Timberwolves (111) vs Nuggets (98) · Mar 29, 2024

FINAL

Mar 29, 2024

Game Recap

Minnesota defeats Denver, 111-98. For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards led the way with 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists while aided by Mike Conley (23 points, eight assists) in the victory. Nikola Jokic finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists for Denver in the losing effort. Minnesota improves to 51-22, while Denver moves to 51-23 in the loss.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	33	29	25	24	111
DEN	26	17	21	34	98

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	30	7-10	1-3	2-2	3	3	1	0	0	2	17	+9
11Naz ReidPF	33	2-12	0-5	3-4	6	2	2	0	1	3	7	+14
27Rudy GobertC	34	7-8	0-0	7-15	12	2	0	3	0	5	21	+1
5Anthony EdwardsSG	39	8-19	0-8	9-10	4	5	3	0	2	2	25	+11
10Mike ConleyPG	31	8-12	5-6	2-2	3	8	0	0	2	3	23	+6
1Kyle Anderson	26	1-3	0-0	3-4	3	7	0	2	1	3	5	+15
23Monte Morris	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	+5
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	16	2-6	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	+6
6Jordan McLaughlin	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	5	+6
7Wendell Moore Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
8Josh Minott	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-2
33Leonard Miller	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
55Luka Garza	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
24T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-7451.4%	9-2832.1%	26-3770.3%	39	28	6	7	7	20	111	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	5-10	2-5	2-2	6	4	1	0	0	2	14	-7
50Aaron GordonPF	30	5-9	2-4	2-4	7	4	0	0	4	4	14	-5
15Nikola JokicC	36	11-24	0-3	10-13	10	5	2	1	4	2	32	-9
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	27	0-3	0-2	0-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	-15
7Reggie JacksonPG	36	4-15	2-5	2-2	4	10	2	0	3	6	12	-2
21Collin Gillespie	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-8
0Christian Braun	26	2-10	1-3	3-4	5	2	0	0	0	5	8	-6
8Peyton Watson	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	-14
9Justin Holiday	15	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	-3
6DeAndre Jordan	10	5-7	0-0	1-1	7	0	0	0	1	1	11	-6
3Julian Strawther	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
4Hunter Tyson	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2
30Jay Huff	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
24Jalen Pickett	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2
11Braxton Key	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
TOTAL	-	35-8839.8%	8-2828.6%	20-2774.1%	46	29	6	1	12	24	98	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminden

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:43) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
(11:26) MISS Reid 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) MISS Jackson 5' Driving Layup
(11:15) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (11:03) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+1 (11:03) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(10:42) MISS Gordon 1' Driving Layup
(10:40) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:37) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:37) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:20) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:16) Edwards 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
42
+3 (10:09) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:54) Gobert 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
65
(9:34) MISS Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:24) McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
95
+3 (9:05) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
98
+2 (8:45) Reid 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 3 AST)
118
(8:45) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:45) Reid Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
128
(8:33) Conley S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(8:33) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:33) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (8:33) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
129
+2 (8:22) Conley 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
149
(8:10) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (8:10) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1410
+1 (8:10) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1411
(7:54) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:51) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:30) MISS Jokic 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:26) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:11) MISS Edwards 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:09) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:06) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(7:06) Gobert Non-Unsportsmanlike Tech Foul - Flopping (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(7:06) MISS Caldwell-Pope Free Throw Technical
(7:06) NUGGETS Rebound
(7:06) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:06) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (7:06) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1412
+2 (6:56) Edwards 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Reid 1 AST)
1612
+3 (6:42) Jackson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1615
+3 (6:19) Conley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
1915
+3 (6:02) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1918
(5:38) MISS Reid 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:35) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:19) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:19) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:19) NUGGETS Rebound
(5:19) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:11) MISS Jokic 10' Jump Shot
(5:08) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) NUGGETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Porter Jr. ) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (4:58) Reid Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
2018
(4:51) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
(4:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:32) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2020
+2 (4:17) McDaniels 15' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2220
(3:58) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:56) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:46) McDaniels 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2420
+2 (3:31) Jokic 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2422
(3:05) MISS Edwards 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:02) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:50) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:47) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:38) Anderson 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
2622
(2:23) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:19) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:07) Edwards Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)
2822
(1:46) Gobert P.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Twardoski)
(1:41) MISS Gillespie 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:30) MISS Anderson 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:27) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:22) Braun 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2824
(1:05) MISS Gobert 7' Hook Bank Shot
(1:05) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:58) Gobert Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
3024
(0:45) MISS Caldwell-Pope 13' Jump Shot
(0:43) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:35) Gobert 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Anderson 4 AST)
3224
(0:35) Gillespie S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (0:35) Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
3324
(0:30) Anderson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Lane)
+1 (0:30) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3325
+1 (0:30) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3326
(0:11) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:08) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Watson 2' Running Reverse Layup
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

111Points98

38-74(51.4%)Field Goal(%)35-88(39.8%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)8-28(28.6%)

26-37(70.3%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)

39(6)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

28Assists29

6Steals6

7Blocks1

7Turnovers12

20Fouls24

40Pts In The Paint50

15Fast Break Pts4

13Pts Off Turnovers10

18Bench Pts26

26Largest Lead2

Game Details

Friday, March 29, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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