Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 21, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	33	33	26	120
MIN	28	27	33	23	111

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic’s 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeated the No. 8 seed Timberwolves in Game 3, 120-111. Michael Porter Jr. added a team-high 25 points for the Nuggets in the victory, while Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 36 points for the Timberwolves, his 2nd consecutive game with 35+ points. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 3-0, with Game 4 taking place on Sunday, April 23 (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT).

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	10-17	4-8	1-1	9	2	1	1	0	3	+9	25
50Aaron GordonPF	30	4-7	1-2	5-5	7	0	1	0	2	4	+11	14
15Nikola JokicC	38	9-13	2-3	0-0	11	12	1	0	4	4	+7	20
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	5-10	3-6	1-2	2	1	1	1	2	5	+3	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	7-16	1-6	3-4	6	9	2	1	3	3	+3	18
11Bruce Brown	23	6-8	0-1	0-0	3	4	1	1	2	3	+11	12
32Jeff Green	26	3-8	1-4	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	2	+4	8
0Christian Braun	13	4-5	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	2	+1	9
6DeAndre Jordan	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— 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	-	48-8457.1%	13-3240.6%	11-1384.6%	40	32	8	4	14	26	-	120

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	21	3-5	2-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	41	10-17	2-4	5-5	7	1	1	1	4	2	-10	27
27Rudy GobertC	32	7-10	0-0	4-8	10	3	0	0	1	6	-2	18
1Anthony EdwardsSG	43	10-22	3-11	13-15	7	5	3	1	3	1	-7	36
10Mike ConleyPG	39	3-8	2-4	4-4	2	5	1	0	2	4	-4	12
5Kyle Anderson	28	1-7	0-1	0-0	2	6	2	0	2	5	-10	2
12Taurean Prince	14	2-3	1-2	3-3	1	1	1	0	1	1	-9	8
4Jaylen Nowell	12	0-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Austin Rivers	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0
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 —


TOTAL	-	36-7945.6%	10-2737.0%	29-3582.9%	32	24	8	2	13	21	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:56) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. R. Gobert: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:46) N. Alexander-Walker kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (11:34) N. Jokic driving Hook (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
20
(11:14) MISS K. Towns 25' 3PT
(11:10) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) MISS M. Porter Jr. 21' step back Shot
(11:02) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:44) R. Gobert cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
22
(10:25) MISS M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot
(10:22) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(10:03) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:03) MISS K. Towns tip Layup
(10:01) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:59) R. Gobert putback Layup (4 PTS)
24
(9:39) MISS J. Murray 18' step back Shot
(9:36) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (9:27) M. Conley 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
27
(9:06) DEN Timeout
+2 (9:01) J. Murray 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
47
+3 (8:40) N. Alexander-Walker 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
410
+2 (8:25) N. Jokic Hook (4 PTS)
610
(8:08) MISS K. Towns driving Layup
(8:06) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(7:59) K. Towns BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:57) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:57) M. Porter Jr. tip Layup (2 PTS)
810
(7:52) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(7:52) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:52) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
811
(7:38) MISS N. Jokic Layup
(7:35) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:33) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (7:33) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
812
(7:33) MISS A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:32) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(7:32) MISS R. Gobert tip Layup
(7:30) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:19) N. Alexander-Walker personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:13) MISS J. Murray 24' 3PT
(7:12) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:04) A. Edwards 24' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS) (M. Conley 2 AST)
815
(6:49) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:49) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(6:44) MISS A. Edwards 25' running pullup 3PT
(6:41) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:37) K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1015
(6:21) MISS N. Alexander-Walker 11' pullup Shot
(6:19) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:13) N. Jokic driving floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1215
(6:13) R. Gobert defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+2 (5:50) K. Towns 7' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1217
(5:38) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(5:38) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (5:24) R. Gobert cutting finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (M. Conley 3 AST)
1219
(5:06) K. Anderson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (5:06) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1319
+1 (5:06) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1419
(4:53) MISS R. Gobert reverse Layup
(4:51) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:47) M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (4 PTS)
1619
(4:47) M. Conley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 1 FT)
+1 (4:47) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1719
(4:34) K. Anderson offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(4:34) K. Anderson offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:25) B. Brown lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:25) B. Brown loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:17) MISS M. Conley 25' pullup 3PT
(4:13) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:02) MISS J. Green 3PT
(4:00) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:45) R. Gobert cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (T. Prince 1 AST)
1721
+3 (3:26) N. Jokic 24' 3PT (9 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2021
(3:25) MIN Timeout
(3:05) MISS K. Towns driving Layup
(3:04) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:56) B. Brown 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2221
(2:36) MISS A. Edwards turnaround bank Shot
(2:34) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:28) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:28) T. Prince STEAL (1 STL)
(2:20) MISS A. Edwards 3PT
(2:18) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:59) M. Porter Jr. 6' driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2421
(1:50) MISS J. Nowell 25' 3PT
(1:49) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:33) MISS J. Green driving Layup
(1:32) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:32) N. Jokic tip Layup (11 PTS)
2621
+2 (1:17) K. Towns turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
2623
+2 (1:01) J. Murray driving Layup (4 PTS)
2823
(0:54) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(0:51) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:45) MISS J. Murray 21' step back Shot
(0:43) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (0:31) T. Prince 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 3 AST)
2826
(0:16) N. Jokic 3-second-violation TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:04) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
+1 (0:04) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2827
+1 (0:04) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2828

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

120Points111

48-84(57.1%)Field Goal(%)36-79(45.6%)

13-32(40.6%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)29-35(82.9%)

40(5)Rebounds(Offensive)32(6)

32Assists24

8Steals8

4Blocks2

14Turnovers13

26Fouls21

60Pts In The Paint52

13Fast Break Pts15

13Pts Off Turnovers16

29Bench Pts10

13Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, April 21, 2023 · 9:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 19,536 (100.9%)

tv: ESPN