Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 23, 2023

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	22	30	22	22	12	108
MIN	23	25	32	16	18	114

Game Recap

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 34 points, six rebounds, and five assists as the Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets in Game 4, 114-108, in overtime. Mike Conley (19 points, eight assists) and Karl-Anthony Towns (17 points, 11 rebounds) totaled 36 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic tied a Playoff career-high with 43 points, to go along with 11 rebounds, and six assists for Denver in the loss. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 taking place on Tuesday, April 25 (9:00 p.m., ET, NBA TV).

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	41	6-12	2-6	1-2	5	2	0	2	0	2	-8	15
50Aaron GordonPF	42	6-12	1-3	1-1	7	3	0	1	1	6	+2	14
15Nikola JokicC	39	15-26	5-8	8-12	11	6	2	0	4	3	-14	43
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	39	2-7	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	1	1	2	-4	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	8-21	2-7	1-1	7	5	0	0	3	1	-3	19
11Bruce Brown	25	5-12	1-4	0-0	6	0	2	0	1	3	-8	11
32Jeff Green	18	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	4	+3	0
0Christian Braun	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	-4	0
6DeAndre Jordan	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	+6	1
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	-	42-9544.2%	12-3534.3%	12-1866.7%	47	21	6	5	11	23	-	108

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	37	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	1	+4	8
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	36	5-9	0-2	7-10	11	2	1	1	2	6	-7	17
27Rudy GobertC	39	7-14	0-0	0-0	15	1	0	2	1	4	+6	14
1Anthony EdwardsSG	45	12-27	5-12	5-6	6	5	2	3	2	1	+7	34
10Mike ConleyPG	42	7-13	3-7	2-2	2	8	0	0	1	4	+7	19
5Kyle Anderson	22	5-7	1-2	0-0	6	5	2	1	2	3	+8	11
12Taurean Prince	23	1-8	1-3	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	0	+4	6
6Jordan McLaughlin	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0
4Jaylen Nowell	3	0-4	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
25Austin Rivers	10	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+8	5
13Nathan Knight	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-9345.2%	13-3438.2%	17-2277.3%	51	23	6	7	11	19	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:59) Jump Ball R. Gobert vs. N. Jokic: Tip to K. Towns
+3 (11:38) A. Edwards 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
03
(11:23) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:23) A. Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:18) K. Towns running DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
05
(11:17) DEN Timeout
(10:56) MISS N. Jokic 12' Jump Shot
(10:54) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) A. Edwards bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:40) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:33) M. Porter Jr. driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
25
(10:08) MISS A. Edwards 20' fadeaway Shot
(10:07) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:07) MIN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(9:54) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(9:50) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(9:39) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:36) MISS R. Gobert 6' Hook
(9:36) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:17) K. Towns shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
(9:17) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:17) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:17) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
(9:00) MISS R. Gobert 7' floating Shot
(8:58) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:53) N. Jokic offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:53) N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (2 TO)
+2 (8:42) R. Gobert alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Conley 2 AST)
37
(8:29) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(8:27) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:12) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Towns 2 FT)
+1 (8:12) K. Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
38
+1 (8:12) K. Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
39
(7:53) MISS N. Jokic floating Shot
(7:52) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:44) K. Towns offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(7:44) K. Towns offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:23) A. Gordon 10' turnaround fadeaway bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
59
(7:05) M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:51) A. Edwards lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:51) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(6:47) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT
(6:44) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:35) N. Alexander-Walker 12' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Edwards 2 AST)
511
+2 (6:26) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (3 PTS)
711
+3 (6:08) A. Edwards 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (M. Conley 3 AST)
714
(5:57) K. Anderson personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:50) MISS A. Gordon 25' 3PT
(5:48) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:43) MISS A. Edwards driving reverse Layup
(5:42) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:31) N. Jokic driving DUNK (5 PTS)
914
(5:19) MISS A. Edwards driving finger roll Layup
(5:19) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:15) J. Green traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (4:59) T. Prince 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Anderson 1 AST)
917
+2 (4:30) N. Jokic Layup (7 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
1117
(4:19) MISS T. Prince 3PT
(4:15) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS B. Brown driving reverse Layup
(4:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:06) MISS N. Jokic putback Layup - blocked
(4:06) R. Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:01) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (3 TO)
(4:01) A. Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
(3:58) MISS K. Anderson 24' 3PT
(3:54) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:48) K. Anderson shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (3:48) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1217
+1 (3:48) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1317
(3:39) MISS T. Prince 13' pullup Shot
(3:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(3:23) K. Caldwell-Pope lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:23) K. Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:20) K. Anderson running DUNK (2 PTS)
1319
(3:05) MISS N. Jokic 7' pullup Shot
(3:03) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:42) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Edwards 2 FT)
(2:42) MIN Timeout
+1 (2:42) A. Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1320
+1 (2:42) A. Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1321
(2:16) MISS B. Brown 25' step back 3PT
(2:14) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:07) K. Anderson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:07) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:04) B. Brown running DUNK (2 PTS)
1521
(1:49) K. Anderson backcourt TURNOVER (2 TO)
+3 (1:38) J. Murray 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
1821
(1:18) MISS A. Edwards 26' step back 3PT
(1:15) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:05) MISS J. Green 25' step back 3PT
(1:02) K. Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:57) MISS J. McLaughlin pullup 3PT
(0:54) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:46) B. Brown cutting Layup (4 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)
2021
(0:29) T. Prince bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (0:10) J. Murray 16' turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2221
+2 (0:01) R. Gobert alley-oop Layup (4 PTS) (J. McLaughlin 1 AST)
2223

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

108Points114

42-95(44.2%)Field Goal(%)42-93(45.2%)

12-35(34.3%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

47(10)Rebounds(Offensive)51(14)

21Assists23

6Steals6

5Blocks7

11Turnovers11

23Fouls19

54Pts In The Paint54

14Fast Break Pts10

22Pts Off Turnovers17

12Bench Pts22

9Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, April 23, 2023 · 9:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: TNT