Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 15, 2021

FINAL

13-15MinnesotaT-wolves

124

14-14DenverNuggets

107

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	40	35	33	16	124
DEN	32	29	27	19	107

Game Recap

Anthony Edwards recorded 38 points, including a franchise record 10 3pt FGM (10-14) for the Timberwolves as they defeated the Nuggets, 124-107. Karl-Anthony Towns added 32 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Timberwolves in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 27 points (11-16 FG), 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort, his 6th triple-double of the season and the 63rd of his career. The Timberwolves improve to 13-15 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 14-14.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	33	14-21	10-14	0-0	5	1	1	1	2	2	+18	38
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	32	3-3	0-0	0-0	8	2	1	0	1	4	+26	6
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	12-18	3-7	5-5	4	4	3	1	2	4	+18	32
22Patrick BeverleySG	29	4-9	3-7	0-2	2	8	0	1	1	4	+24	11
0D'Angelo RussellPG	33	6-12	3-8	1-2	8	7	0	0	2	0	+20	16
5Malik Beasley	23	2-6	0-1	1-1	4	1	1	1	2	1	-1	5
4Jaylen Nowell	5	0-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-8	0
3Jaden McDaniels	23	3-9	3-6	0-0	6	1	3	0	0	4	-5	9
11Naz Reid	12	1-6	1-3	3-4	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	6
20Josh Okogie	5	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	-2	1
9Leandro Bolmaro	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
10Jake Layman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Taurean Prince	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	23-4847.9%	11-1668.8%	39	24	10	5	11	23	-	124

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	27	2-6	1-3	3-4	4	1	0	0	2	0	-28	8
32Jeff GreenPF	30	3-8	0-1	4-5	2	1	0	0	3	3	-22	10
15Nikola JokicC	34	11-16	2-4	3-5	10	11	1	0	4	4	-17	27
5Will BartonSG	20	3-8	0-4	2-2	4	3	0	0	1	2	-18	8
11Monte MorrisPG	32	6-10	3-5	0-0	0	5	1	0	4	1	-20	15
7Facundo Campazzo	30	2-8	2-7	0-0	3	8	1	2	1	2	-4	6
22Zeke Nnaji	22	5-8	2-4	1-3	9	0	0	1	0	1	+5	13
00Markus Howard	16	4-13	4-9	2-2	2	1	2	0	2	1	+3	14
31Vlatko Cancar	18	0-3	0-1	2-2	7	1	0	0	0	1	+8	2
10Bol Bol	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	+4	0
21Petr Cornelie	3	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+4	4



TOTAL	-	38-8445.2%	14-3935.9%	17-2373.9%	42	33	5	3	17	15	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Towns: Tip to Vanderbilt
+3 (11:43) Beverley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:24) Jokic 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
32
+2 (10:59) Towns 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
52
(10:36) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:36) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:32) Vanderbilt 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
72
(10:07) MISS Green 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(10:04) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:03) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
+2 (9:48) Towns 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
92
(9:35) Beverley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
(9:35) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:35) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (9:35) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
93
+3 (9:25) Beverley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
123
(9:03) MISS Gordon 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:57) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:46) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:46) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (8:32) Green 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
125
(8:15) MISS Russell 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:07) Barton 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
127
+3 (8:00) Beverley 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
157
+2 (7:46) Morris 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
159
+2 (7:33) Towns 3' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beverley 2 AST)
179
(7:09) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:09) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:53) Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
209
(6:52) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:42) MISS Barton 3PT Jump Shot
(6:41) Timberwolves Rebound
(6:41) Green L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
(6:21) MISS Edwards 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:13) Barton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:13) Towns STEAL (2 STL)
(6:10) MISS Beverley 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:06) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) Green 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2011
(5:48) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(5:48) MISS Russell Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:48) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (5:48) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2111
+2 (5:33) Gordon 3' Reverse Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2113
(5:07) MISS Towns 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:02) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:58) Russell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Beverley 3 AST)
2413
(4:56) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (4:38) Towns 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Beverley 4 AST)
2613
(4:31) MISS Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:25) Beverley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:21) Edwards 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Beverley 5 AST)
2913
+2 (4:10) Jokic 6' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2915
+2 (4:01) Edwards 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
3115
+2 (3:47) Morris 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
3117
(3:19) MISS Beasley 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:18) Timberwolves Rebound
(3:18) Nnaji L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
(3:12) MISS Towns 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:01) Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Howard 1 AST)
3119
+3 (2:51) Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3419
+2 (2:35) Nnaji 3' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
3421
(2:35) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(2:35) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:35) MISS Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:32) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS Beasley 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:19) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:05) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Cancar 1 AST)
3424
(1:48) Beasley Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:48) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:41) Howard 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
3427
(1:22) MISS Nowell 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:06) Nowell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Buchert)
(1:01) MISS Howard 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:57) Russell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:48) McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
3727
+3 (0:30) Howard 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Campazzo 3 AST)
3730
+3 (0:18) Russell 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
4030
(0:06) Nowell P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:06) Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
4031
+1 (0:06) Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
4032
(0:02) Beasley Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (M.Ervin)
(0:02) Beasley Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(0:00) MISS Campazzo 41' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

124Points107

45-88(51.1%)Field Goal(%)38-84(45.2%)

23-48(47.9%)3-Point(%)14-39(35.9%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

39(6)Rebounds(Offensive)42(9)

24Assists33

10Steals5

5Blocks3

11Turnovers17

23Fouls15

30Pts In The Paint48

13Fast Break Pts10

25Pts Off Turnovers17

21Bench Pts39

23Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 15,365 (80.4%)