Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Oct 30, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	23	20	26	24	93
MIN	32	15	26	18	91

Game Recap

Will Barton made a game-clinching block in the final seconds for the Nuggets as they defeated the Timberwolves, 93-91. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 26 points, 19 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks, while Anthony Edwards tallied 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 4-2 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 3-2.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	34	3-14	0-6	1-2	12	3	1	0	1	2	+10	7
50Aaron GordonPF	31	4-10	0-2	4-4	4	2	2	2	0	0	+26	12
15Nikola JokicC	36	10-23	3-8	3-4	19	7	1	2	7	2	+17	26
5Will BartonSG	30	3-10	1-5	3-4	2	1	3	2	4	0	+8	10
11Monte MorrisPG	30	7-14	1-6	1-2	4	5	1	0	1	3	+17	16
35PJ Dozier	14	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	1	-15	2
7Facundo Campazzo	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	-24	3
32Jeff Green	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-15	0
JaMychal Green	11	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	3	3	-15	6
25Austin Rivers	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-9	3
3Bones Hyland	17	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	1	+10	8
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-8840.9%	9-3724.3%	12-1675.0%	48	24	11	10	18	15	-	93

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	24	1-6	0-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	4	-11	2
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	16	3-5	0-0	0-1	6	0	0	1	1	4	-9	6
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	33	4-11	2-5	4-4	8	3	1	0	5	4	-23	14
1Anthony EdwardsSG	34	6-19	0-6	2-2	11	1	0	0	3	1	-14	14
0D'Angelo RussellPG	31	6-15	2-6	0-0	1	6	2	1	3	3	+10	14
22Patrick Beverley	22	3-5	1-2	0-0	3	5	1	2	2	5	+10	7
5Malik Beasley	27	6-14	6-10	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	+2	18
20Josh Okogie	19	1-4	0-1	2-2	5	2	2	0	1	0	+18	4
11Naz Reid	18	5-8	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	2	1	1	+15	12
12Taurean Prince	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-3	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-5	0
9Leandro Bolmaro	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8939.3%	13-4131.7%	8-988.9%	46	21	8	6	20	23	-	91

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:55) Jump Ball Towns vs. Jokic: Tip to Vanderbilt
(11:46) MISS Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Porter Jr. 12' Driving Hook Shot
(11:30) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Towns Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
02
(10:52) MISS Jokic 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:50) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:45) Towns 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:18) Gordon 1' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
25
(10:05) MISS Russell 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:03) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:03) Vanderbilt Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
27
+2 (9:45) Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
47
(9:38) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (9:38) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
48
+1 (9:38) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
49
(9:29) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:11) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:02) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:01) Nuggets Rebound
(9:01) McDaniels L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
(8:57) Jokic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:46) Russell Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:41) Vanderbilt P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
(8:32) McDaniels S.FOUL (P2.T3) (R.Acosta)
+1 (8:32) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
59
+1 (8:32) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
69
(8:15) MISS Russell 7' Floating Jump Shot
(8:13) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:59) Gordon 12' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
89
(7:42) Russell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:42) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
(7:33) MISS Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot
(7:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:27) Barton STEAL (2 STL)
(7:12) MISS Morris 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:10) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:08) Morris 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
109
(7:01) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:51) Russell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1012
(6:31) MISS Morris 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:29) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:26) MISS Russell 2' Driving Layup
(6:23) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:16) Morris 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1312
+2 (6:01) Vanderbilt 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1314
(6:01) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Cutler)
(6:01) MISS Vanderbilt Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:59) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:49) Morris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:49) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(5:43) MISS Beasley 3PT Jump Shot
(5:39) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS Towns 1' Putback Layup
(5:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:31) Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1514
(5:15) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
(5:13) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:09) MISS Gordon 1' Driving Layup
(5:06) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:04) MISS Gordon 3' Putback Layup
(5:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (4:57) Morris 8' Running Layup (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1714
+2 (4:42) Edwards 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
1716
+2 (4:24) Morris 1' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1916
(4:14) Morris S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (4:14) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1917
+1 (4:14) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1918
(3:48) MISS Jokic 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:45) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:32) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:27) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:24) Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
1921
(3:10) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:10) Beverley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:08) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:05) Edwards 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1923
(3:05) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:51) Dozier 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2123
(2:37) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:35) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS Je. Green 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS Beasley 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:06) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:05) Barton Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (1:52) Beverley 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2125
(1:32) MISS Barton 1' Driving Layup
(1:30) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:26) MISS Okogie 5' Driving Layup
(1:26) Dozier BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:24) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:24) Reid Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
2127
+2 (1:09) Barton 20' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2327
(0:55) MISS Reid 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:55) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:49) Ja. Green OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Cutler)
(0:49) Ja. Green Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (0:30) Okogie 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2329
(0:18) MISS Barton 3' Driving Layup
(0:15) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:14) MISS Barton 3' Putback Layup
(0:14) Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:13) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:04) Reid 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
2332
(0:01) Russell Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (R.Acosta)
(0:00) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

93Points91

36-88(40.9%)Field Goal(%)35-89(39.3%)

9-37(24.3%)3-Point(%)13-41(31.7%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

48(14)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

24Assists21

11Steals8

10Blocks6

18Turnovers20

15Fouls23

38Pts In The Paint40

18Fast Break Pts11

22Pts Off Turnovers18

22Bench Pts41

4Largest Lead14

Game Details

Saturday, October 30, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)