Edwards, Towns lead Wolves' 106-80 blitz of Murray, Jokic for 2-0 series lead over champion Nuggets
DENVER (AP) The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns, overpowered the Denver Nuggets on Monday night in a stunningly efficient 106-80 thrashing of the reigning but reeling NBA champions.
“We’ve had some really good defensive efforts this year,” Wolves coach Chris Finch said after his team took a surprising 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. “That has to be right up there with the best of them."
The Wolves held Denver to an ugly 29-of-83 shooting night, and the most impressive thing about that was the absence of their best defender, 7-foot-1 center Rudy Gobert, who was back in Minneapolis for the birth of his son.
Gobert's fingerprints were all over this masterpiece, Finch suggested.
“Rudy's driven the defensive culture here. I think it's a testament to his impact, his presence and what he's infused into the team of how important defense is and how great it can be when we play it," Finch said. “That aside, we expect to win no matter who's with us and who's not.”
Towns and Edwards both scored 27 points as the Wolves improved to 6-0 in the playoffs and gave themselves a chance to close out the fuming Nuggets with wins Friday night and Sunday in Minneapolis.
So flustered were the Nuggets by the second quarter that coach Michael Malone threw a fit at an official and scuffling point guard Jamal Murray threw a heat pack onto the court in frustration as Towns was about to score on a layup.
Malone said he had no idea it was Murray who tossed the heat pack, saying, “I knew a heating pack was on the floor, but it was not in my field of vision."
Nor did the officials see him throw it, added crew chief Marc Davis.
“We weren’t aware it had come from the bench. If we would have been aware it came from the bench, we could have reviewed it under the hostile act trigger. The penalty would have been a technical foul,” Davis told a pool reporter.
Finch said he knew only that the heat pack had come from the Nuggets' bench.
“We tried to impress upon (the officials) that there's probably not many fans in the building that have a heat pack. So, it probably had to come from the bench, which they found logical," Finch said. "But yeah, it's inexcusable and dangerous.”
Murray, who has shot 9 for 32 in this series, left Ball Arena without comment for the second straight game. He is likely to be fined by the NBA for his actions.
Aaron Gordon led Denver with 20 points, Nikola Jokic had 16 points and 16 rebounds but their third-leading scorer was sub Justin Holliday with 13 points. Murray scored eight points on 3-of-18 shooting.
Kyle Anderson replaced Gobert in the starting lineup and had eight assists and nine rebounds and reserves Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker both scored 14.
During a 43-18 first-half flourish by the Timberwolves - Edwards was on the bench for much of it, no less - the Nuggets grew so frustrated that Malone ran way out onto the court and got in Davis' face for an extended blowup during a timeout but avoided a technical.
“Although Coach Malone was visibly upset about both his team and the officials, I did not hear him say anything unsportsmanlike that warranted a technical foul,” Davis explained.
Frustrated by their slow starts - the Nuggets have trailed by double digits in six of their seven playoff games and by nine in the other - Malone challenged his team to get off to a strong start for once.
Only Gordon heeded his coach's call, scoring 13 quick points, including a 3-pointer that brought the Nuggets to 18-17 late in the first quarter.
Things unraveled for Denver after that.
Trailing 61-35 at the break, the Nuggets' 26-point halftime deficit was Denver's largest in a home playoff game in franchise history.
Now the Nuggets, who lost consecutive games just once during the season, find themselves needing to beat Edwards four times in five tries to advance to the Western Conference finals again, a seemingly impossibility given both teams' level of play at the moment.
“The message we want to send is that we're extremely honored and blessed that we have this opportunity to go home up 2-0,” Towns said. “But we're humble in this approach.”
Edwards, for one, expects to see a different Nuggets team at Target Center this weekend.
“It worked in our favor tonight, man. That's all that was,” he said. “We made shots. They didn't. That's the defending champs over there. So, they're not going to come out and play like that again in Game 3.”
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | |||
11:39 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-2 | |
11:13 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 2-2 | |
10:52 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
10:47 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 4-2 | |
10:23 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
10:22 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
10:22 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 4-4 | |
10:08 | Mike Conley misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:05 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
10:02 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-4 | |
9:49 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 6-6 | |
9:37 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:35 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
9:21 | Anthony Edwards misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
9:20 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:08 | Jamal Murray misses two point cutting layup | |||
9:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
9:00 | Nikola Jokic blocks Kyle Anderson's two point running reverse layup | |||
8:58 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
8:50 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 8-6 | |
8:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
8:16 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
8:15 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
8:05 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
7:53 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:50 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 11-6 | |
7:27 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 11-8 | |
7:02 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:58 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
6:49 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:49 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:49 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
6:49 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 | |
6:29 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 13-9 | |
6:04 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:02 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
5:53 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving reverse layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 15-9 | |
5:42 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 15-12 | |
5:23 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
5:14 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 18-12 | |
4:56 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-14 | |
4:47 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:44 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:32 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
4:30 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | |||
4:15 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 18-17 | |
3:51 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 20-17 | |
3:34 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
3:30 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
3:22 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 22-17 | |
3:21 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
3:05 | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
3:02 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:39 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals) | |||
2:26 | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point running layup | 24-17 | |
2:00 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
1:47 | Kyle Anderson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:45 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
1:32 | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-20 | |
1:19 | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | |||
1:17 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:05 | Kyle Anderson blocks Reggie Jackson's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
1:03 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | +2 | Monte Morris makes two point running finger roll layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 26-20 | |
0:49 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Justin Holiday's two point cutting layup | |||
0:46 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Monte Morris misses three point running jump shot | |||
0:42 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
0:42 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point tip layup | 28-20 | |
0:25 | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
0:25 | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:06 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
0:00 | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:49 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
11:40 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 31-20 | |
11:25 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:23 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 33-20 | |
10:50 | Naz Reid blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | |||
10:50 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
10:48 | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
10:43 | Peyton Watson blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point running layup | |||
10:40 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
10:33 | Reggie Jackson misses two point running layup | |||
10:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:20 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
10:16 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Peyton Watson misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:54 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
9:44 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
9:29 | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | |||
9:27 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
9:22 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point running jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 36-20 | |
9:21 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
9:08 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:05 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's two point putback layup | |||
8:59 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | |||
8:49 | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:47 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 39-20 | |
8:21 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-22 | |
8:05 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 42-22 | |
7:37 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 42-24 | |
7:22 | Mike Conley misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
7:22 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Naz Reid blocks Jamal Murray's three point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | |||
7:02 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | |||
7:00 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
7:00 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 42-26 | |
6:48 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
6:37 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
6:37 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-26 | |
6:37 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:35 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
6:22 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 43-28 | |
6:09 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
6:09 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-28 | |
6:09 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-28 | |
5:56 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:50 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
5:42 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:40 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
5:36 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-28 | |
5:36 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-28 | |
5:14 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 47-30 | |
4:46 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point turnaround hook shot | |||
4:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point hook shot | |||
4:41 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
4:41 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 49-30 | |
4:23 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
4:13 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
4:13 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-30 | |
4:13 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:11 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:58 | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | |||
3:54 | Reggie Jackson offensive rebound | |||
3:54 | Reggie Jackson misses two point tip layup | |||
3:53 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
3:52 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 52-30 | |
3:39 | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:37 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
3:24 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 54-30 | |
3:24 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
3:01 | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 54-33 | |
2:40 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 56-33 | |
2:27 | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:25 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | |||
2:08 | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
1:51 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
1:47 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
1:33 | Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround hook shot | |||
1:29 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
1:29 | Mike Conley blocks Nikola Jokic's two point hook shot | |||
1:25 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | |||
1:25 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
1:05 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
0:53 | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | |||
0:47 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point running jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 59-33 | |
0:32 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
0:29 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 61-33 | |
0:12 | Naz Reid personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
0:12 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-34 | |
0:12 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-35 | |
0:01 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:01 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:38 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
11:36 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:26 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:16 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Anderson assists) | 63-35 | |
11:06 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
10:55 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 63-37 | |
10:38 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
10:38 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-37 | |
10:38 | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:35 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
10:26 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
10:19 | Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
10:08 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving layup | |||
10:05 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | |||
10:00 | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:56 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
9:28 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | |||
9:27 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:27 | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | |||
9:27 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
9:26 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Nikola Jokic's two point putback layup | |||
9:25 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
9:25 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
9:11 | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:07 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
9:06 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point putback layup | 66-37 | |
8:52 | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
8:46 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
8:46 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
8:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
8:33 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-38 | |
8:33 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-39 | |
8:17 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
8:13 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
8:10 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 68-39 | |
8:00 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 68-41 | |
7:46 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 70-41 | |
7:29 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
7:26 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
7:20 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 73-41 | |
7:19 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
7:02 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Justin Holiday assists) | 73-44 | |
6:37 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 75-44 | |
6:19 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-45 | |
6:19 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-46 | |
5:59 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 78-46 | |
5:41 | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot | 78-48 | |
5:18 | Naz Reid misses two point driving hook shot | |||
5:17 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
5:17 | Kyle Anderson misses two point tip layup | |||
5:14 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:06 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 78-50 | |
5:03 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
5:03 | Aaron Gordon technical foul | |||
5:03 | Mike Conley misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:03 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
4:45 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
4:42 | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | |||
4:29 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 80-50 | |
4:11 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
4:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-51 | |
4:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-52 | |
3:57 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
3:54 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
3:47 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 80-54 | |
3:27 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | |||
3:13 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
3:11 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | |||
3:05 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Monte Morris personal foul (Justin Holiday draws the foul) | |||
2:54 | +1 | Justin Holiday makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-55 | |
2:54 | Justin Holiday misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:52 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
2:45 | Anthony Edwards offensive foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
2:45 | Anthony Edwards turnover (offensive foul) | |||
2:33 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | |||
2:33 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
2:18 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
2:17 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 80-58 | |
1:57 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
1:55 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:52 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
1:51 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
1:32 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
1:28 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals) | |||
1:07 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 82-58 | |
0:51 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | |||
0:49 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
0:40 | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | |||
0:39 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
0:38 | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
0:32 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point running layup | |||
0:29 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound | |||
0:11 | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | |||
0:08 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 82-60 | |
0:00 | Naz Reid misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
0:00 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:41 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
11:31 | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 82-63 | |
11:12 | Christian Braun blocks Naz Reid's two point driving layup | |||
11:12 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
11:09 | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
11:04 | Justin Holiday misses three point running jump shot | |||
11:02 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
10:56 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
10:56 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
10:37 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-63 | |
10:37 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-63 | |
10:16 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 84-65 | |
9:53 | Kyle Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
9:46 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
9:46 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
9:33 | Justin Holiday personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
9:25 | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
9:18 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 87-65 | |
9:03 | Justin Holiday turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
8:44 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (back court violation) | |||
8:32 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
8:29 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
8:24 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
8:23 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
8:23 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk | 87-67 | |
7:57 | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | |||
7:49 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
7:46 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
7:41 | Mike Conley personal foul (Justin Holiday draws the foul) | |||
7:28 | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
7:25 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
7:25 | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | |||
7:22 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:13 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
7:00 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 90-67 | |
6:49 | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 90-70 | |
6:33 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
6:25 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 93-70 | |
6:05 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
6:03 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 95-70 | |
5:54 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
5:54 | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:50 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
5:40 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:28 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
5:22 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
5:16 | Anthony Edwards misses two point running layup | |||
5:15 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
5:13 | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | |||
5:11 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | |||
5:10 | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point putback layup | 95-72 | |
4:51 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point pullup jump shot | 97-72 | |
4:39 | Mike Conley personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
4:31 | Mike Conley personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
4:22 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 97-75 | |
3:55 | Jamal Murray blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point driving layup | |||
3:55 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
3:50 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
3:48 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:44 | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:30 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 99-75 | |
3:29 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
3:16 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | |||
3:16 | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-76 | |
3:16 | Zeke Nnaji misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:15 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
3:15 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
3:05 | +3 | Josh Minott makes three point jump shot (Luka Garza assists) | 102-76 | |
2:48 | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | |||
2:45 | Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | |||
2:45 | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
2:45 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
2:45 | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
2:43 | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | |||
2:26 | +2 | Luka Garza makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 104-76 | |
2:05 | Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | |||
2:05 | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-77 | |
2:05 | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-78 | |
1:47 | Leonard Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
1:44 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
1:39 | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | |||
1:37 | Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:22 | +2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point driving layup | 106-78 | |
0:59 | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point pullup jump shot | 106-80 | |
0:43 | Zeke Nnaji blocks Luka Garza's two point driving layup | |||
0:43 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | |||
0:24 | Zeke Nnaji misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:18 | Leonard Miller defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Leonard Miller defensive rebound | 0:18 |
Zeke Nnaji misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 0:24 |
Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | 0:28 |
Hunter Tyson misses three point jump shot | 0:31 |
Nuggets defensive rebound | 0:43 |
Zeke Nnaji blocks Luka Garza's two point driving layup | 0:43 |
+ 2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point pullup jump shot | 0:59 |
+ 2 | Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point driving layup | 1:22 |
Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound | 1:37 |
Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | 1:39 |
Peyton Watson defensive rebound | 1:44 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves 2-0 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Nuggets 0-2 | 102.2 PPG | 42.5 RPG | 24.9 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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A. Edwards SG | 27.6 PPG | 7.0 RPG | 6.5 APG | 48.1 FG% |
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A. Gordon PF | 14.3 PPG | 7.3 RPG | 4.4 APG | 58.5 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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A. Edwards SG | 27 PTS | 2 REB | 7 AST | ||
A. Gordon PF | 20 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 27 | 12 | 1 | 10/15 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +21 | 42 |
A. Edwards | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11/17 | 1/4 | 4/7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +18 | 41 |
K. Anderson | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +13 | 32 |
J. McDaniels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +26 | 15 |
M. Conley | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 22 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 27 | 12 | 1 | 10/15 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | +21 | 42 |
A. Edwards | 27 | 2 | 7 | 11/17 | 1/4 | 4/7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +18 | 41 |
K. Anderson | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | +13 | 32 |
J. McDaniels | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2/7 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +26 | 15 |
M. Conley | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 22 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Alexander-Walker | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5/9 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +11 | 24 |
N. Reid | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5/14 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 22 |
J. Minott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
M. Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
L. Garza | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
W. Moore Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
J. McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 |
L. Miller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 2 |
R. Gobert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 106 | 42 | 28 | 42/84 | 13/33 | 9/14 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 32 | +130 | 215 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Gordon | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8/14 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -33 | 28 |
N. Jokic | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5/13 | 0/1 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -16 | 45 |
M. Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4/12 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -21 | 16 |
J. Murray | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3/18 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 24 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -12 | 7 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Gordon | 20 | 4 | 2 | 8/14 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -33 | 28 |
N. Jokic | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5/13 | 0/1 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -16 | 45 |
M. Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4/12 | 1/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -21 | 16 |
J. Murray | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3/18 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -16 | 24 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -12 | 7 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
J. Holiday | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 16 |
R. Jackson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 6 |
J. Pickett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
C. Braun | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
J. Strawther | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
Z. Nnaji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
P. Watson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 3 |
H. Tyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 80 | 50 | 16 | 29/83 | 9/30 | 13/18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 32 | -130 | 158 |