Timberwolves (113) vs Nuggets (122) · Apr 19, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 19, 2023

Game Recap

Led by Jamal Murray's 40 points, five assists and six 3pt. FG, the Nuggets defeat the Timberwolves in Game 2, 122-113. Nikola Jokic (27 points, nine rebounds, nine assists) and Michael Porter Jr. (16 points (13 in the 4th quarter), six rebounds) added a combined 43 points in the victory. Anthony Edwards tallied a playoff-career high with 41 points and six 3pt. FG, along with four assists for the Timberwolves, while Rudy Gobert added 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0, with Game 3 taking place on Friday, April 21 (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	27	40	24	113
DEN	31	33	23	35	122

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
12Taurean PrinceSF	18	4-8	3-6	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	5	12	-11
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	34	3-12	2-5	2-2	12	2	0	1	5	5	10	-9
27Rudy GobertC	38	7-11	0-0	5-6	8	4	0	1	2	5	19	+4
1Anthony EdwardsSG	41	14-23	6-10	7-8	2	4	2	3	1	4	41	-3
10Mike ConleyPG	37	5-9	2-4	2-3	1	7	0	0	1	0	14	-8
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	26	2-6	1-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	2	5	-5
5Kyle Anderson	26	4-5	0-0	2-2	7	4	1	0	2	4	10	-9
4Jaylen Nowell	15	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-4
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Austin Rivers	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		40-7950.6%	14-3145.2%	19-2382.6%	35	24	4	5	13	25	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	5-7	2-3	4-5	6	0	1	0	0	4	16	+6
50Aaron GordonPF	32	6-11	0-0	0-0	10	3	0	0	0	5	12	-3
15Nikola JokicC	37	10-19	1-3	6-9	9	9	0	0	3	4	27	+6
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	39	3-10	0-2	2-2	3	2	1	0	0	1	8	+3
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	13-22	6-10	8-9	3	5	2	0	4	3	40	+1
11Bruce Brown	29	3-7	0-3	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	4	6	+16
0Christian Braun	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	+1
32Jeff Green	26	5-7	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	2	3	11	+15
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-8554.1%	10-2245.5%	20-2580.0%	36	26	6	1	10	25	122

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminden

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. R. Gobert: Tip to J. Murray
+2 (11:46) J. Murray 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:28) M. Conley 13' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:15) K. Caldwell-Pope 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
24
+3 (10:54) A. Edwards 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
54
(10:29) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (10:29) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
55
+1 (10:29) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
56
(10:18) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (10:18) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
66
+1 (10:18) R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
76
+3 (10:02) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (7 PTS)
79
(9:46) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(9:44) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS J. Murray running Layup - blocked
(9:38) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:36) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) T. Prince driving Layup (2 PTS)
99
(9:07) MISS J. Murray 26' pullup 3PT
(9:05) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:59) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gobert 2 FT)
+1 (8:59) R. Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
109
(8:59) MISS R. Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:57) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:44) N. Jokic 6' Hook (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1011
(8:35) MISS A. Edwards 26' pullup 3PT
(8:31) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:29) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(8:26) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:22) A. Gordon running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1013
(8:00) MISS K. Towns 12' driving floating Shot
(7:58) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:58) MISS R. Gobert tip Layup
(7:58) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:41) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:41) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(7:28) MISS M. Conley 7' driving floating Shot
(7:26) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:22) MISS J. Murray 26' running pullup 3PT
(7:19) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:10) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (7:10) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1113
+1 (7:10) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1213
(6:47) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving finger roll Layup
(6:45) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:38) K. Towns bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:38) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:33) B. Brown running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1215
(6:33) R. Gobert personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
(6:33) DEN Timeout
(6:33) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(6:31) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:11) K. Towns bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:11) J. Murray STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:09) J. Murray running DUNK (9 PTS)
1217
+3 (5:58) A. Edwards 25' 3PT pullup (8 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
1517
(5:36) MISS J. Murray 8' floating Shot
(5:35) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:29) MISS A. Edwards 6' running Layup
(5:28) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:24) J. Murray 26' 3PT running (12 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1520
+2 (4:58) M. Conley driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1720
(4:40) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (4:40) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
1721
+1 (4:40) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
1722
(4:24) K. Anderson traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (4:06) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
1724
(3:56) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 26' pullup 3PT
(3:53) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:47) J. Green running alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1726
(3:47) MIN Timeout
+2 (3:33) K. Anderson 8' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1926
(3:18) MISS J. Green 19' Jump Shot
(3:16) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:06) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT
(3:03) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:00) B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:53) MISS J. Nowell driving Layup
(2:51) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:33) MISS C. Braun driving Layup
(2:30) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:30) N. Jokic putback Layup (6 PTS)
1928
(2:17) MISS R. Gobert driving Layup
(2:16) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:10) C. Braun running Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
1930
(1:47) MISS J. Nowell 25' 3PT
(1:45) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) A. Edwards shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (1:36) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1931
(1:36) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:34) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:20) K. Towns charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(1:20) K. Towns offensive foul TURNOVER (3 TO)
(1:14) J. Murray offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:14) J. Murray offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:06) C. Braun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Prince 2 FT)
(1:06) MISS T. Prince Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:06) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:06) T. Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2031
(0:49) MISS J. Green turnaround Hook
(0:47) T. Prince REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:26) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 3PT
(0:23) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(0:23) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Towns 2 FT)
+1 (0:23) K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2131
+1 (0:23) K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2231
(0:00) MISS J. Murray 18' floating Shot
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

113Points122

40-79(50.6%)Field Goal(%)46-85(54.1%)

14-31(45.2%)3-Point(%)10-22(45.5%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)

24Assists26

4Steals6

5Blocks1

13Turnovers10

25Fouls25

44Pts In The Paint56

16Fast Break Pts19

8Pts Off Turnovers14

17Bench Pts19

3Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,683 (103.1%)