Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Mar 19, 2024

FINAL

48-21DenverNuggets

115

47-22MinnesotaT-wolves

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	35	35	17	28	115
MIN	28	27	29	28	112

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets with 35 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Nuggets over the Timberwolves, 115-112. Michael Porter Jr. (26 points, four 3PT FG) and Jamal Murray (18 points, 11 assists) added a combined 44 points in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 48-21 on the season, while the Timberwolves fall to 47-22.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	31	9-15	4-7	4-5	4	1	0	0	3	2	+8	26
50Aaron GordonPF	32	5-10	0-0	4-5	11	2	0	0	4	1	-14	14
15Nikola JokicC	37	14-22	3-4	4-6	16	2	0	0	3	3	+8	35
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	3-6	2-4	1-1	2	1	2	1	1	1	+8	9
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	6-14	2-3	4-4	4	11	2	0	2	3	-11	18
7Reggie Jackson	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	6	1	0	2	1	+17	2
0Christian Braun	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	-6	3
8Peyton Watson	16	1-4	0-1	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	4	-5	2
9Justin Holiday	17	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	3	+10	6
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	14-2751.9%	17-2277.3%	49	26	5	1	17	19	-	115

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	36	2-7	0-4	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	1	-2	4
3Jaden McDanielsPF	37	9-13	4-6	4-7	6	0	1	2	1	5	0	26
1Kyle AndersonC	25	5-9	0-0	2-2	3	4	1	2	0	3	0	12
5Anthony EdwardsSG	37	13-26	3-8	1-2	8	8	2	0	3	1	-8	30
10Mike ConleyPG	29	3-7	1-4	6-6	6	5	1	0	2	5	+10	13
55Luka Garza	22	4-11	2-8	1-2	6	0	2	1	0	1	-3	11
23Monte Morris	22	3-6	1-2	1-2	1	2	3	0	0	0	-7	8
24T.J. Warren	9	2-5	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
6Jordan McLaughlin	18	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	0	-5	2
27Rudy Gobert	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Daishen Nix	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	12-3534.3%	16-2369.6%	37	25	10	7	7	16	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Edwards vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
(11:38) MISS Jokic 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:34) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:29) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:26) Anderson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
(11:26) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:26) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (11:26) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+2 (11:09) McDaniels 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
12
(10:57) MISS Jokic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:54) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:44) Edwards 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
14
+3 (10:34) Murray 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
44
(10:22) MISS Anderson 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:11) MISS Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:07) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:57) Conley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:57) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:46) Jokic 4' Layup (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
64
(9:32) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:15) Anderson S.FOUL (P2.T2) (R.Acosta)
+1 (9:15) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
74
+1 (9:15) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
84
(9:06) MISS Conley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:59) MISS Murray 3' Running Layup
(8:58) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:58) Anderson S.FOUL (P3.T3) (D.Taylor)
+1 (8:58) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
94
+1 (8:58) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
104
+2 (8:36) Edwards 20' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
106
+2 (8:21) Jokic 11' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
126
+3 (8:13) Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
129
(8:04) Garza P.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Acosta)
(7:58) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:54) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) MISS Edwards 19' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:28) MISS Gordon 8' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(7:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
149
(7:07) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(7:01) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:01) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(6:57) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:45) Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
1412
+2 (6:24) Gordon 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1612
(6:13) MISS Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot
(6:10) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:10) Edwards Tip Dunk Shot (9 PTS)
1614
(5:57) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:53) Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
+3 (5:49) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
1914
(5:37) MISS Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:32) Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:29) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(5:22) MISS Morris 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (5:08) Porter Jr. 10' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2114
(4:51) MISS Edwards 1' Driving Layup
(4:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+3 (4:46) Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2414
+2 (4:27) Warren 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2416
(4:15) MISS Gordon 2' Layup
(4:14) Gordon REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
+2 (4:13) Gordon 1' Putback Layup (8 PTS)
2616
(4:13) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
(4:13) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:10) Warren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:51) MISS Warren 11' Floating Jump Shot
(3:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:5 Def:3)
(3:42) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:42) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:37) Alexander-Walker 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2618
(3:29) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:29) Morris STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:22) Edwards 4' Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2620
(3:22) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:04) Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2820
(2:42) MISS Warren 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:30) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(2:28) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:24) MISS Morris 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
+2 (2:06) Jokic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
3020
(1:49) MISS Garza 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:47) Warren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:47) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
+1 (1:47) Warren Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3021
(1:47) MISS Warren Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:46) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:32) Jokic 4' Hook Shot (13 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
3221
(1:23) MISS Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:19) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:15) Jackson Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (J.Tiven)
(1:15) Jackson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:06) MISS Garza 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:03) McLaughlin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:00) McLaughlin 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
3223
(0:52) MISS Murray 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:51) Garza REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:30) Warren 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McLaughlin 1 AST)
3226
+3 (0:10) Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
3526
(0:02) MISS Edwards 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:00) Garza REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:00) Garza Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
3528

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

115Points112

42-81(51.9%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

14-27(51.9%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

49(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)

26Assists25

5Steals10

1Blocks7

17Turnovers7

19Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint48

15Fast Break Pts9

14Pts Off Turnovers28

13Bench Pts27

18Largest Lead4

Game Details

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,024 (93.1%)

tv: NBA TV