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MIN wins series 4-2
FINAL
ABC Ball Arena 19,895 72°F Indoor Indoor
Timberwolves defeated Nuggets 117-108
Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Denver Nuggets 117-108 at Ball Arena. Minnesota Timberwolves kept Denver Nuggets at arm's length after building control of the game. Minnesota Timberwolves did enough late to separate from Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic led the box score for DEN with 35 in Points. The result closed out the matchup at Ball Arena in front of 19,895 fans with MIN adding a win and DEN taking the loss.
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MIN Win Probability DEN
100.0% 0.0%
Game Flow
MIN lead
DEN lead
Match Stats
54 Field Goal % 48
39 Three Point % 27
58 Free Throw % 74
41 Rebounds 44
7 Offensive Rebounds 11
33 Assists 21
11 Steals 2
5 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 13
21 Fouls 14
Scoring Summary
Q1
11:07
Step Back Jump Shot
Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julius Randle assists)
3 - 0
Q1
9:32
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
5 - 0
Q1
9:17
Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
5 - 2
Q1
8:38
Running Layup Shot
Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
5 - 4
Q1
8:15
Pullup Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
5 - 7
Q1
7:59
Driving Layup Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
7 - 7
Q1
7:43
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
7 - 8
Q1
7:09
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
7 - 9
Q1
6:38
Cutting Dunk Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot dunk (Cameron Johnson assists)
7 - 11
Q1
5:55
Free Throw - 2 of 3
Donte DiVincenzo makes free throw 2 of 3
8 - 11
Q1
5:55
Free Throw - 3 of 3
Donte DiVincenzo makes free throw 3 of 3
9 - 11
Q1
5:40
Floating Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
9 - 13
Q1
4:58
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Naz Reid makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
11 - 13
Q1
4:38
Cutting Layup Shot
Bruce Brown makes 4-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
11 - 15
Q1
4:30
Fade Away Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
13 - 15
Q1
4:16
Layup Driving Reverse
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
13 - 17
Q1
3:42
Jump Shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
13 - 20
Q1
3:05
Hook Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot hook shot (Bruce Brown assists)
13 - 22
Q1
2:43
Jump Shot
Bones Hyland makes 27-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
16 - 22
Q1
2:26
Cutting Dunk Shot
Christian Braun makes dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
16 - 24
Q1
2:12
Driving Layup Shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
18 - 24
Q1
1:45
Cutting Layup Shot
Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
18 - 26
Q1
1:45
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 1
18 - 27
Q1
1:10
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
18 - 28
Q1
1:10
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
18 - 29
Q1
48.0
Running Layup Shot
Bones Hyland makes running layup (Naz Reid assists)
20 - 29
Q1
35.3
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
20 - 30
Q1
35.3
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
20 - 31
Q1
21.0
Driving Layup Shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
22 - 31
Q2
11:35
Step Back Jump Shot
Bones Hyland makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
24 - 31
Q2
10:52
Jump Shot
Bones Hyland makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
27 - 31
Q2
10:17
Free Throw - Flagrant 1 of 2
Bones Hyland makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2
28 - 31
Q2
10:17
Free Throw - Flagrant 2 of 2
Bones Hyland makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2
29 - 31
Q2
9:52
Running Layup Shot
Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Bones Hyland assists)
31 - 31
Q2
9:39
Free Throw - 1 of 3
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
31 - 32
Q2
9:39
Free Throw - 3 of 3
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
31 - 33
Q2
9:15
Pullup Jump Shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
31 - 35
Q2
8:57
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
33 - 35
Q2
8:43
Pullup Jump Shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
33 - 38
Q2
8:26
Jump Shot
Bones Hyland makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
36 - 38
Q2
7:50
Layup Shot Putback
Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
38 - 38
Q2
6:45
Pullup Bank Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 9-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
40 - 38
Q2
6:07
Fade Away Jump Shot
Julius Randle makes 10-foot fade away jump shot
42 - 38
Q2
5:52
Running Jump Shot
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot running jump shot (Julius Randle assists)
45 - 38
Q2
4:54
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
45 - 40
Q2
4:36
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
46 - 40
Q2
4:04
Pullup Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
46 - 42
Q2
2:55
Driving Hook Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
46 - 44
Q2
2:29
Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
Julian Strawther makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
46 - 46
Q2
2:01
Running Finger Roll Layup
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
48 - 46
Q2
1:20
Jump Shot
Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
51 - 46
Q2
1:08
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
51 - 47
Q2
1:08
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
51 - 48
Q2
55.3
Jump Shot
Julius Randle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
54 - 48
Q2
41.6
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
54 - 49
Q2
41.6
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
54 - 50
Q2
30.3
Driving Layup Shot
Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
56 - 50
Q2
1.6
Driving Layup Shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
58 - 50
Q3
11:38
Turnaround Jump Shot
Julius Randle makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
60 - 50
Q3
11:17
Running Jump Shot
Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
63 - 50
Q3
11:05
Jump Shot Bank
Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jump bank shot
63 - 52
Q3
10:49
Pullup Jump Shot
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
66 - 52
Q3
10:30
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
66 - 54
Q3
10:02
Reverse Layup Shot
Jamal Murray makes 3-foot reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
66 - 56
Q3
8:42
Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
66 - 58
Q3
8:18
Layup Shot Putback
Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
68 - 58
Q3
8:12
Driving Layup Shot
Christian Braun makes driving layup
68 - 60
Q3
8:01
Driving Layup Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
70 - 60
Q3
7:51
Pullup Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three pointer
70 - 63
Q3
7:18
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
70 - 64
Q3
7:18
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
70 - 65
Q3
7:04
Jump Shot
Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
73 - 65
Q3
6:29
Pullup Jump Shot
Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists)
75 - 65
Q3
6:15
Running Pullup Jump Shot
Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)
78 - 65
Q3
5:49
Fade Away Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot fade away jump shot
78 - 67
Q3
5:31
Jump Shot
Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
81 - 67
Q3
5:05
Tip Shot
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
81 - 69
Q3
4:12
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)
83 - 69
Q3
4:00
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
83 - 70
Q3
3:24
Layup Shot Putback
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
83 - 72
Q3
3:12
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
84 - 72
Q3
3:12
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
85 - 72
Q3
2:45
Running Layup Shot
Nikola Jokic makes running layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
85 - 74
Q3
2:29
Driving Layup Shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
87 - 74
Q3
2:14
Layup Driving Reverse
Jalen Pickett makes two point shot
87 - 76
Q3
1:35
Driving Layup Shot
Jalen Pickett makes driving layup
87 - 78
Q3
59.7
Driving Layup Shot
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
87 - 80
Q3
30.9
Driving Layup Shot
Bruce Brown makes driving layup
87 - 82
Q3
12.6
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Julius Randle makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
89 - 82
Q3
12.6
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 1
90 - 82
Q4
11:27
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Naz Reid makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
92 - 82
Q4
11:08
Running Layup Shot
Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Naz Reid assists)
94 - 82
Q4
10:47
Pullup Jump Shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer
94 - 85
Q4
10:04
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
94 - 86
Q4
10:04
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
94 - 87
Q4
9:51
Driving Layup Shot
Bones Hyland makes driving layup
96 - 87
Q4
9:32
Layup Shot Putback
Bruce Brown makes two point shot
96 - 89
Q4
8:59
Pullup Jump Shot
Naz Reid makes 27-foot three pointer (Bones Hyland assists)
99 - 89
Q4
8:40
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
99 - 91
Q4
8:40
Free Throw - 1 of 1
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
99 - 92
Q4
8:29
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2
100 - 92
Q4
8:08
Running Layup Shot
Naz Reid makes running layup
102 - 92
Q4
7:50
Running Layup Shot
Naz Reid makes running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
104 - 92
Q4
7:34
Driving Dunk Shot
Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
104 - 94
Q4
7:02
Driving Finger Roll Layup
Jamal Murray makes 5-foot two point shot
104 - 96
Q4
6:30
Running Dunk Shot
Rudy Gobert makes running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
106 - 96
Q4
6:03
Pullup Jump Shot
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
109 - 96
Q4
5:44
Pullup Jump Shot
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
109 - 98
Q4
4:43
Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
109 - 100
Q4
4:05
Running Pullup Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 3-foot running pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
111 - 100
Q4
3:49
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
111 - 101
Q4
3:28
Step Back Jump Shot
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
111 - 104
Q4
3:11
Layup Shot
Julius Randle makes layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
113 - 104
Q4
2:52
Layup Shot Putback
Christian Braun makes two point shot
113 - 106
Q4
2:23
Free Throw - 1 of 2
Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
114 - 106
Q4
2:23
Free Throw - 2 of 2
Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
115 - 106
Q4
1:37
Driving Floating Jump Shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
117 - 106
Q4
37.3
Driving Dunk Shot
Zeke Nnaji makes driving dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
117 - 108
Stat Leaders
Points
Nikola Jokic
DEN
35
Assists
Nikola Jokic
DEN
9
Rebounds
Nikola Jokic
DEN
13
Points
Anthony Edwards
MIN
21
Assists
Julius Randle
MIN
7
Rebounds
Rudy Gobert
MIN
15
Injury Report
DEN
Aaron Gordon · F
Calf·Soreness
Peyton Watson · G
Hamstring·Strain
MIN
Donte DiVincenzo · G
Achilles·Surgery