Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves

NBA

FINAL

Thu, Oct 17 · 8:00 PM EDT

Denver132 Minnesota126

17.1Hunter Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2

DEN

Team stats

This gameMIN

54.8%FG%49.5%

15-263PT13-35

43Rebounds45

19Turnovers20

31Assists26

Scoring summary

17.14th QuarterHunter Tyson makes free throw 2 of 2
26.04th QuarterJesse Edwards makes dunk
30.24th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
30.24th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
43.04th QuarterLeonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
43.04th QuarterLeonard Miller makes two point shot
56.14th QuarterLeonard Miller makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
1:114th QuarterHunter Tyson makes 4-foot layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)
1:294th QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
1:294th QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
2:004th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 1
2:004th QuarterJulian Strawther makes 10-foot two point shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
2:194th QuarterLeonard Miller makes driving layup
3:064th QuarterJulian Strawther makes driving layup (Zeke Nnaji assists)
3:234th QuarterRob Dillingham makes 25-foot three pointer (Daishen Nix assists)
3:394th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
3:394th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
3:544th QuarterLuka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
4:014th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
4:014th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
4:334th QuarterJulian Strawther makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Alexander assists)
5:054th QuarterLuka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
5:464th QuarterDario Saric makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
5:594th QuarterRob Dillingham makes 23-foot three point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
6:284th QuarterRussell Westbrook makes driving layup
6:394th QuarterDaishen Nix makes free throw 1 of 2
6:524th QuarterRussell Westbrook makes two point shot
7:124th QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
7:294th QuarterDario Saric makes two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)
7:484th QuarterJaylen Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
7:594th QuarterDario Saric makes driving layup
8:154th QuarterDaishen Nix makes driving layup
8:364th QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
8:364th QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
9:114th QuarterRob Dillingham makes 8-foot two point shot
9:304th QuarterRussell Westbrook makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot
9:544th QuarterRussell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)
10:204th QuarterRob Dillingham makes driving layup
10:314th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
10:314th QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
11:064th QuarterJesse Edwards makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (PJ Dozier assists)
1.13rd QuarterDario Saric makes free throw 2 of 2
1.13rd QuarterDario Saric makes free throw 1 of 2
28.03rd QuarterDario Saric makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
34.13rd QuarterJesse Edwards makes 4-foot dunk (Rob Dillingham assists)
42.13rd QuarterRussell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
57.13rd QuarterRussell Westbrook makes 3-foot two point shot
1:043rd QuarterJulian Strawther makes technical free throw
1:303rd QuarterVlatko Cancar makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
1:463rd QuarterLuka Garza makes two point shot
2:173rd QuarterJamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)
2:343rd QuarterRob Dillingham makes two point shot
3:143rd QuarterKeita Bates-Diop makes 12-foot two point shot
3:353rd QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
4:023rd QuarterNikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
4:213rd QuarterJaylen Clark makes two point shot
5:063rd QuarterLuka Garza makes 8-foot two point shot (Jaylen Clark assists)
5:443rd QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes 5-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
6:013rd QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
6:133rd QuarterLuka Garza makes tip shot
6:463rd QuarterJamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
7:043rd QuarterLuka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Daishen Nix assists)
7:293rd QuarterLuka Garza makes jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
7:553rd QuarterNikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
8:303rd QuarterLuka Garza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Minott assists)
9:153rd QuarterChristian Braun makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)
9:283rd QuarterDaishen Nix makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
9:423rd QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
9:423rd QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
9:593rd QuarterDaishen Nix makes two point shot
10:213rd QuarterLuka Garza makes layup (Daishen Nix assists)
11:203rd QuarterJaylen Clark makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
11:443rd QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
30.02nd QuarterAaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
30.02nd QuarterAaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
46.12nd QuarterJosh Minott makes free throw 1 of 2
1:112nd QuarterPJ Dozier makes free throw 1 of 1
1:112nd QuarterPJ Dozier makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Eugene Omoruyi assists)
1:282nd QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
1:282nd QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
1:412nd QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
1:412nd QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
1:552nd QuarterVlatko Cancar makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
2:142nd QuarterEugene Omoruyi makes 22-foot three point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
2:472nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes 22-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
3:132nd QuarterVlatko Cancar makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
3:312nd QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Eugene Omoruyi assists)
4:092nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
4:092nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
4:272nd QuarterLuka Garza makes 24-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
4:462nd QuarterLuka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2
4:462nd QuarterLuka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2
4:542nd QuarterVlatko Cancar makes tip shot
5:252nd QuarterAaron Gordon makes 14-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
6:292nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
6:422nd QuarterLuka Garza makes two point shot
7:062nd QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
7:062nd QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
7:432nd QuarterJamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
8:012nd QuarterKeita Bates-Diop makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
8:262nd QuarterJamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
8:392nd QuarterRob Dillingham makes 24-foot three pointer
8:502nd QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes finger roll layup (Dario Saric assists)
9:052nd QuarterJosh Minott makes driving layup
9:192nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
9:282nd QuarterJosh Minott makes 2-foot two point shot (Rob Dillingham assists)
9:412nd QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
9:582nd QuarterJesse Edwards makes layup (Rob Dillingham assists)
10:072nd QuarterDario Saric makes free throw 2 of 2
10:072nd QuarterDario Saric makes free throw 1 of 2
10:302nd QuarterDaishen Nix makes free throw 2 of 2
10:302nd QuarterDaishen Nix makes free throw 1 of 2
10:462nd QuarterDaishen Nix makes dunk (Leonard Miller assists)
11:102nd QuarterJulian Strawther makes two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
11:142nd QuarterLeonard Miller makes two point shot
11:312nd QuarterLeonard Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
27.11st QuarterRussell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
32.11st QuarterJaylen Clark makes tip shot
34.01st QuarterJesse Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
1:151st QuarterDaishen Nix makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
1:481st QuarterJulian Strawther makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
3:081st QuarterDaishen Nix makes two point shot
3:501st QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes two point shot (Daishen Nix assists)
4:221st QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
4:221st QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
4:241st QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
4:241st QuarterJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
4:571st QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
5:191st QuarterLuka Garza makes driving layup (Daishen Nix assists)
6:151st QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes driving layup
6:351st QuarterJaylen Clark makes driving layup (Luka Garza assists)
7:261st QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
7:261st QuarterChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
7:411st QuarterLuka Garza makes 8-foot two point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
8:261st QuarterChristian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
8:591st QuarterMichael Porter Jr. makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
9:321st QuarterAaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
9:401st QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
9:401st QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
9:551st QuarterJamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
10:581st QuarterJamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
11:131st QuarterJosh Minott makes driving layup (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
11:381st QuarterTerrence Shannon Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Rob Dillingham assists)

Box score

DEN

132

MIN

126

DEN

Team stats

This gameMIN

40-73Field goals47-95

54.8%Field goal %49.5%

15-263-pointers13-35

37-49Free throws19-30

43Rebounds45

31Assists26

8Steals10

7Blocks4

19Turnovers20

28Fouls37

Top performers

This game

DENJulian Strawther33 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 8-13 FG
MINLuka Garza29 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 11-17 FG
DENJamal Murray25 PTS, 0 REB, 5 AST, 6-13 FG

Players

DEN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	3PT
Aaron Gordon	24	5	4	5	1-6	0-2
Michael Porter Jr.	23	16	8	0	7-9	1-1
Nikola Jokic	28	4	7	7	2-5	0-0
Jamal Murray	29	25	0	5	6-13	5-6
Christian Braun	28	11	6	0	2-4	1-2
Dario Saric	15	13	5	1	4-5	1-1
Hunter Tyson	8	3	3	0	1-3	0-2
Zeke Nnaji	14	0	1	2	0-0	0-0
Vlatko Cancar	20	9	2	3	4-6	1-2
Russell Westbrook	16	13	2	5	5-7	1-1
Julian Strawther	30	33	3	2	8-13	5-8
Trey Alexander	6	0	2	1	0-2	0-1
Team totals		132	43	31	40-73	15-26

Did not play: DaRon Holmes II, Spencer Jones, DeAndre Jordan, PJ Hall, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson

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