Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 11, 2018

FINAL / OT

46-36DenverNuggets

106

47-35MinnesotaT-wolves

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	26	28	27	20	5	106
MIN	29	33	24	15	11	112

Game Recap

The Timberwolves prevail against the Nuggets in a 112-106 overtime victory and end a 14-year playoff drought behind 31 points from Jimmy Butler and 26 points and 14 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Wilson ChandlerSF	48	0-3	0-2	0-0	9	2	1	0	3	5	+1	0
4Paul MillsapPF	35	3-8	1-2	3-3	7	1	0	1	1	4	0	10
15Nikola JokicC	46	14-25	4-7	3-4	10	3	1	0	3	4	+6	35
5Will BartonSG	42	9-22	5-10	1-3	8	5	1	1	2	4	-2	24
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	8-18	2-7	2-4	6	6	1	0	1	3	-5	20
14Gary Harris	21	4-10	1-3	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	-18	10
24Mason Plumlee	12	1-1	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	2	1	2	-13	3
34Devin Harris	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	4
3Torrey Craig	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
00Darrell Arthur	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Malik Beasley	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Richard Jefferson	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Trey Lyles	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9045.6%	13-3240.6%	11-1861.1%	47	19	4	4	12	22	-	106

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	42	5-9	3-5	5-8	5	3	0	0	1	1	-3	18
67Taj GibsonPF	35	4-8	0-0	0-0	6	0	2	1	1	5	-4	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	46	12-19	0-0	2-2	14	2	1	0	0	4	+1	26
23Jimmy ButlerSG	41	10-21	1-4	10-13	5	5	1	1	3	3	-1	31
0Jeff TeaguePG	42	6-13	3-5	2-2	1	7	1	0	1	3	-1	17
8Nemanja Bjelica	10	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	3	0	1	1	+7	0
5Gorgui Dieng	6	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+5	5
1Tyus Jones	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	1	+7	3
11Jamal Crawford	17	1-7	0-2	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	0	+12	2
25Derrick Rose	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	+7	2
45Cole Aldrich	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Aaron Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Marcus Georges-Hunt	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8947.2%	9-2339.1%	19-2576.0%	40	24	10	2	8	19	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Jokic: Tip to Barton
(11:41) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:37) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) MISS Towns 6' Hook Shot
(11:21) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:21) Towns 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:01) MISS Barton Driving Reverse Layup
(10:59) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) MISS Wiggins 5' Floating Jump Shot
(10:53) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:42) Jokic 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
22
(10:23) Millsap Personal Block Foul (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
(10:09) MISS Towns 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:07) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:59) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST)
52
+2 (9:38) Towns 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Teague 1 AST)
54
(9:27) MISS Jokic 22' Jump Shot
(9:23) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:20) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:17) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:12) Gibson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Teague 2 AST)
56
+2 (8:58) Murray 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
76
(8:38) Teague Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:38) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(8:33) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Boland)
(8:33) MISS Barton Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:33) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (8:33) Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
86
(8:17) MISS Wiggins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:57) Millsap 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Chandler 2 AST)
116
+2 (7:41) Gibson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Teague 3 AST)
118
(7:26) MISS Chandler 3PT Jump Shot
(7:24) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:24) Barton 1' Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
138
(7:15) MISS Teague 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:07) MISS Barton 12' Floating Jump Shot
(7:04) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:52) Butler 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1310
(6:32) MISS Jokic 1' Layup
(6:30) Gibson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:17) Wiggins 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
1313
+3 (6:03) Barton 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1613
(5:43) MISS Butler 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:40) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:38) Butler 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1615
(5:38) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:11) MISS Murray 18' Floating Jump Shot
(5:10) Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:09) Barton 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1815
(5:09) Bjelica S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(5:09) MISS Barton Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:05) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:50) Towns 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1817
(4:47) Millsap Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (4:33) Towns 6' Hook Shot (8 PTS)
1819
(4:09) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Boland)
(4:09) MISS Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:09) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (4:09) Plumlee Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1919
+2 (3:58) Teague 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1921
(3:44) MISS Millsap 4' Layup
(3:42) Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:28) Barton P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(3:18) MISS Dieng 11' Jump Shot
(3:18) Plumlee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:15) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:12) MISS Bjelica 9' Jump Shot
(3:11) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:00) MISS Dieng 3PT Jump Shot
(2:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:54) MISS Chandler 3' Driving Layup
(2:50) Bjelica REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:43) MISS Teague 5' Floating Jump Shot
(2:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:37) MISS G. Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:33) Dieng REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:19) Dieng 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Teague 4 AST)
1924
(2:03) MISS Murray 19' Jump Shot
(2:00) Murray REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+3 (1:59) G. Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2224
(1:37) MISS Teague 8' Floating Jump Shot
(1:35) G. Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:18) Chandler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:18) Bjelica STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:03) Gibson 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2226
(1:03) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(0:44) G. Harris Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:32) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
+1 (0:32) Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2227
+1 (0:32) Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2228
+2 (0:21) G. Harris 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2428
(0:08) Chandler P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Boland)
+1 (0:08) Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2429
(0:08) MISS Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:07) Chandler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:00) Jokic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
2629

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

106Points112

41-90(45.6%)Field Goal(%)42-89(47.2%)

13-32(40.6%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

11-18(61.1%)Free Throw(%)19-25(76.0%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)

19Assists24

4Steals10

4Blocks2

12Turnovers8

22Fouls19

40Pts In The Paint52

0Fast Break Pts12

12Pts Off Turnovers23

17Bench Pts12

5Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: NBA TV