Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

May 14, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	18	30	23	97
DEN	28	22	38	24	112

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic puts up 40 points, seven rebounds and 13 assists to lead the Nuggets to a 112-97 win in Game 5 and 3-2 series lead on Minnesota.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	30	4-9	1-4	0-0	3	3	1	2	3	4	-18	9
32Karl-Anthony TownsPF	37	10-19	2-5	1-2	6	4	2	0	2	4	-17	23
27Rudy GobertC	40	7-7	0-0	4-7	11	3	2	2	1	4	-2	18
9Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	39	5-12	4-8	0-0	2	5	0	2	1	1	-13	14
5Anthony EdwardsPG	44	5-15	1-5	7-8	4	9	1	0	4	2	-12	18
11Naz Reid	19	3-8	0-3	1-2	3	0	0	1	1	4	-2	7
1Kyle Anderson	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	1	0	2	1	-4	2
23Monte Morris	11	3-6	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	-7	6
10Mike Conley	— did not play —												— did not play —
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	-	38-7848.7%	8-2630.8%	13-1968.4%	33	30	7	7	14	20	-	97

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	2-10	2-7	0-0	7	1	0	2	2	3	+4	6
50Aaron GordonPF	33	7-14	0-1	4-4	10	5	1	0	2	2	+8	18
15Nikola JokicC	41	15-22	2-3	8-9	7	13	2	1	0	2	+21	40
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	6-8	4-5	0-0	5	4	1	0	2	3	+16	16
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	7-14	0-0	2-2	1	4	1	0	2	2	+11	16
9Justin Holiday	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	+2	0
0Christian Braun	28	4-8	1-2	1-3	5	2	1	2	1	2	+11	10
7Reggie Jackson	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+4	6
8Peyton Watson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-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	-	44-8055.0%	9-1947.4%	15-1883.3%	38	30	6	5	11	17	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:41) Caldwell-Pope 16' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:22) McDaniels 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
22
(11:05) MISS Porter Jr. 5' Floating Jump Shot
(11:05) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:03) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:56) MISS Murray 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:52) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:52) Murray Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
24
+3 (10:35) Towns 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
54
(10:08) MISS Murray 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:06) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) MISS Towns 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:54) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:47) MISS Porter Jr. 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:45) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:34) McDaniels Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:26) Gordon OFF.Foul (P1) (E.Malloy)
(9:26) Gordon Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:11) MISS Alexander-Walker 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:11) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:08) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:00) Towns 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
74
(8:37) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:37) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:37) NUGGETS Rebound
(8:37) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:35) Caldwell-Pope 1' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
76
(8:19) Gordon S.FOUL (P2.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:19) Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
86
(8:19) MISS Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:53) Jokic 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
88
+3 (7:42) Alexander-Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
118
(7:22) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:22) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
119
(7:22) MISS Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:20) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:06) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (7:06) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
129
(7:06) MISS Edwards Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:45) Jokic 3' Driving Hook Shot (5 PTS)
1211
+3 (6:33) McDaniels 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
1511
+2 (6:20) Jokic 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS)
1513
(5:58) MISS Towns 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:49) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
1516
(5:24) MISS Edwards 3' Driving Layup
(5:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:17) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (5:17) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1517
+1 (5:17) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1518
+3 (5:00) Edwards 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1818
+3 (4:51) Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1821
(4:37) MISS McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:23) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:20) Timberwolves Rebound
(4:06) Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(3:54) Holiday S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Kennedy)
(3:54) MISS Reid Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:54) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (3:54) Reid Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1921
(3:37) MISS Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:34) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:26) MISS Edwards 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:14) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:12) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (2:59) Anderson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2121
(2:33) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:33) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:30) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:25) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:22) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:14) Jokic 2' Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2123
(2:14) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Kennedy)
(2:14) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:14) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2124
(2:02) Edwards Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:02) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(1:58) Jackson Kicked Ball Violation Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:40) Anderson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:23) Braun Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (1:12) Alexander-Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2424
+2 (0:52) Jackson 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2426
(0:41) MISS Edwards 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:39) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:37) MISS Anderson 3' Putback Layup
(0:37) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:35) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:31) Jackson 1' Running Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2428
(0:13) MISS Towns 3' Driving Layup
(0:13) Timberwolves Rebound
+2 (0:10) Towns 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
2628
(0:02) Alexander-Walker P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
(0:00) MISS Jokic 32' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

97Points112

38-78(48.7%)Field Goal(%)44-80(55.0%)

8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)9-19(47.4%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

30Assists30

7Steals6

7Blocks5

14Turnovers11

20Fouls17

48Pts In The Paint62

4Fast Break Pts16

12Pts Off Turnovers18

15Bench Pts16

4Largest Lead18

Game Details

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,992 (104.7%)

tv: TNT