Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 20, 2017

FINAL

19-13MinnesotaT-wolves

112

16-15DenverNuggets

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	17	33	30	32	112
DEN	24	28	32	20	104

Game Recap

Karl-Anthony Town and Jimmy Butler both score 25 points as the Timberwolves get the win over the Nuggets, 112-104.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	34	3-12	0-2	1-1	5	2	2	1	0	1	+3	7
67Taj GibsonPF	30	6-9	0-1	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	3	-8	12
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	37	11-16	2-2	1-1	10	2	3	0	1	2	0	25
23Jimmy ButlerSG	34	8-15	1-4	8-8	2	4	2	0	3	1	-5	25
0Jeff TeaguePG	32	5-13	1-6	5-5	4	8	2	0	2	3	-2	16
5Gorgui Dieng	20	2-4	0-1	1-2	9	1	2	0	0	5	+13	5
1Tyus Jones	15	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	1	+10	2
11Jamal Crawford	28	7-14	4-6	2-2	1	7	0	0	2	4	+27	20
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Nemanja Bjelica	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Shabazz Muhammad	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8749.4%	8-2433.3%	18-1994.7%	37	28	12	2	8	20	-	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Wilson ChandlerSF	37	2-7	1-4	0-0	10	6	0	1	1	1	-3	5
15Nikola JokicPF	36	6-12	2-6	8-9	6	4	0	2	10	3	-1	22
24Mason PlumleeC	28	6-10	0-0	1-4	10	6	3	0	3	2	+12	13
3Torrey CraigSG	37	3-4	2-3	2-2	6	2	0	0	3	3	+1	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	10-17	5-6	5-6	4	3	2	0	2	4	-1	30
7Trey Lyles	24	5-9	2-3	3-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	-18	15
5Will Barton	33	3-9	0-3	0-0	5	4	1	2	0	4	-28	6
25Malik Beasley	5	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-2	3
00Darrell Arthur	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Kenneth Faried	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Richard Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Monte Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-7250.0%	13-2846.4%	19-2479.2%	42	27	6	5	21	18	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Towns: Tip to Jokic
(11:48) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:33) Towns 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:13) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
23
(10:57) Butler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:57) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
(10:52) Craig Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:52) Gibson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:44) MISS Towns 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:41) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:33) Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST)
26
(10:09) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:09) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:05) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Chandler 2 AST)
29
(9:54) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:40) Chandler P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
(9:35) Craig S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (9:35) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
39
+1 (9:35) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
49
(9:16) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:16) Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(9:15) Butler Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:04) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(9:04) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
(8:54) MISS Butler 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:51) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:40) Craig 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
411
+2 (8:24) Gibson 4' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
611
(7:58) MISS Murray 20' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:55) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:54) MISS Chandler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:51) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:39) MISS Wiggins 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(7:36) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:29) Murray 14' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
613
+2 (7:08) Butler 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
813
(6:47) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (6:47) Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
814
(6:47) MISS Plumlee Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:47) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:34) MISS Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:30) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:16) Chandler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (6:02) Gibson 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
1014
(5:50) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T6)
(5:50) Towns STEAL (2 STL)
(5:41) MISS Teague 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:38) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:30) Towns S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (5:30) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1015
+1 (5:30) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1016
(5:15) MISS Teague 7' Hook Shot
(5:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:57) Dieng S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
+1 (4:57) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1017
+1 (4:57) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1018
(4:51) Teague Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:51) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
(4:46) MISS Murray 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:42) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:29) MISS Butler 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:23) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:07) MISS Chandler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:56) MISS Teague 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:56) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:42) Murray Traveling Turnover (P1.T7)
(3:26) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:16) Dieng S.FOUL (P2.T4) (E.Malloy)
(3:16) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:16) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (3:16) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1019
(3:05) MISS Wiggins 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:49) Lyles 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1021
(2:34) MISS Dieng 21' Jump Shot
(2:31) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:30) Gibson 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1221
(2:10) MISS Beasley 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:10) Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:07) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:01) MISS Crawford 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:58) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:55) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:50) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:44) Wiggins 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1421
(1:44) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (1:28) Lyles 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
1424
+2 (1:08) Dieng 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
1624
(0:48) MISS Barton 8' Running Layup
(0:43) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:43) MISS Plumlee 1' Tip Layup Shot
(0:43) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:35) Lyles S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(0:35) MISS Dieng Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:35) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (0:35) Dieng Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1724
(0:19) MISS Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:15) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(0:15) MISS Plumlee 1' Putback Layup
(0:14) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:00) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

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Team Stats

MIN

DEN

112Points104

43-87(49.4%)Field Goal(%)36-72(50.0%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-28(46.4%)

18-19(94.7%)Free Throw(%)19-24(79.2%)

37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

28Assists27

12Steals6

2Blocks5

8Turnovers21

20Fouls18

52Pts In The Paint40

12Fast Break Pts18

21Pts Off Turnovers9

27Bench Pts24

8Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, December 20, 2017 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 17,002 (89.0%)