Timberwolves (106) vs Nuggets (80) · May 6, 2024

FINAL

May 6, 2024

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, 106-80. Anthony Edwards recorded 27 points, seven assists, and two steals for the Timberwolves, with Karl-Anthony Towns adding 27 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 16 points, 16 rebounds, and eight assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Timberwolves lead the season series, 2-0, with Game 3 taking place on Friday May 10, 9:30 PM ET, on ESPN.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	28	33	21	24	106
DEN	20	15	25	20	80

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3Jaden McDanielsSF	26	2-7	0-1	1-2	2	3	2	1	1	5	5	+26
1Kyle AndersonPF	26	3-8	0-1	0-0	9	8	2	1	2	1	6	+13
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	35	10-15	3-5	4-4	12	1	1	2	2	4	27	+21
5Anthony EdwardsSG	37	11-17	1-4	4-7	2	7	2	0	4	2	27	+18
10Mike ConleyPG	31	2-5	0-2	0-1	3	6	2	1	0	3	4	+20
11Naz Reid	29	5-14	4-8	0-0	5	0	1	4	2	1	14	+9
9Nickeil Alexander-Walker	29	5-9	4-7	0-0	6	1	0	3	1	1	14	+11
23Monte Morris	7	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-3
55Luka Garza	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	+3
33Leonard Miller	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3
6Jordan McLaughlin	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+3
7Wendell Moore Jr.	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	+3
8Josh Minott	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+3
24T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8450%	13-3339.4%	9-1464.3%	42	28	11	12	12	20	106	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	4-12	1-7	0-0	5	2	1	1	4	0	9	-21
50Aaron GordonPF	33	8-14	3-5	1-2	4	2	1	0	1	2	20	-33
15Nikola JokicC	38	5-13	0-1	6-6	16	8	0	1	4	2	16	-16
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	27	2-6	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	4	4	-12
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	3-18	0-4	2-2	13	2	2	1	4	3	8	-16
7Reggie Jackson	10	1-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	-13
0Christian Braun	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	+2
9Justin Holiday	21	4-6	4-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	2	13	-3
8Peyton Watson	9	0-2	0-1	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-10
24Jalen Pickett	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-2
3Julian Strawther	3	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-2
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	-2
4Hunter Tyson	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	29-8334.9%	9-3030%	13-1872.2%	50	16	6	6	16	14	80	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterminden

(11:54) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Towns: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:39) Gordon 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:13) Towns 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
22
(10:52) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:47) McDaniels 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
42
(10:23) MISS Murray 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:22) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:22) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
44
(10:08) MISS Conley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:05) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:02) Anderson 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
64
+2 (9:49) Jokic 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
66
(9:37) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:35) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:28) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:28) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(9:21) MISS Edwards 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(9:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:08) MISS Murray 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:06) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:00) MISS Anderson 4' Running Reverse Layup
(9:00) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:58) Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:50) Towns 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Conley 2 AST)
86
(8:32) Towns P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(8:16) MISS Porter Jr. Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:15) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) MISS Towns 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:53) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:50) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:41) Towns 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
116
+2 (7:27) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
118
(7:02) MISS McDaniels 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:58) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:49) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(6:49) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:49) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:49) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (6:49) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
119
+2 (6:29) Towns 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
139
(6:04) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:02) Conley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:53) Edwards 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
159
+3 (5:42) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1512
(5:23) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+3 (5:14) Reid 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
1812
+2 (4:56) Gordon 8' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1814
(4:47) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:44) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:32) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:30) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:17) MISS Reid 3' Driving Layup
(4:15) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (4:12) Gordon 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1817
+2 (3:51) Towns 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2017
(3:34) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:30) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:22) Edwards 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2217
(3:21) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:05) MISS Gordon 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:02) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:42) MISS Anderson 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:39) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:33) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:33) Anderson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:26) Alexander-Walker 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2417
(2:00) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(1:47) MISS Anderson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:45) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:32) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2420
(1:19) MISS Anderson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:05) MISS Jackson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:05) Anderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:03) Anderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:00) Morris 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
2620
(0:49) MISS Holiday 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:49) Alexander-Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:46) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:45) MISS Morris 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:42) Anderson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:42) Anderson Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
2820
(0:25) Jokic OFF.Foul (P1) (D.Guthrie)
(0:25) Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T5)
(0:06) Edwards Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:00) MISS Murray 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

106Points80

42-84(50.0%)Field Goal(%)29-83(34.9%)

13-33(39.4%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

9-14(64.3%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

42(10)Rebounds(Offensive)50(18)

28Assists16

11Steals6

12Blocks6

12Turnovers16

20Fouls14

52Pts In The Paint34

18Fast Break Pts10

19Pts Off Turnovers2

37Bench Pts23

32Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, May 6, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,942 (104.4%)

tv: TNT/truTV