Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 28, 2016

FINAL

10-22MinnesotaT-wolves

103

14-18DenverNuggets

105

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	31	18	24	30	103
DEN	22	27	32	24	105

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic scores 16 points with 11 assists, Wilson Chandler adds 17 with the key block to seal the win over the Timberwolves, 105-103.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	36	11-20	2-4	1-4	5	1	2	0	0	0	+1	25
5Gorgui DiengPF	39	9-11	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	1	1	5	+2	20
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	34	7-17	1-2	0-0	11	10	0	2	3	1	+6	15
8Zach LaVineSG	40	7-17	2-8	1-2	1	5	1	0	0	0	-1	17
9Ricky RubioPG	33	5-14	1-7	7-7	8	7	4	0	4	2	-1	18
15Shabazz Muhammad	19	2-4	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-4	5
88Nemanja Bjelica	17	0-5	0-2	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	3	-10	0
3Kris Dunn	14	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-1	2
45Cole Aldrich	3	0-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	-2	1
27Jordan Hill	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Adreian Payne	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Brandon Rush	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9444.7%	7-2528.0%	12-1770.6%	43	29	8	3	8	15	-	103

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Danilo GallinariSF	35	6-9	2-4	4-4	5	2	0	0	3	3	-7	18
21Wilson ChandlerPF	37	6-17	3-9	2-2	7	2	1	1	1	2	+2	17
15Nikola JokicC	34	6-12	0-2	4-5	8	11	0	1	2	3	-3	16
14Gary HarrisSG	28	7-12	2-5	1-1	4	1	0	0	2	0	+1	17
0Emmanuel MudiayPG	27	5-10	1-2	0-0	2	5	1	0	2	2	+4	11
35Kenneth Faried	15	3-4	0-0	0-2	5	2	0	0	0	1	+1	6
5Will Barton	19	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	1	+1	6
1Jameer Nelson	20	1-4	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	1	-2	3
23Jusuf Nurkic	8	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	1	+4	4
27Jamal Murray	12	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	3	1	0	3	+9	7
00Darrell Arthur	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Mike Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	10-2835.7%	11-1478.6%	38	29	6	4	15	17	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Towns: Tip to LaVine
+2 (11:40) Wiggins 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:20) Gallinari 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
(10:53) MISS Dieng 16' Jump Shot
(10:52) Rubio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:43) LaVine 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
42
(10:24) Gallinari Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:09) Wiggins 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
62
(9:48) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:47) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Towns 8' Hook Bank Shot
(9:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) Harris Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
64
+2 (9:00) Wiggins 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
84
+3 (8:46) Gallinari 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mudiay 1 AST)
87
+3 (8:25) Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
117
(8:25) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:06) MISS Chandler 19' Jump Shot
(8:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:01) Jokic 4' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
119
+2 (7:36) LaVine 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
139
(7:25) MISS Harris 13' Running Jump Shot
(7:24) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:13) MISS Rubio 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:13) Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS Chandler 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:04) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:41) MISS Rubio 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:27) MISS Mudiay 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:25) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:19) Towns 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
159
+2 (6:07) Harris 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1511
(5:42) Rubio Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (5:28) Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1514
+2 (5:10) Dieng Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
1714
(5:06) Mudiay Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (S.Twardoski)
(5:06) Mudiay Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (4:51) Dieng 7' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
1914
(4:32) MISS Jokic 3PT Jump Shot
(4:31) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:27) Dieng Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
2114
(4:27) NUGGETS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 1)
(4:19) Nelson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:19) Dieng STEAL (1 STL)
(4:13) MISS Rubio 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:10) Rubio REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:01) Wiggins 18' Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2314
+2 (3:43) Gallinari 21' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Faried 1 AST)
2316
+2 (3:37) Wiggins Running Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS) (Rubio 4 AST)
2516
(3:37) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 1)
(3:16) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Muhammad REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:57) MISS Rubio 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Nelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:40) Faried 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2518
(2:25) MISS Wiggins 7' Floating Jump Shot
(2:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:20) Bjelica P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(2:08) Gallinari Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:08) Wiggins STEAL (2 STL)
(2:07) Gallinari P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+2 (1:45) Dieng 11' Turnaround Bank Shot (8 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
2718
(1:33) MISS Gallinari 18' Jump Shot
(1:32) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:20) MISS Dunn 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:18) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:03) MISS Nelson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:01) Faried REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:58) Barton 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Faried 2 AST)
2720
(0:44) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (0:44) Dieng Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
2820
+1 (0:44) Dieng Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2920
(0:32) MISS Barton 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Faried REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:31) Faried Reverse Dunk (4 PTS)
2922
+2 (0:12) Wiggins 15' Jump Shot (15 PTS)
3122
(0:06) Muhammad Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(0:01) MISS Barton 16' Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

103Points105

42-94(44.7%)Field Goal(%)42-81(51.9%)

7-25(28.0%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

43(16)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

29Assists29

8Steals6

3Blocks4

8Turnovers15

15Fouls17

42Pts In The Paint56

16Fast Break Pts20

25Pts Off Turnovers10

8Bench Pts26

13Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 15,093 (79.0%)