Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Feb 5, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	21	22	28	27	98
MIN	32	31	31	34	128

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, 128-98. Anthony Edwards recorded 20 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Timberwolves, while DAngelo Russell added 18 points and 10 assists in the victory. Michael Porter Jr. tallied a game-high 22 points for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Timberwolves improve to 29-27, while the Nuggets fall to 37-17.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	31	7-16	2-10	6-8	3	1	1	1	2	2	-9	22
31Vlatko CancarPF	29	2-5	0-1	2-2	5	3	0	0	0	1	-9	6
6DeAndre JordanC	24	3-5	0-0	0-1	6	0	1	1	2	1	-11	6
0Christian BraunSG	33	7-10	2-2	3-4	5	1	0	1	2	1	-13	19
11Bruce BrownPG	28	4-9	1-4	7-8	2	7	1	0	3	4	-16	16
14Ish Smith	21	5-9	0-0	0-0	7	5	0	0	4	3	-16	10
22Zeke Nnaji	23	4-5	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	1	2	5	-21	10
32Jeff Green	17	1-7	0-5	3-4	3	0	1	1	1	2	-19	5
9Davon Reed	19	0-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	2	0	4	4	-26	2
8Peyton Watson	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	-10	2
3Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	34-7147.9%	6-2524.0%	24-3177.4%	37	19	6	5	21	23	-	98

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	31	5-10	0-0	4-4	4	6	1	0	0	4	+10	14
5Kyle AndersonPF	13	1-1	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	0	1	0	+15	4
27Rudy GobertC	17	7-8	0-0	2-4	8	1	0	1	2	4	+16	16
1Anthony EdwardsSG	30	8-17	1-5	3-5	4	3	2	0	2	2	+13	20
0D'Angelo RussellPG	29	6-9	3-5	3-4	1	10	1	0	2	2	+11	18
11Naz Reid	14	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	4	+7	7
12Taurean Prince	26	4-12	1-5	0-0	4	2	1	1	0	1	+23	9
6Jordan McLaughlin	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	1	+16	2
4Jaylen Nowell	27	6-10	2-5	2-2	4	4	0	0	0	0	+35	16
13Nathan Knight	15	2-5	0-0	4-6	3	0	1	0	3	2	+7	8
37Matt Ryan	13	3-6	2-5	2-3	0	1	0	0	0	3	-1	10
7Wendell Moore Jr.	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	2
8Josh Minott	4	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	2
10Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Austin Rivers	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8755.2%	10-2737.0%	22-3073.3%	34	33	7	3	11	23	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Jordan vs. R. Gobert: Tip to B. Brown
(11:42) MISS D. Jordan Hook
(11:40) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:26) A. Edwards 14' pullup bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
02
(11:13) B. Brown bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (11:00) D. Russell driving Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:42) D. Jordan alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
24
(10:22) MISS A. Edwards 9' pullup Shot
(10:20) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT
(10:06) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:01) D. Russell 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
27
+2 (9:38) M. Porter Jr. 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
47
(9:22) MISS A. Edwards 3PT
(9:17) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS B. Brown 10' floating Shot
(9:06) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:02) C. Braun 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
77
+3 (8:46) D. Russell 25' 3PT step back (8 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
710
(8:21) MISS C. Braun 12' floating Shot
(8:20) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:20) R. Gobert loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:16) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(8:13) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:09) MISS J. McDaniels 6' driving bank Shot
(8:07) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:54) V. Cancar 14' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
910
(7:34) MISS A. Edwards driving Hook
(7:33) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS V. Cancar 12' Hook
(7:19) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:15) MISS D. Russell 24' 3PT
(7:11) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:59) MISS D. Jordan driving Layup
(6:57) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:50) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
(6:50) MIN Timeout
(6:50) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:50) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:50) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
911
+2 (6:31) M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (4 PTS) (B. Brown 3 AST)
1111
+2 (6:14) R. Gobert DUNK (3 PTS) (D. Russell 1 AST)
1113
+2 (5:52) M. Porter Jr. 21' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1313
+2 (5:30) A. Edwards cutting Layup (4 PTS) (D. Russell 2 AST)
1315
(5:18) MISS B. Brown 24' 3PT
(5:16) J. McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:09) MISS J. McDaniels 6' turnaround Shot
(5:07) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:59) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving reverse Layup - blocked
(4:59) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:58) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:53) D. Russell running Layup (10 PTS)
1317
+2 (4:36) M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (8 PTS) (B. Brown 4 AST)
1517
+3 (4:20) D. Russell 24' 3PT (13 PTS) (J. McDaniels 2 AST)
1520
(4:19) DEN Timeout
(3:59) M. Porter Jr. traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:47) MISS T. Prince 25' 3PT
(3:44) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (3:38) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1620
+1 (3:38) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1720
(3:24) MISS T. Prince driving reverse Layup
(3:22) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:09) I. Smith 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1920
(2:54) Z. Nnaji shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Russell 2 FT)
+1 (2:54) D. Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
1921
(2:54) MISS D. Russell Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:52) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:45) D. Reed offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(2:45) D. Reed offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (2:36) N. Reid 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
1924
(2:24) MISS J. Green 3PT
(2:22) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:11) Z. Nnaji shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(2:11) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:11) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:11) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1925
+2 (1:58) J. Green 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
2125
(1:43) MISS T. Prince 15' pullup Shot
(1:40) I. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) D. Reed step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:19) Z. Nnaji kicked ball VIOLATION
(1:05) MISS A. Edwards 24' 3PT
(1:02) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:56) P. Watson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:56) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:54) A. Edwards running DUNK (7 PTS)
2127
(0:45) D. Reed lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (3 TO)
(0:32) MISS A. Edwards 24' step back 3PT
(0:28) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:24) J. Nowell driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 2 AST)
2129
(0:24) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nowell 1 FT)
+1 (0:24) J. Nowell Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2130
(0:06) I. Smith lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:06) A. Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:02) J. McLaughlin running reverse Layup (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
2132
(0:00) MISS J. Green 46' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

98Points128

34-71(47.9%)Field Goal(%)48-87(55.2%)

6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)22-30(73.3%)

37(3)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

19Assists33

6Steals7

5Blocks3

21Turnovers11

23Fouls23

40Pts In The Paint72

19Fast Break Pts24

14Pts Off Turnovers32

29Bench Pts56

0Largest Lead34

Game Details

Sunday, February 5, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 17,136 (88.5%)