	7	1-3	0-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-2	3
31Vlatko Cancar	19	4-6	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	+13	9
22Zeke Nnaji	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	+6	0
23Trey Alexander	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-7354.8%	15-2657.7%	37-4975.5%	43	31	8	7	19	28	-	132

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Terrence Shannon Jr.SF	30	3-10	0-4	3-3	5	6	1	0	2	1	-9	9
8Josh MinottPF	23	3-8	0-2	1-2	3	1	0	3	2	3	-4	7
55Luka GarzaC	32	11-17	3-6	4-6	9	1	0	0	1	3	-18	29
35PJ DozierSG	19	1-6	0-3	1-1	1	2	0	0	4	3	-24	3
4Rob DillinghamPG	25	6-14	3-6	0-0	2	7	0	0	2	5	-12	15
22Jaylen Clark	20	5-8	1-3	0-1	4	1	4	0	2	6	+9	11
31Keita Bates-Diop	18	2-6	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	1	-2	5
1Daishen Nix	22	6-11	2-4	3-7	4	5	2	0	1	3	+22	17
Jesse Edwards	15	4-6	0-0	6-9	4	0	2	0	3	5	+12	14
33Leonard Miller	23	5-7	2-3	1-1	8	1	1	1	1	5	-1	13
97Eugene Omoruyi	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	-3	3
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Mike Conley	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Donte DiVincenzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Anthony Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Rudy Gobert	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jaden McDaniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Julius Randle	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Naz Reid	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9549.5%	13-3537.1%	19-3063.3%	45	26	10	4	20	37	-	126

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Garza vs. Jokic: Tip to Dillingham
+2 (11:38) Shannon Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Dillingham 1 AST)
02
(11:22) MISS Gordon 9' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:20) Shannon Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:13) Minott 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Shannon Jr. 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:58) Murray 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
24
(10:51) Dillingham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:46) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) MISS Minott 2' Driving Layup
(10:21) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Dillingham P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
(9:58) MISS Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:55) Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
54
(9:40) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (9:40) Shannon Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
55
+1 (9:40) Shannon Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
56
(9:32) Shannon Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Jelks)
+1 (9:32) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
66
(9:32) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:30) Minott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) MISS Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:59) Porter Jr. 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
86
(8:41) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(8:35) MISS Dillingham 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:35) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:33) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:26) Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
116
(8:06) MISS Dozier 2' Driving Layup
(8:06) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:51) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Jump Shot
(7:48) Dillingham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:41) Garza 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Shannon Jr. 2 AST)
118
(7:26) Dillingham S.FOUL (P2.T3) (P.Ransom)
+1 (7:26) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
128
+1 (7:26) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
138
(7:19) MISS Clark 3PT Jump Shot
(7:17) Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:14) MISS Shannon Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(7:12) Garza REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:10) MISS Minott 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:07) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:56) Porter Jr. Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (S.Jelks)
(6:56) Porter Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:56) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:56) TIMBERWOLVES Violation: Delay of game Violation
(6:46) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Jelks)
+2 (6:35) Clark 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Garza 1 AST)
1310
(6:35) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
(6:35) MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:25) Garza P.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Ransom)
+2 (6:15) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1510
(6:02) Dozier Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:02) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(5:52) MISS Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:50) Shannon Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:43) MISS Shannon Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:39) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:32) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:32) Clark STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:19) Garza 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Nix 1 AST)
1512
+2 (4:57) Porter Jr. 2' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
1712
(4:32) MISS Garza 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:24) Clark P.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (4:24) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1812
+1 (4:24) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1912
(4:23) Clark Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:23) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(4:22) Clark S.FOUL (P2.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (4:22) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2012
+1 (4:22) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2112
(4:05) MISS Shannon Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:01) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:56) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:56) Clark STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:50) Shannon Jr. 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Nix 2 AST)
2114
(3:32) MISS Murray 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:32) Nuggets Rebound
(3:32) J. Edwards L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Jelks)
(3:32) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:32) Nuggets Rebound
(3:32) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:30) J. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:13) MISS Nix 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:13) Murray BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:08) Nix REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:08) Nix 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2116
(2:56) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:56) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:42) Braun S.FOUL (P2.PN) (P.Fraher)
(2:42) MISS Nix Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:42) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(2:42) MISS Nix Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:40) Šaric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:26) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:26) Nix STEAL (1 STL)
(2:10) MISS Clark 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:07) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:58) Strawther Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
(1:58) Nix STEAL (2 STL)
(1:54) MISS Nix 3' Running Layup
(1:51) Šaric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:48) Strawther 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2416
(1:24) MISS J. Edwards 7' Hook Shot
(1:21) Nix REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (1:15) Nix 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2419
(1:00) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
(1:00) Clark STEAL (3 STL)
(0:56) Bates-Diop Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:35) MISS Tyson 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(0:34) Šaric L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:34) J. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2420
(0:34) MISS J. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:32) Clark REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:32) Clark Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
2422
(0:27) J. Edwards S.FOUL (P2.PN) (P.Fraher)
(0:27) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:27) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (0:27) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2522
(0:02) MISS J. Edwards 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:02) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:01) MISS Bates-Diop Tip Layup Shot
(0:01) Šaric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

132Points126

40-73(54.8%)Field Goal(%)47-95(49.5%)

15-26(57.7%)3-Point(%)13-35(37.1%)

37-49(75.5%)Free Throw(%)19-30(63.3%)

43(6)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

31Assists26

8Steals10

7Blocks4

19Turnovers20

28Fouls37

42Pts In The Paint66

18Fast Break Pts21

17Pts Off Turnovers25

71Bench Pts63

11Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, October 17, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 13,166 (68.0%)