Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	18	30	32	109
DEN	22	26	29	35	112

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeat the No. 8 seed Timberwolves in Game 5, 112-109. Jamal Murray added 35 points, four rebounds and five assists in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-1, the Nuggets now advance to the Western Conference Semifinals where they will face the winner of the Phoenix Suns-LA Clippers series (Suns lead, 3-1).

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSF	38	5-11	3-9	1-1	1	3	1	0	0	3	+10	14
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	38	9-17	1-6	7-9	11	3	1	1	3	6	-9	26
27Rudy GobertC	40	5-6	0-0	6-9	15	2	2	0	3	6	+2	16
1Anthony EdwardsSG	39	13-27	0-6	3-4	8	7	0	2	1	3	0	29
10Mike ConleyPG	38	2-7	1-4	2-2	4	9	2	0	3	3	+6	7
12Taurean Prince	22	5-10	3-7	0-0	0	0	2	1	3	2	-5	13
4Jaylen Nowell	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-8	2
25Austin Rivers	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-13	2
13Nathan Knight	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
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	-	41-8150.6%	8-3324.2%	19-2576.0%	40	24	9	4	14	27	-	109

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	38	3-10	2-7	0-0	10	0	2	0	0	3	+9	8
50Aaron GordonPF	33	4-9	0-3	6-7	6	2	1	0	1	5	-3	14
15Nikola JokicC	41	8-29	3-8	9-10	17	12	2	2	2	4	+3	28
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	26	3-6	1-4	3-3	2	1	2	0	2	4	-6	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	12-23	5-9	6-6	4	5	1	0	2	2	-5	35
32Jeff Green	18	0-1	0-0	0-2	1	0	1	1	0	2	+2	0
11Bruce Brown	29	3-6	0-2	8-8	5	2	1	0	4	0	+8	14
0Christian Braun	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	+7	3
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	-	34-8540.0%	12-3435.3%	32-3688.9%	47	22	10	3	12	21	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:54) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. R. Gobert: Tip to J. Murray
(11:42) MISS M. Porter Jr. Hook
(11:41) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) R. Gobert bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:12) MISS A. Gordon cutting Layup - blocked
(11:12) A. Edwards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:03) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(11:00) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:51) MISS K. Towns 6' driving Layup - blocked
(10:51) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:49) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:46) M. Conley 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (10:24) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
23
(10:01) MISS A. Edwards 26' pullup 3PT
(9:58) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:49) MISS J. Murray driving Layup
(9:47) K. Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:35) A. Edwards 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
43
(9:12) K. Caldwell-Pope offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(9:12) K. Caldwell-Pope offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (8:53) A. Edwards driving Layup (4 PTS)
63
+2 (8:37) J. Murray 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
65
+2 (8:27) N. Alexander-Walker driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
85
(8:27) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Alexander-Walker 1 FT)
+1 (8:27) N. Alexander-Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
95
(8:11) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(8:06) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:00) A. Edwards driving floating bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
115
(7:47) MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
(7:44) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:38) MISS A. Edwards 16' turnaround Shot
(7:36) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:29) MISS A. Gordon 16' pullup Shot
(7:27) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:20) MISS M. Porter Jr. step back 3PT
(7:17) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:05) A. Edwards 14' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS)
135
(7:04) DEN Timeout
(6:52) MISS N. Jokic 18' Jump Shot
(6:49) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:37) MISS A. Edwards driving Layup
(6:33) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (6:33) R. Gobert tip DUNK (2 PTS)
155
+2 (6:20) A. Gordon 9' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
157
(6:01) MISS K. Towns driving Layup
(5:59) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:53) MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
(5:46) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (5:42) K. Towns running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
177
(5:34) K. Towns personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:24) N. Jokic 26' 3PT (3 PTS)
1710
(5:03) MISS A. Edwards 25' 3PT
(5:01) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:50) J. Murray reverse Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1712
+3 (4:34) N. Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (M. Conley 1 AST)
2012
(4:05) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT
(4:00) M. Conley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:56) MISS T. Prince 25' running 3PT
(3:53) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:48) B. Brown lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:48) MIN Timeout
+3 (3:31) T. Prince 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (A. Edwards 1 AST)
2312
(3:14) T. Prince shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(3:14) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:14) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:14) MISS J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:12) R. Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
+2 (2:56) N. Alexander-Walker driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (R. Gobert 1 AST)
2512
(2:41) MISS N. Jokic 7' driving Layup - blocked
(2:41) T. Prince BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:38) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:29) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 29' pullup 3PT
(2:27) A. Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:09) J. Nowell driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
2712
+3 (1:54) C. Braun 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2715
(1:25) K. Towns lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:25) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(1:21) J. Nowell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (1:21) B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2716
+1 (1:21) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2717
+2 (1:08) T. Prince turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS) (K. Towns 1 AST)
2917
(0:55) MISS J. Green cutting DUNK
(0:53) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (0:45) B. Brown driving Layup (4 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
2919
(0:45) A. Edwards away-from-play personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (0:45) N. Jokic away-from-play Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2920
(0:28) MISS A. Edwards 8' driving floating Shot
(0:27) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:24) J. Nowell shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (0:24) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2921
+1 (0:24) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2922
(0:08) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:03) MISS A. Edwards 25' pullup 3PT
(0:03) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

109Points112

41-81(50.6%)Field Goal(%)34-85(40.0%)

8-33(24.2%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)32-36(88.9%)

40(8)Rebounds(Offensive)47(16)

24Assists22

9Steals10

4Blocks3

14Turnovers12

27Fouls21

58Pts In The Paint40

10Fast Break Pts20

22Pts Off Turnovers18

17Bench Pts17

15Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,691 (103.1%)

tv: NBA TV