Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 7, 2023

FINAL

29-28MinnesotaT-wolves

112

38-17DenverNuggets

146

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	19	29	27	37	112
DEN	49	30	31	36	146

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 20 points (8-10 FG), 12 rebounds, and a season-high tying 16 assists in 27:45 minutes played for the Nuggets as they defeated the Timberwolves, 146-112, his 4th consecutive triple-double, his 18th of the season, and the 95th of his career. Michael Porter Jr. added a game-high 30 points (11-15 FG) for the Nuggets in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 19 points for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 38-17 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 29-28.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	20	2-6	0-4	0-0	2	2	1	1	3	1	-29	4
11Naz ReidPF	12	5-9	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2	-7	11
27Rudy GobertC	18	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	2	-10	0
1Anthony EdwardsSG	20	7-11	1-3	4-5	3	3	0	1	1	3	-12	19
0D'Angelo RussellPG	19	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	0	-27	10
12Taurean Prince	19	1-5	0-3	3-3	0	1	2	0	1	2	-33	5
55Luka Garza	21	6-12	0-3	7-8	9	2	0	0	2	2	-16	19
4Jaylen Nowell	11	1-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	2	0	-15	4
6Jordan McLaughlin	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-7	0
13Nathan Knight	18	3-5	1-2	2-4	1	3	0	1	1	1	-12	9
37Matt Ryan	22	4-8	3-7	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	1	-4	11
10Bryn Forbes	12	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	7
7Wendell Moore Jr.	17	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	5	0	1	1	1	+2	2
8Josh Minott	17	4-7	1-1	2-2	5	0	1	2	0	1	+3	11
25Austin Rivers	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8547.1%	10-3528.6%	22-2684.6%	36	24	6	7	17	16	-	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	11-15	4-6	4-4	5	1	1	0	1	1	+43	30
50Aaron GordonPF	25	8-11	2-3	6-8	3	8	4	2	3	1	+32	24
15Nikola JokicC	27	8-10	0-1	4-5	12	16	1	1	1	1	+40	20
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	24	4-8	1-3	2-2	2	1	2	0	0	0	+24	11
11Bruce BrownPG	21	4-6	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	+10	9
14Ish Smith	29	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	7	0	0	4	5	+17	8
0Christian Braun	18	4-5	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2	+13	8
31Vlatko Cancar	22	5-8	2-5	0-0	6	3	0	1	0	2	+2	12
32Jeff Green	13	3-10	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	2	-5	7
9Davon Reed	13	2-6	1-2	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	2	-2	5
8Peyton Watson	7	3-4	1-1	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	-3	7
10Jack White	6	2-4	0-2	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	5
3Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	58-9362.4%	13-2748.1%	17-2277.3%	44	44	12	5	10	21	-	146

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. R. Gobert: Tip to B. Brown
(11:42) MISS A. Gordon 17' Jump Shot
(11:40) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(11:29) A. Edwards bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:29) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:25) K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:09) D. Russell 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (J. McDaniels 1 AST)
32
+2 (10:48) N. Jokic 7' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
34
(10:48) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (10:48) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
35
(10:36) J. McDaniels bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:36) A. Gordon STEAL (2 STL)
(10:33) A. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:26) D. Russell bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:26) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:18) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
37
+3 (10:02) N. Reid 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
67
(9:49) MISS A. Gordon DUNK - blocked
(9:49) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:46) N. Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:41) A. Edwards 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
97
+2 (9:22) N. Jokic 6' turnaround Hook (5 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
99
(9:06) MISS N. Reid 7' driving Layup - blocked
(9:06) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:06) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:05) M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:55) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (8:55) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
109
+1 (8:55) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
119
+2 (8:41) A. Gordon cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1111
(8:28) MISS D. Russell 17' pullup Shot
(8:25) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:17) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(8:14) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:57) N. Reid lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:57) A. Gordon STEAL (3 STL)
(7:52) N. Reid shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(7:52) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:52) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1112
+2 (7:30) A. Edwards 16' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1312
(7:26) A. Edwards personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:15) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)
1314
(7:06) MISS R. Gobert driving floating Shot
(7:02) I. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:58) J. McDaniels shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
(6:58) DEN Timeout
+1 (6:58) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1315
+1 (6:58) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1316
(6:41) MISS J. McDaniels 25' 3PT
(6:38) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:31) A. Edwards personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (6:31) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1317
(6:31) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:28) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:18) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
1320
+2 (5:56) D. Russell driving reverse Layup (5 PTS)
1520
+3 (5:46) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 3 AST)
1523
(5:34) MISS A. Edwards 19' pullup Shot
(5:31) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:25) A. Gordon DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1525
(5:01) MISS D. Russell 3PT
(4:59) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:56) M. Porter Jr. running finger roll Layup (10 PTS) (I. Smith 2 AST)
1527
(4:56) MIN Timeout
(4:45) J. Nowell lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:45) C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:42) C. Braun running Layup (2 PTS)
1529
(4:26) MISS J. Nowell driving floating Shot
(4:24) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:17) M. Porter Jr. alley-oop DUNK (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1531
(4:01) MISS T. Prince driving Hook
(4:00) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:49) M. Porter Jr. 17' step back Jump Shot (14 PTS) (A. Gordon 4 AST)
1533
(3:41) I. Smith personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:25) MISS L. Garza 6' Layup - blocked
(3:25) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:22) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:20) T. Prince shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (3:20) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
1534
+1 (3:20) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
1535
(3:09) MISS L. Garza 25' 3PT
(3:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:56) N. Jokic Layup (9 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
1537
(2:47) MISS L. Garza 19' Jump Shot
(2:45) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:33) I. Smith reverse Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
1539
(2:13) MISS L. Garza 25' 3PT
(2:10) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:05) MISS M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot
(2:01) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:52) N. Knight bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:52) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:47) C. Braun running DUNK (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
1541
(1:30) MISS J. Nowell 6' driving floating Shot
(1:28) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:24) M. Porter Jr. 3PT running (19 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
1544
(1:09) MISS N. Knight turnaround Hook
(1:07) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:07) MISS L. Garza tip Layup
(1:07) L. Garza REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:07) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Garza 2 FT)
+1 (1:07) L. Garza Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1644
+1 (1:07) L. Garza Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1744
(0:54) MISS J. Green 6' driving Layup - blocked
(0:54) N. Knight BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:50) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:50) J. Green putback Layup (2 PTS)
1746
(0:41) MISS L. Garza 26' 3PT
(0:38) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (0:30) B. Brown 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1749
+2 (0:17) L. Garza Layup (4 PTS) (N. Knight 1 AST)
1949
(0:00) J. Green charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) J. Green offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

112Points146

40-85(47.1%)Field Goal(%)58-93(62.4%)

10-35(28.6%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

22-26(84.6%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

36(8)Rebounds(Offensive)44(6)

24Assists44

6Steals12

7Blocks5

17Turnovers10

16Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint74

11Fast Break Pts22

10Pts Off Turnovers23

68Bench Pts52

2Largest Lead40

Game Details

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 18,307 (95.9%)