Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Jan 22, 2017

FINAL

18-25DenverNuggets

108

16-28MinnesotaT-wolves

111

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	29	26	24	108
MIN	28	34	22	27	111

Game Recap

Karl Anthony Towns records 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead Minnesota as the Timberwolves hang on to defeat the Nuggets.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Danilo GallinariSF	35	4-10	2-4	4-4	6	4	0	0	1	0	-13	14
35Kenneth FariedPF	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
15Nikola JokicC	27	8-15	0-3	2-2	9	4	2	2	4	5	-7	18
14Gary HarrisSG	35	9-13	2-4	2-2	5	3	1	0	2	1	+7	22
1Jameer NelsonPG	27	4-9	0-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	4	3	-16	9
21Wilson Chandler	34	6-11	1-2	4-5	6	0	1	1	3	2	-5	17
5Will Barton	25	0-2	0-0	1-2	2	6	1	1	2	1	0	1
27Jamal Murray	20	7-13	0-2	3-4	5	3	1	0	0	2	+13	17
00Darrell Arthur	20	4-9	2-6	0-0	4	4	0	3	1	4	+4	10
25Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Mike Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Jusuf Nurkic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8251.2%	7-2429.2%	17-2181.0%	41	26	6	7	17	19	-	108

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	38	10-20	1-3	3-4	4	4	1	1	2	5	+10	24
5Gorgui DiengPF	16	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	3	-2	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	40	13-19	0-0	6-8	12	7	0	4	6	4	+6	32
8Zach LaVineSG	32	2-8	0-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	0	-7	4
3Kris DunnPG	34	3-8	2-2	2-4	8	9	3	1	1	4	+14	10
88Nemanja Bjelica	19	3-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	4	-10	8
15Shabazz Muhammad	33	9-14	2-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	1	+8	20
1Tyus Jones	19	3-8	1-1	2-3	0	4	1	1	1	2	-1	9
45Cole Aldrich	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	-3	0
27Jordan Hill	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Adreian Payne	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Brandon Rush	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-8552.9%	6-1540.0%	15-2171.4%	36	29	11	8	14	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(12:00) Jump Ball Towns vs. Jokic: Tip to Faried
+3 (11:42) Gallinari 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
30
+3 (11:25) Dunn 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
33
(11:11) MISS Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:53) Dunn 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
36
+2 (10:35) Jokic 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nelson 1 AST)
56
+2 (10:22) Towns Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
58
(10:04) Nelson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:04) Dieng STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:50) Dunn 8' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
510
+2 (9:36) Harris Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
710
(9:12) Dunn Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:12) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(9:02) Dieng P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+2 (8:48) Nelson Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Gallinari 1 AST)
910
(8:33) Faried S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Crawford)
+1 (8:33) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
911
+1 (8:33) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
912
(8:09) MISS Harris 12' Jump Shot
(8:08) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:56) Nelson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:56) Dieng STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:51) LaVine 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
914
+2 (7:38) Gallinari Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
1114
(7:21) MISS Wiggins 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:19) Faried REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:08) Dieng Shooting Block Foul (P2.T2) (P.Fraher)
+1 (7:08) Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1214
+1 (7:08) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1314
(6:49) MISS Dieng 15' Jump Bank Shot
(6:49) Faried REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:39) Gallinari Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:39) LaVine STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:25) Towns 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Dunn 1 AST)
1316
+2 (6:15) Nelson 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1516
+2 (5:57) Dieng 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
1518
(5:44) MISS Gallinari 1' Driving Layup
(5:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:42) Dieng S.FOUL (P3.T3) (D.Taylor)
(5:42) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (5:42) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1618
+1 (5:42) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1718
+2 (5:23) Wiggins 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
1720
+2 (5:04) Harris 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1920
(4:47) MISS Wiggins 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:33) MISS Jokic 1' Layup
(4:33) Wiggins BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:30) Jokic 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
2120
(4:11) MISS Wiggins 19' Jump Shot
(4:10) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:07) Towns Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:56) Bjelica S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
(3:56) MISS Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:56) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (3:56) Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2220
+2 (3:42) Bjelica 4' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
2222
+2 (3:26) Chandler Cutting Dunk Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2422
(3:10) MISS Dunn 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:09) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:05) MISS Chandler 4' Running Jump Shot
(3:05) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:03) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:54) Wiggins Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (D.Crawford)
(2:54) Wiggins Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:54) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:41) Dunn S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Crawford)
(2:41) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:41) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (2:41) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2522
(2:23) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+2 (2:16) Towns 1' Layup (8 PTS) (Bjelica 1 AST)
2524
(2:16) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(2:16) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:16) Arthur REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:04) MISS Chandler 7' Floating Jump Shot
(2:04) Towns BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:03) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:59) Towns Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (D.Crawford)
(1:59) Towns Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
+3 (1:44) Arthur 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
2824
(1:27) Towns Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:15) Muhammad S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Taylor)
+1 (1:15) Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2924
(1:15) MISS Barton Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:15) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:02) MISS Muhammad 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:00) Gallinari REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:36) Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
+2 (0:18) Muhammad 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Dunn 2 AST)
2926
(0:04) MISS Barton 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:03) Muhammad REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:00) Muhammad 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2928

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

108Points111

42-82(51.2%)Field Goal(%)45-85(52.9%)

7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)6-15(40.0%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

41(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

26Assists29

6Steals11

7Blocks8

17Turnovers14

19Fouls24

50Pts In The Paint52

7Fast Break Pts16

16Pts Off Turnovers31

45Bench Pts37

9Largest Lead6

Game Details

Sunday, January 22, 2017 · 7:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 12,788 (66.1%)