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Jokic has triple-double, Nuggets beat T-wolves for 3-0 lead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets delivered the type of disciplined performance that's a prerequisite for lasting a long time in the NBA playoffs.
The Minnesota Timberwolves sure aren't there yet.
Jokic had his seventh career triple-double in the playoffs with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists and the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 120-111 on Friday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
“We didn’t want to give them life," said Jokic, the two-time reigning NBA MVP who led the league with 29 triple-doubles this season. “We wanted to be the aggressor. We wanted to punch them first.”
Michael Porter Jr. had 25 points and nine rebounds and Jamal Murray added 18 points and nine assists as Denver withstood another dashing game by Minnesota's Anthony Edwards to send a loud crowd of white-shirt-wearing fans home from another frustrating postseason loss.
“Proud of the group," Nuggets coach Mike Malone said. "They handled their business like they’re supposed to, like mature teams do.”
Edwards scored 36 points to raise his series total to 95, Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points after totaling only 21 points over the first two games and Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves, but a defensive lapse here and a rushed 3-pointer there was enough to seal their fate against this Nuggets team finally healthy enough for another run at the NBA finals.
“Our decision-making on offense just kind of let us down,” coach Chris Finch said.
Bruce Brown had 12 points to lead Denver's 29-10 edge in bench points, and the Nuggets shot a hard-to-beat 57% from the field.
Game 4 is here Sunday.
“No disrespect to the T-wolves, this is about us, but we don’t want to go back to Denver,” Malone said.
With the Nuggets holding their first 2-0 lead in nine playoff series under Malone, their message from the coach was to keep the throttle on full and not give the underdog Wolves extra confidence.
The Western Conference's top team shot like its seeding depended on it and outjumped the Wolves for just about every long rebound. The Nuggets had two 9-0 runs in the first half and started the second quarter by making 12 of their first 16 shots on their way to a 13-point lead.
Edwards, who had 41 points in Game 2 for the franchise playoffs record, single-handedly brought the Wolves back with the kind of starburst only players like him are capable of.
After a bad pass by Towns was picked off by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Edwards hustled for the block and quickly converted a Euro-step layup on the other end. The Wolves kept up the momentum and cut the lead to 61-55 right before halftime. They were still within six points at the end of the third quarter.
The Wolves won their play-in game here a week ago on the backs of Towns and Gobert, the unlikely big-man pairing they created when former Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly bolted for the same job in Minnesota and swung a blockbuster trade for Gobert.
The Wolves attacked the basket better than they did in the first two games, and Towns drew Jokic's fourth foul with 5:51 left in the third quarter, but the 7-foot Serb is just too skilled - and too much of a load - to get beat that way.
“The offense looks a little different when ‘Joke’ isn't out there, but we’ve been making it work,” Porter said. “We’ve just got a lot of dudes who can do a lot of different things.”
SCREEN SHOT
Finch, asked before the game about Jokic’s impact on making space for Murray and his shot, took a subtle swipe at how he feels Jokic - who has 14 fouls in the series - is officiated.
“He does a really good job of screening, and moving and screening at the same time, those types of things,” Finch said in his best deadpan.
Gobert made light at his introductory news conference last summer of Finch’s allegations of his illegal screening with Utah.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Caldwell-Pope had 11 of his 14 points in the second quarter. ... Murray, who went 10 for 20 from deep in the first two games, was 1 for 6.
Timberwolves: Towns, who shot 8 for 27 from the field in the first two games, went 10 for 17. He's 5 for 16 from 3-point range in the series.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:34 |  | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:14 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Mike Conley assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback layup | 2-4 |
| 9:39 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot | 2-7 |
| 9:06 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 4-7 |
| 8:40 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot | 6-10 |
| 8:08 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Aaron Gordon's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 8-10 |
| 7:52 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:52 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 7:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 7:35 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 7:33 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:32 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 8-15 |
| 6:49 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-15 |
| 6:21 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:13 | | Rudy Gobert defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point floating jump shot | 12-17 |
| 5:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 12-19 |
| 5:06 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-19 |
| 5:06 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 4:53 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:51 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 16-19 |
| 4:47 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-19 |
| 4:34 | | Kyle Anderson offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:25 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Taurean Prince assists) | 17-21 |
| 3:26 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 20-21 |
| 3:25 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 22-21 |
| 2:36 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Taurean Prince steals) | ||
| 2:20 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 24-21 |
| 1:50 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Jeff Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 26-21 |
| 1:17 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 26-23 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 28-23 |
| 0:54 | | Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:43 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Taurean Prince makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 28-26 |
| 0:16 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 0:04 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 30-28 |
| 11:28 | | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-28 |
| 11:15 | | Jaylen Nowell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:50 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:48 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup | 33-28 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Austin Rivers assists) | 33-31 |
| 10:17 | | Jeff Green misses two point cutting dunk | ||
| 10:16 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 33-33 |
| 9:39 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point hook shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Austin Rivers misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 35-33 |
| 8:27 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 38-33 |
| 8:10 | | Jeff Green personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Rudy Gobert's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:55 | | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Charge) (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 40-33 |
| 7:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk | 42-33 |
| 7:17 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 42-36 |
| 6:43 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 45-36 |
| 6:07 | | +2 | Taurean Prince makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 45-38 |
| 6:07 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-39 |
| 5:54 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 48-39 |
| 5:43 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Charge) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Jamal Murray blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's three point jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 50-39 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 50-41 |
| 4:35 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 53-41 |
| 4:24 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-42 |
| 4:24 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-43 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 55-43 |
| 3:51 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-44 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-45 |
| 3:32 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 58-45 |
| 3:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 3:16 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point running layup | ||
| 3:13 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 58-47 |
| 3:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running reverse layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 58-49 |
| 2:58 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 58-51 |
| 1:59 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:49 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 61-51 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving bank hook shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 61-53 |
| 1:12 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 0:32 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 61-55 |
| 0:05 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 64-55 |
| 11:08 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 64-57 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 67-57 |
| 10:28 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:28 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-58 |
| 10:28 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-59 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-59 |
| 9:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:00 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 69-61 |
| 8:32 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-61 |
| 8:18 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-62 |
| 8:18 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 74-62 |
| 7:46 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-63 |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-64 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 76-64 |
| 7:04 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:03 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 76-66 |
| 6:39 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 76-68 |
| 6:08 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 78-68 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Jaylen Nowell assists) | 78-70 |
| 5:51 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 78-71 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point pullup jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 80-71 |
| 5:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-71 |
| 5:27 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 81-73 |
| 5:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-74 |
| 5:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 4:55 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 83-74 |
| 4:29 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 85-74 |
| 4:15 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 85-76 |
| 3:50 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Jaylen Nowell defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:44 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-77 |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 87-77 |
| 3:09 | | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:53 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point turnaround jump shot | 87-79 |
| 2:25 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 87-82 |
| 2:02 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 89-82 |
| 1:25 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 92-82 |
| 0:56 | | Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 92-84 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 94-84 |
| 0:26 | | Bruce Brown blocks Anthony Edwards's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 94-86 |
| 0:11 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-87 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-88 |
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Christian Braun turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 11:04 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 94-91 |
| 10:32 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 96-91 |
| 9:50 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 99-91 |
| 9:28 | | Michael Porter Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 99-93 |
| 8:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Mike Conley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running reverse layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 101-93 |
| 7:45 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Green steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 103-93 |
| 7:32 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-94 |
| 7:21 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-95 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 105-95 |
| 6:47 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 105-98 |
| 6:28 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:16 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:09 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-99 |
| 5:46 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-100 |
| 5:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 106-100 |
| 5:36 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-100 |
| 5:25 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Taurean Prince turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:54 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 4:54 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Loose ball) (Taurean Prince draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 107-101 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Taurean Prince makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 107-102 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 109-102 |
| 4:20 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-103 |
| 4:20 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-104 |
| 4:06 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:06 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-104 |
| 3:41 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Mike Conley shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-104 |
| 3:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:20 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:42 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 113-104 |
| 1:45 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-105 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-106 |
| 1:38 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-106 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 115-106 |
| 1:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Kyle Anderson's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:26 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 118-106 |
| 1:10 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 118-108 |
| 0:49 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 120-108 |
| 0:37 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 120-111 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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+ 3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 0:04 |
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:13 |
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:35 |
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Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:37 |
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+ 2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 0:49 |
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+ 2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 0:58 |
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | 1:03 |
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Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | 1:07 |
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Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | 1:10 |
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+ 3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 1:20 |
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Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 1:26 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 120 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 48-84 (57.1%) | 36-79 (45.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-32 (40.6%) | 10-27 (37.0%) |
| Free Throws | 11-13 (84.6%) | 29-35 (82.9%) |
| Total Rebounds | 44 | 43 |
| Offensive | 5 | 6 |
| Defensive | 35 | 26 |
| Team | 4 | 11 |
| Assists | 32 | 24 |
| Steals | 8 | 8 |
| Blocks | 4 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 13 |
| Fouls | 26 | 21 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
20 PTS, 11 REB, 12 AST
A. Edwards
SG 1
36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
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113.5 PPG | 44.8 RPG | 25.8 APG |
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105.4 PPG | 39.2 RPG | 22.6 APG |
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M. Porter Jr. SF | 13.4 PPG | 8.1 RPG | 1.6 APG | 42.3 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 31.6 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 5.2 APG | 48.2 FG% |
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M. Porter Jr. SF | 25 PTS | 9 REB | 2 AST | |
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A. Edwards SG | 36 PTS | 7 REB | 5 AST | |