Nuggets (125) vs Timberwolves (128) · Dec 27, 2017 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 27, 2017

19-16DenverNuggets

125

22-13MinnesotaT-wolves

128

Game Recap

Jimmy Butler scores a season-high 39 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves survive a Denver Nuggets rally to win in overtime, 128-125.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	23	35	24	32	11	125
MIN	35	36	17	26	14	128

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
21Wilson ChandlerSF	29	3-8	2-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	4	8	-11
15Nikola JokicPF	41	5-11	1-3	11-12	9	4	2	1	2	3	22	+1
24Mason PlumleeC	25	4-8	0-0	3-6	8	1	0	0	1	1	11	-5
14Gary HarrisSG	41	3-10	2-6	2-2	3	6	0	0	1	3	10	-5
27Jamal MurrayPG	46	8-20	2-9	3-3	7	8	0	0	1	2	21	-1
5Will Barton	33	10-17	4-8	4-5	3	5	0	0	1	3	28	+9
7Trey Lyles	31	8-13	4-8	3-3	10	0	0	1	1	5	23	+7
3Torrey Craig	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	-5
00Darrell Arthur	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	-5
25Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Kenneth Faried	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Richard Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Emmanuel Mudiay	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		42-9146.2%	15-3938.5%	26-3183.9%	48	26	3	2	9	24	125

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Andrew WigginsSF	42	7-13	5-8	2-5	3	0	0	1	0	5	21	+8
67Taj GibsonPF	40	9-12	0-0	2-3	4	2	0	1	0	6	20	+3
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	30	6-12	2-3	0-0	13	6	0	4	3	6	14	+11
23Jimmy ButlerSG	42	10-20	3-6	16-18	4	5	1	0	1	0	39	+5
0Jeff TeaguePG	35	5-12	1-3	0-0	5	10	2	0	0	2	11	+5
5Gorgui Dieng	21	2-6	1-3	1-2	5	1	0	1	0	2	6	-11
1Tyus Jones	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	-1
8Nemanja Bjelica	9	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
11Jamal Crawford	26	6-11	0-4	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	1	12	-4
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Shabazz Muhammad	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		47-9052.2%	12-2941.4%	22-3073.3%	42	27	4	7	6	26	128

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenmin

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. Plumlee: Tip to Gibson
(11:42) MISS Towns 8' Hook Shot
(11:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:31) Teague REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) MISS Gibson 4' Hook Shot
(11:18) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:16) Towns 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gibson 1 AST)
02
+3 (10:54) Chandler 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
32
(10:31) MISS Teague 10' Jump Shot
(10:27) Teague REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:23) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
(10:23) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:23) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(10:23) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:20) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) Jump Ball Wiggins vs. Murray: Tip to Towns
(10:04) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:04) Teague STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:56) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
35
(9:29) MISS Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:27) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:23) Teague 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
38
+2 (9:07) Jokic 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
58
+3 (8:52) Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
511
(8:30) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (8:30) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
611
+1 (8:30) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
711
+3 (8:21) Wiggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
714
(8:21) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:06) MISS Harris 2' Driving Layup
(8:06) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:49) Butler 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
717
(7:34) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:16) MISS Towns 6' Driving Layup
(7:16) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:16) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:09) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:07) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:57) Gibson 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
719
(6:34) MISS Jokic 4' Layup
(6:34) Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:31) Chandler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:29) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:17) MISS Teague 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:14) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:02) Jokic OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Capers)
(6:02) Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:38) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:27) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (H.Workman)
+1 (5:27) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
819
+1 (5:27) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
919
(5:20) Harris P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
+2 (5:15) Butler 18' Jump Bank Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
921
(4:54) Lyles Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:54) Teague STEAL (2 STL)
(4:51) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (4:51) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
922
+1 (4:51) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
923
+3 (4:35) Lyles 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1223
+2 (4:16) Butler 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1225
+3 (4:00) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
1525
(3:42) MISS Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:40) Lyles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:36) Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
1825
+3 (3:19) Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Dieng 1 AST)
1828
(3:04) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:01) Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:55) MISS Butler 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:53) Lyles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:48) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:47) Craig 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2028
(2:24) MISS Gibson 19' Jump Shot
(2:24) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:17) Gibson 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
2030
(2:00) MISS Jokic 17' Jump Shot
(1:58) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:44) Teague 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2032
(1:44) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (1:36) Barton 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2232
(1:36) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (1:36) Barton Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2332
+2 (1:17) Crawford 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2334
(1:02) MISS Lyles 5' Running Jump Shot
(1:00) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:51) MISS Bjelica 3PT Jump Shot
(0:51) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:40) MISS Arthur 5' Driving Hook Shot
(0:37) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:27) Lyles S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Capers)
+1 (0:27) Bjelica Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2335
(0:27) MISS Bjelica Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:25) Lyles REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:08) MISS Lyles 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Crawford 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

125Points128

42-91(46.2%)Field Goal(%)47-90(52.2%)

15-39(38.5%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

26-31(83.9%)Free Throw(%)22-30(73.3%)

48(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(7)

26Assists27

3Steals4

2Blocks7

9Turnovers6

24Fouls26

46Pts In The Paint52

15Fast Break Pts7

8Pts Off Turnovers13

53Bench Pts23

3Largest Lead19

Game Details

Wednesday, December 27, 2017 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)