Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

May 13, 2021

FINAL

46-24DenverNuggets

114

22-48MinnesotaT-wolves

103

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	35	28	29	22	114
MIN	26	26	37	14	103

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves, 114-103. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 31 points (14-21 FG), 14 rebounds and four assists, while Anthony Edwards tallied a team-high 29 points, along with seven rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 46-24 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 22-48.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	30	6-10	1-2	2-2	3	4	1	0	1	1	+8	15
15Nikola JokicPF	32	14-21	0-3	3-3	14	4	1	1	2	2	+8	31
34JaVale McGeeC	24	6-12	0-0	0-0	13	0	0	2	0	4	0	12
25Austin RiversSG	30	4-10	4-9	0-0	4	1	0	0	3	5	+12	12
7Facundo CampazzoPG	32	2-8	0-3	2-2	3	9	0	0	3	0	+8	6
3Shaquille Harrison	15	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	-3	2
0JaMychal Green	20	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	3	+4	2
31Vlatko Cancar	17	5-7	3-4	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	1	+5	14
4Paul Millsap	18	2-9	0-3	1-1	7	5	3	0	1	3	+8	5
00Markus Howard	17	5-10	4-8	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	4	+5	15
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9647.9%	12-3633.3%	10-1190.9%	53	30	6	3	12	25	-	114

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	39	8-16	4-9	9-12	7	5	0	2	1	3	-6	29
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	6
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	39	6-18	4-7	4-6	11	4	0	0	5	4	-6	20
0D'Angelo RussellSG	36	6-12	3-7	2-6	3	2	1	1	2	3	-9	17
9Ricky RubioPG	27	2-9	2-6	0-0	6	5	1	0	1	2	-5	6
11Naz Reid	30	4-9	0-4	2-4	6	0	1	1	2	3	-10	10
3Jaden McDaniels	17	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	+1	5
6Jordan McLaughlin	13	2-2	1-1	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	0	-1	6
41Juancho Hernangomez	15	1-4	1-3	1-2	3	0	0	0	2	0	-14	4
20Josh Okogie	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
17Ed Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8042.5%	16-4139.0%	19-3259.4%	43	20	3	5	15	17	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:58) Jump Ball Towns vs. McGee: Tip to Jokic
(11:53) MISS McGee 1' Layup
(11:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:49) MISS Jokic 2' Putback Layup
(11:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (11:47) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
20
+3 (11:31) Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
23
(11:10) MISS Jokic 4' Floating Jump Shot
(11:07) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:59) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:57) Campazzo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:43) MISS Rubio 3' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:43) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:43) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Layup
(10:36) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:32) MISS Rubio 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:32) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:20) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
43
(10:06) MISS Vanderbilt 8' Hook Shot
(10:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:55) MISS McGee 7' Driving Hook Shot
(9:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (9:52) Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
63
(9:35) MISS Rubio 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:31) Russell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
66
+2 (9:13) Gordon 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
86
+2 (8:56) Towns 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
88
(8:56) McGee Violation:Defensive Goaltending (H.Workman)
+2 (8:38) Jokic 4' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
108
+3 (8:20) Rubio 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1011
(8:09) MISS Campazzo 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:06) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:01) Vanderbilt 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
1013
(7:48) MISS Rivers 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+2 (7:44) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (10 PTS)
1213
+2 (7:25) Vanderbilt Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1215
(7:08) Rubio P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+2 (6:59) Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (12 PTS) (Campazzo 3 AST)
1415
(6:44) MISS Rubio 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:36) Campazzo Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1615
(6:36) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:22) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T1) (H.Workman)
(6:22) MISS Russell Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:22) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(6:22) MISS Russell Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:20) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:06) MISS Jokic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:02) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:55) MISS Gordon 1' Reverse Layup
(5:53) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:53) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1815
(5:47) Vanderbilt OFF.Foul (P1) (H.Workman)
(5:47) Vanderbilt Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (5:29) Gordon 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
2015
(5:07) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:04) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:56) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
(4:48) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:46) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:33) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:31) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (4:24) Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2018
(4:07) MISS Rivers 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:00) MISS Towns Running Layup
(4:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:00) Rivers S.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (4:00) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2019
+1 (4:00) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2020
+3 (3:44) Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2320
(3:30) MISS Rubio 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:27) Harrison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:21) Harrison 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2520
+2 (3:08) Edwards 11' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
2522
+3 (2:50) Rivers 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2822
+2 (2:32) Towns 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2824
(2:13) MISS Green 4' Driving Layup
(2:13) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:13) Nuggets Rebound
(2:13) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:08) Jokic 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (14 PTS)
3024
(1:53) MISS Towns 16' Jump Shot
(1:52) Harrison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:32) MISS Cancar 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:28) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:17) McDaniels 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
3026
+2 (0:52) Jokic 7' Driving Hook Shot (16 PTS) (Cancar 1 AST)
3226
(0:48) Harrison P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
(0:36) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:31) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:21) Cancar 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
3526
(0:03) MISS Russell 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:03) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

114Points103

46-96(47.9%)Field Goal(%)34-80(42.5%)

12-36(33.3%)3-Point(%)16-41(39.0%)

10-11(90.9%)Free Throw(%)19-32(59.4%)

53(14)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

30Assists20

6Steals3

3Blocks5

12Turnovers15

25Fouls17

60Pts In The Paint30

8Fast Break Pts11

20Pts Off Turnovers8

38Bench Pts25

13Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, May 13, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 1,638 (8.5%)