Timberwolves (118) vs Nuggets (122) · Jan 18, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 18, 2023

22-24MinnesotaT-wolves

118

32-13DenverNuggets

122

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's (31 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists) 90th career triple-double, the Nuggets defeat the Timberwolves, 122-118. Jamal Murray added 28 points and four assists in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 16 points and nine rebounds for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets have won their 8th consecutive game and improve to 32-13 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 22-24.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	27	33	35	23	118
DEN	30	25	33	34	122

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	33	7-10	2-3	2-2	3	2	0	3	3	3	18	-1
5Kyle AndersonPF	34	6-10	1-1	0-2	11	8	4	1	2	3	13	-12
11Naz ReidC	25	4-9	0-5	9-10	3	2	0	3	3	5	17	+2
1Anthony EdwardsSG	37	7-17	0-4	2-3	9	3	1	1	3	0	16	-12
0D'Angelo RussellPG	31	4-8	3-6	2-2	0	7	0	0	4	1	13	-4
12Taurean Prince	31	5-9	2-4	2-2	4	1	1	1	1	2	14	+5
7Wendell Moore Jr.	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	-6
55Luka Garza	17	4-9	3-5	5-6	4	0	0	0	0	3	16	-3
4Jaylen Nowell	14	4-6	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	5	9	+14
13Nathan Knight	4	1-2	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	-3
10Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		42-8151.9%	12-3237.5%	22-2878.6%	36	26	6	10	17	27	118

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	1-6	0-3	2-2	6	0	1	1	2	1	4	-3
50Aaron GordonPF	29	5-9	1-4	1-2	3	1	0	1	2	4	12	+10
15Nikola JokicC	31	12-20	0-0	7-7	11	13	1	0	3	5	31	+21
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	4-6	2-2	1-2	1	2	3	0	1	1	11	+18
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	10-18	2-5	6-6	2	4	2	0	1	0	28	-13
11Bruce Brown	32	7-11	1-1	1-5	5	4	0	0	1	4	16	+10
31Vlatko Cancar	15	1-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	2	4	-5
3Bones Hyland	18	2-5	1-3	4-4	1	2	0	0	1	0	9	-2
22Zeke Nnaji	16	3-4	1-1	0-2	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	-13
0Christian Braun	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	-3
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		45-8552.9%	8-2138.1%	24-3275.0%	34	27	10	2	14	19	122

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminden

(11:56) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. N. Reid: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:41) MISS J. Murray 27' 3PT - blocked
(11:41) J. McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:33) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup - blocked
(11:33) K. Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:33) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:31) DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(11:15) MISS N. Reid 25' 3PT
(11:13) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS N. Jokic finger roll Layup
(11:02) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:01) MISS N. Jokic putback Layup - blocked
(11:01) N. Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:01) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (11:00) N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
(10:41) J. McDaniels bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:41) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:37) J. Murray running DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:23) K. Anderson driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Reid 1 AST)
24
(9:58) MISS J. Murray 16' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(9:57) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:48) MISS D. Russell 13' fadeaway Shot
(9:44) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:34) M. Porter Jr. Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
26
+2 (9:17) J. McDaniels 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
46
+3 (9:07) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT fadeaway (3 PTS)
49
(8:53) MISS N. Reid 25' 3PT
(8:48) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:46) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' running pullup 3PT
(8:44) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (8:27) J. McDaniels 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
79
+2 (8:09) N. Jokic driving Layup (4 PTS)
711
+3 (7:58) K. Anderson 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
1011
+2 (7:34) J. Murray 6' driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1013
(7:22) A. Edwards bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:22) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(7:19) MISS M. Porter Jr. running Layup
(7:19) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:13) MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PT
(7:11) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:05) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (6:52) N. Reid Layup (2 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
1213
(6:40) DEN Timeout
+2 (6:31) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1215
(6:18) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:18) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:15) B. Brown running DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1217
(6:08) D. Russell bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:55) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:55) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:48) K. Anderson running reverse Layup (7 PTS)
1417
(5:33) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (5:33) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1418
+1 (5:33) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1419
(5:15) MISS A. Edwards 26' 3PT
(5:12) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:06) MISS N. Jokic reverse Layup - blocked
(5:06) W. Moore Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:04) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:02) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Prince 2 FT)
+1 (5:02) T. Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1519
+1 (5:02) T. Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1619
(4:51) A. Gordon bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:51) K. Anderson STEAL (2 STL)
(4:46) MISS W. Moore Jr. running Layup - blocked
(4:46) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:44) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:44) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Reid 2 FT)
+1 (4:44) N. Reid Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1719
+1 (4:44) N. Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1819
+2 (4:31) B. Brown driving Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1821
(4:14) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:14) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(4:08) MISS N. Jokic running Layup
(4:06) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:01) A. Edwards running Layup (2 PTS)
2021
+2 (3:46) N. Jokic reverse Layup (8 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2023
(3:29) J. McDaniels bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:29) V. Cancar STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:11) N. Jokic driving floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2025
(3:00) MISS T. Prince 25' 3PT
(3:00) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) B. Brown running DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
2027
(2:56) MIN Timeout
(2:32) MIN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(2:20) W. Moore Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (2:14) N. Jokic driving floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
2029
(2:14) L. Garza shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (2:14) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
2030
(2:08) MISS J. Nowell 26' 3PT
(2:06) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:06) V. Cancar shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Garza 2 FT)
+1 (2:06) L. Garza Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2130
+1 (2:06) L. Garza Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2230
(1:53) MISS J. Murray 6' driving floating Shot
(1:53) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:53) L. Garza loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)
(1:40) MISS B. Hyland 27' 3PT - blocked
(1:40) J. McDaniels BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:39) DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(1:21) MISS J. McDaniels 6' turnaround Shot
(1:18) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:14) MISS B. Brown 10' running Layup
(1:11) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:07) J. Nowell 11' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
2430
(0:49) MISS V. Cancar 8' driving Layup - blocked
(0:49) T. Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:49) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:41) MISS J. Murray 11' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(0:39) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:31) MISS L. Garza 25' 3PT
(0:28) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:21) Z. Nnaji offensive goaltending TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (0:05) L. Garza 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (D. Russell 3 AST)
2730
(0:00) B. Hyland lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) T. Prince traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)

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Team Stats

MIN

DEN

118Points122

42-81(51.9%)Field Goal(%)45-85(52.9%)

12-32(37.5%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

22-28(78.6%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

36(12)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)

26Assists27

6Steals10

10Blocks2

17Turnovers14

27Fouls19

54Pts In The Paint74

18Fast Break Pts16

19Pts Off Turnovers21

41Bench Pts36

10Largest Lead10

Game Details

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 16,112 (84.4%)