Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

May 4, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	17	33	33	106
DEN	25	19	27	28	99

Game Recap

Anthony Edwards drops a playoff career-high 43 points and Naz Reid scores 14 of his 16 in the 4th quarter in a series-opening win over the defending champion Nuggets.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	39	0-7	0-2	0-0	8	1	0	1	1	1	+14	0
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	30	8-13	2-4	2-4	4	3	0	0	1	5	+6	20
27Rudy GobertC	35	3-6	0-0	0-0	13	3	1	3	0	4	+12	6
5Anthony EdwardsSG	42	17-29	3-7	6-6	7	3	1	2	1	1	+10	43
10Mike ConleyPG	31	5-8	3-4	1-1	4	10	1	0	4	3	+20	14
11Naz Reid	23	7-11	2-4	0-1	4	3	1	0	3	0	-7	16
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	22	2-6	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	2	-16	5
1Kyle Anderson	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	-9	2
23Monte Morris	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Jordan McLaughlin	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Minott	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
24T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8252.4%	11-2740.7%	9-1275.0%	42	24	4	6	14	20	-	106

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	40	6-13	4-7	4-6	6	1	3	1	2	1	-9	20
50Aaron GordonPF	32	4-6	0-1	1-3	3	6	2	0	1	4	-23	9
15Nikola JokicC	40	11-25	2-9	8-8	8	9	3	0	7	4	-12	32
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	3	2	1	1	2	-9	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	6-14	2-4	3-3	1	4	0	0	1	4	-22	17
9Justin Holiday	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	0	0	+19	3
7Reggie Jackson	13	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	+15	5
0Christian Braun	19	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+4	7
8Peyton Watson	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2	+2	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	35-7546.7%	13-3141.9%	16-2080.0%	34	24	12	2	12	18	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to Murray
(11:58) Towns L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
(11:37) Jokic 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:24) MISS Conley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:21) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:08) MISS Jokic 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:05) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:51) Edwards 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
(10:39) Edwards P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
(10:36) MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
(10:32) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:29) Towns 6' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
50
(10:29) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
+1 (10:29) Towns Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
60
(10:16) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:13) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:59) Edwards 10' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
80
(9:59) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (9:59) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
90
+2 (9:40) Gordon 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
92
(9:12) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:09) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:02) Caldwell-Pope Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:51) Edwards 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
122
(8:49) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:34) MISS Murray 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:33) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:26) Edwards 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
142
(8:18) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(8:08) MISS Jokic 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:05) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:44) MISS Conley 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:40) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:38) MISS McDaniels 3' Driving Layup
(7:37) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(7:37) MISS McDaniels 1' Putback Layup
(7:37) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(7:36) MISS McDaniels 3' Tip Layup Shot
(7:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:28) Porter Jr. 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
144
(7:00) MISS Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:48) MISS Jokic 4' Driving Layup
(6:48) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:48) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (6:32) Edwards 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (13 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
164
(6:13) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:10) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(6:02) Conley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:02) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(5:47) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:36) MISS Edwards 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:36) Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:36) NUGGETS Rebound
(5:24) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (5:12) Gobert 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
184
(5:12) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (4:50) Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
186
(4:29) MISS Reid 4' Driving Layup
(4:25) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:13) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
189
(3:52) MISS Edwards 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:49) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:43) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Running Reverse Layup
(3:43) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:41) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(3:34) MISS Gobert 2' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot
(3:31) Edwards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:31) MISS Edwards Tip Layup Shot
(3:30) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:24) MISS Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(3:15) Reid Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:15) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(3:07) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (3:07) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1810
+1 (3:07) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1811
(2:53) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:51) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:34) Gobert P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (2:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1812
+1 (2:34) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1813
(2:25) Alexander-Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:25) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:23) Porter Jr. 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1815
(2:23) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:08) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:02) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:56) Jackson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1817
+2 (1:48) Edwards 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (15 PTS)
2017
(1:48) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (1:48) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
2117
(1:37) Alexander-Walker Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Van Duyne)
+3 (1:27) Jackson 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2120
(1:07) MISS Reid 3PT Jump Shot
(1:05) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:49) Anderson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Capers)
+1 (0:49) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2121
+1 (0:49) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2122
(0:46) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:46) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:32) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
2125
+2 (0:10) Alexander-Walker 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2325
(0:00) MISS Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

106Points99

43-82(52.4%)Field Goal(%)35-75(46.7%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)13-31(41.9%)

9-12(75.0%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

42(7)Rebounds(Offensive)34(3)

24Assists24

4Steals12

6Blocks2

14Turnovers12

20Fouls18

52Pts In The Paint42

13Fast Break Pts14

18Pts Off Turnovers26

23Bench Pts15

14Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, May 4, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,915 (104.3%)

tv: TNT