Timberwolves (96) vs Nuggets (100) · Apr 5, 2018 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 5, 2018

Game Recap

Jamal Murray carries his team by scoring 22points, but his teammate Nikola Jokic's late tip-in sealed the win against the Timberwolves.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	24	30	18	24	96
DEN	27	24	28	21	100

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Nemanja BjelicaSF	34	4-11	2-5	0-0	7	3	1	0	0	3	10	+2
67Taj GibsonPF	36	6-15	0-0	5-6	14	2	0	0	0	4	17	-9
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	37	10-16	2-5	4-4	13	4	0	0	3	6	26	+10
22Andrew WigginsSG	32	4-12	1-2	0-1	6	3	0	0	1	2	9	-13
0Jeff TeaguePG	35	6-14	0-5	3-5	3	6	0	0	2	0	15	-3
5Gorgui Dieng	14	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	6	-15
1Tyus Jones	12	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	-1
11Jamal Crawford	20	4-9	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	9	-2
25Derrick Rose	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	+11
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Jimmy Butler	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-9142.9%	6-2425.0%	12-1675.0%	47	22	4	1	8	19	96

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
21Wilson ChandlerSF	32	4-10	0-3	2-2	5	0	0	1	0	0	10	+1
4Paul MillsapPF	33	3-12	0-3	6-9	7	1	0	1	2	1	12	-1
15Nikola JokicC	35	6-20	1-6	3-3	14	9	1	1	2	5	16	+1
5Will BartonSG	40	6-14	2-7	0-0	6	6	1	1	2	3	14	-3
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	8-16	3-6	3-3	2	1	0	1	1	4	22	+15
34Devin Harris	20	6-11	5-9	3-3	3	1	0	0	2	2	20	-4
24Mason Plumlee	21	2-4	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	1	1	2	6	+1
3Torrey Craig	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	+2
7Trey Lyles	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+8
00Darrell Arthur	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Juancho Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Richard Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		35-8939.3%	11-3630.6%	19-2286.4%	47	21	3	7	10	17	100

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminden

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Towns: Tip to Murray
+2 (11:44) Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:24) Towns 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
22
+2 (11:05) Jokic 4' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:43) Gibson 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
44
(10:35) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:31) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:21) MISS Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) MISS Millsap 14' Jump Shot
(10:05) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:46) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:46) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:39) MISS Jokic 6' Jump Shot
(9:38) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:25) MISS Murray 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:22) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:13) MISS Teague 2' Driving Layup
(9:13) Millsap BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:10) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) Barton 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
46
(8:40) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:21) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:08) Wiggins Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:00) MISS Jokic 18' Jump Shot
(7:56) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:39) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:38) Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:35) MISS Gibson 2' Putback Layup
(7:31) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:31) Bjelica 1' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
66
+2 (7:22) Jokic 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
68
(7:05) MISS Bjelica 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:02) Gibson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:00) MISS Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:56) NUGGETS Rebound
(6:56) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:41) MISS Chandler 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:22) Bjelica 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
98
(6:07) MISS Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:04) Gibson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:53) MISS Wiggins 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:51) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:46) Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
911
+2 (5:28) Teague 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1111
(5:10) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(5:08) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:02) MISS Wiggins 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:58) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:52) MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
(4:49) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:37) MISS Gibson 2' Layup
(4:37) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:34) Gibson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(4:34) MISS Gibson 2' Layup
(4:34) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:34) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:25) Millsap 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
1113
+2 (4:08) Teague 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1313
(4:08) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
(4:08) MISS Teague Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:06) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:52) Millsap 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
1315
(3:52) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (3:52) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1316
(3:31) Harris P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(3:21) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:18) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:16) MISS Bjelica 3PT Jump Shot
(3:10) Gibson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
+2 (3:10) Gibson 1' Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
1516
(2:59) MISS Millsap 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:57) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:51) Wiggins 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bjelica 1 AST)
1716
(2:51) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
(2:51) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:51) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:51) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:37) Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
1719
+2 (2:13) Dieng 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
1919
(1:46) MISS Craig 3PT Jump Shot
(1:44) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:27) Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gibson 1 AST)
2219
(1:14) MISS Jokic 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(1:12) Gibson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
+2 (1:09) Dieng 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2419
+2 (0:51) Murray 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2421
(0:35) MISS Dieng 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:33) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:30) Harris 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2424
(0:11) MISS Gibson 21' Jump Shot
(0:08) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (0:01) Harris Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
2425
+1 (0:01) Harris Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
2426
+1 (0:01) Harris Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
2427

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4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

96Points100

39-91(42.9%)Field Goal(%)35-89(39.3%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

47(12)Rebounds(Offensive)47(13)

22Assists21

4Steals3

1Blocks7

8Turnovers10

19Fouls17

48Pts In The Paint42

6Fast Break Pts10

16Pts Off Turnovers4

19Bench Pts26

8Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, April 5, 2018 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 16,415 (85.9%)