Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 1, 2022

FINAL

44-34MinnesotaT-wolves

136

46-32DenverNuggets

130

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	40	30	28	38	136
DEN	35	30	29	36	130

Game Recap

Despite Nikola Jokics 38 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists, the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, 136-130. Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 32 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves in the victory. The Timberwolves improve to 44-34 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 46-32.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Anthony EdwardsSF	40	6-15	3-7	3-4	8	7	1	0	2	2	-1	18
8Jarred VanderbiltPF	22	2-5	0-0	0-1	4	1	1	1	0	2	+7	4
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	31	11-18	4-7	6-6	9	0	1	2	3	5	+3	32
22Patrick BeverleySG	26	2-8	0-1	5-6	5	4	6	0	1	4	+7	9
0D'Angelo RussellPG	36	6-12	2-5	10-11	3	4	1	0	3	1	+1	24
5Malik Beasley	23	4-10	4-10	3-3	4	2	2	0	0	0	+5	15
12Taurean Prince	28	6-9	1-3	3-3	3	4	1	0	1	2	+7	16
6Jordan McLaughlin	16	3-4	3-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2	+6	9
11Naz Reid	15	3-5	2-4	1-2	1	1	1	1	1	5	-5	9
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jake Layman	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jaylen Nowell	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8650.0%	19-4047.5%	31-3686.1%	38	26	14	4	11	23	-	136

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	37	9-11	4-6	2-2	5	3	0	0	2	1	+9	24
32Jeff GreenPF	18	3-3	0-0	2-3	1	4	2	0	1	4	-2	8
15Nikola JokicC	43	14-21	0-2	10-12	19	8	1	0	4	2	+6	38
5Will BartonSG	31	3-12	1-5	1-1	5	4	0	0	2	4	+4	8
11Monte MorrisPG	30	8-12	4-5	3-3	3	6	2	0	2	0	+2	23
JaMychal Green	18	5-6	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	2	-14	12
3Bones Hyland	28	3-14	2-12	6-6	4	7	1	1	3	2	+4	14
25Austin Rivers	14	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-17	0
9Davon Reed	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	2	-10	0
4DeMarcus Cousins	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	4	5	-12	3
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8653.5%	12-3534.3%	26-2989.7%	44	36	7	2	18	23	-	130

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Towns: Tip to Je. Green
+2 (11:36) Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:21) Towns Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:21) Je. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:17) Morris 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:59) Towns 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
24
+3 (10:39) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
27
(10:30) MISS Beverley 2' Running Layup
(10:28) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:10) Towns STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:59) Russell 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:49) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:49) Vanderbilt STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:45) Russell 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Vanderbilt 1 AST)
77
+2 (9:30) Gordon 17' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
79
+2 (9:18) Towns 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
99
(9:07) MISS Morris 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:05) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:00) Russell 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
129
(8:39) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(8:39) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:39) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (8:39) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1210
+2 (8:30) Russell 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
1410
(8:08) Gordon Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:51) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:51) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1510
+1 (7:51) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1610
+2 (7:38) Je. Green 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1612
(7:28) Towns Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:28) Je. Green STEAL (2 STL)
(7:23) MISS Morris 7' Floating Jump Shot
(7:22) Vanderbilt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:18) Towns 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
1812
(7:18) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:56) Jokic 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
1814
(6:33) MISS Beverley 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:31) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:23) Vanderbilt S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Capers)
+1 (6:23) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1815
(6:23) MISS Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:20) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:06) Towns 5' Driving Bank Hook Shot (10 PTS)
2015
(5:48) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:46) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:34) Towns 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
2315
+2 (5:19) Morris 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2317
+2 (5:00) Edwards 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2517
+2 (4:43) Jokic 7' Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
2519
(4:43) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (4:43) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2520
(4:37) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+1 (4:37) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2620
+1 (4:37) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2720
+2 (4:22) Gordon 2' Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
2722
(4:04) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Dagher)
+1 (4:04) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2822
+1 (4:04) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2922
+2 (3:52) Ja. Green 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2924
+3 (3:42) Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
3224
+2 (3:25) Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
3226
(3:12) MISS Edwards 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:11) Towns P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Capers)
(3:02) MISS Hyland 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:57) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:52) Reid 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
3426
(2:47) Hyland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:47) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(2:43) MISS Beasley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:31) MISS Hyland 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:29) Reid S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
(2:29) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:29) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
3427
+1 (2:29) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
3428
(2:15) MISS Edwards 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:14) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) MISS Rivers 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:03) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:57) Ja. Green 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Hyland 2 AST)
3430
+3 (1:46) Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
3730
(1:28) MISS Rivers 3PT Jump Shot
(1:24) Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:18) McLaughlin 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Prince 1 AST)
4030
(0:59) MISS Reed 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:58) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:50) MISS Edwards 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:48) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) MISS Hyland 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:36) Reid S.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (0:36) Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
4031
+1 (0:36) Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
4032
(0:30) Cousins P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Dagher)
(0:17) MISS Reid 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:15) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:02) Cousins 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hyland 3 AST)
4035
(0:00) MISS Beasley 46' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Timberwolves Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

136Points130

43-86(50.0%)Field Goal(%)46-86(53.5%)

19-40(47.5%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)

31-36(86.1%)Free Throw(%)26-29(89.7%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)

26Assists36

14Steals7

4Blocks2

11Turnovers18

23Fouls23

44Pts In The Paint62

22Fast Break Pts18

30Pts Off Turnovers18

49Bench Pts29

15Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, April 1, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,612 (102.7%)