Edwards scores 43 points, Reid erupts in 4th to help Timberwolves beat Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1
DENVER (AP) Anthony Edwards' decision-making was as spot-on as his shot-making.
When he drew a crowd, he passed. When he was open, he shot - and usually swished.
Edwards scored a playoff career-high - and franchise postseason-record - 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night.
Edwards was unstoppable in the first half, scoring 25 points, and Reid took over in the fourth quarter. Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points despite dealing with foul trouble. The Timberwolves shot a blistering 71.1% from the floor in the second half.
“The whole team, we trust each other,” said Edwards, who was 17 of 29 from the floor as he posted his third career playoff game with 40 or more points. “It doesn't matter down the stretch who takes the shot.”
All part of Edwards' evolution on the court.
“I’m proud of the way he’s accepted the kind of growth he needed to have to be where he is,” said Conley, who finished with 14 points and 10 assists. “It’s not easy for a 22-, 23-year-old to make that adjustment so quickly.”
“Twenty-two,” Edwards playfully chimed in.
Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.
Three days after undergoing knee surgery, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was on the bench in the second row, next to the scorer’s table and behind assistant coach Micah Nori, who did the instructing, roaming and switching. Finch ruptured the patellar tendon in his right knee last week when Wolves point guard Mike Conley collided with him late in Minnesota’s Round 1 clincher at Phoenix.
“All the plays we scored on were my calls and the ones that we didn't were his,” cracked Nori. “(Finch) was great. He was like, ‘We don’t want to make it clunky,' is the term he used. We did a good job of that.”
Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Denver, but also had seven turnovers. Jamal Murray scored 17 points after being held scoreless in the first half. Murray, the hero for the Nuggets in Round 1 with a pair of game-winners that allowed Denver to eliminate the Lakers in five games, finished 6 of 14 from the floor.
“We need to do a better job of making them make tough shots, maybe make the extra pass," Jokic said.
Tied at 84, the Timberwolves went on an 18-7 run to break it open. Reid had 10 straight points for the Timberwolves at one point during the pivotal stretch. Reid was the beneficiary of the Nuggets making sure Edwards was constantly covered.
“When (Edwards) draws three people, he makes the right play all the time,” Reid said. “I've seen him grow from Day 1 to where he is - a superstar in the making, if he's not now.”
Last year, the Wolves were a tough first-round opponent for Denver despite being without Reid (broken wrist) and Jaden McDaniels (broken hand) and with Towns coming off a severe calf strain that had cost him 52 games. This time, not a single Timberwolves player was listed on the injury report.
“Going against the best player in the world is always fun,” Edwards said about facing Jokic. “Going against the best team in the world is always fun.”
Aside from being healthier, the Timberwolves were much better thanks to the dramatic improvement in Edwards' game, Denver coach Michael Malone suggested.
“There's no weaknesses in his game,” Malone said. "And it's going to be a hell of a challenge trying to slow him down."
Especially when he has so much help.
“Naz Reid got going. Karl-Anthony Towns got going. Mike Conley got going - where Anthony Edwards carried the day in that first half,” Malone said. “But the second half I just felt not nearly enough discipline and physicality and they were able to get whatever they wanted.”
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession) | |||
11:58 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Loose ball) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
11:37 | Nikola Jokic turnover (3-second violation) | |||
11:24 | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
11:21 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
11:08 | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
11:05 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
10:51 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot | 3-0 | |
10:39 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
10:36 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
10:32 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:29 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running layup (Mike Conley assists) | 5-0 | |
10:29 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
10:29 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-0 | |
10:16 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
9:59 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 8-0 | |
9:59 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
9:59 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-0 | |
9:40 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 9-2 | |
9:12 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
9:09 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
9:02 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
8:51 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-2 | |
8:49 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
8:34 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:33 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
8:26 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 14-2 | |
8:18 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:08 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
8:05 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:40 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
7:38 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving layup | |||
7:37 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
7:37 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point putback layup | |||
7:37 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
7:36 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point tip layup | |||
7:36 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 14-4 | |
7:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:48 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | |||
6:48 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 16-4 | |
6:13 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:10 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:02 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
5:47 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:36 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Anthony Edwards's two point stepback jump shot | |||
5:36 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
5:24 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
5:22 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
5:12 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 18-4 | |
5:12 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
4:50 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 18-6 | |
4:29 | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | |||
4:25 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:13 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-9 | |
3:52 | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:49 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
3:43 | Rudy Gobert blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point running reverse layup | |||
3:41 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
3:34 | Rudy Gobert misses two point running alley-oop layup | |||
3:31 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
3:31 | Anthony Edwards misses two point tip layup | |||
3:30 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
3:24 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
3:21 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
3:15 | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
3:07 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
3:07 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-10 | |
3:07 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 | |
2:53 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
2:51 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
2:34 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
2:34 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-12 | |
2:34 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-13 | |
2:25 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (lost ball) (Reggie Jackson steals) | |||
2:23 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Reggie Jackson assists) | 18-15 | |
2:23 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:08 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
2:02 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving layup | 18-17 | |
1:48 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-17 | |
1:48 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
1:48 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-17 | |
1:37 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | |||
1:27 | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-20 | |
1:07 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
1:05 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
0:49 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:49 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-21 | |
0:49 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-22 | |
0:46 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Justin Holiday steals) | |||
0:32 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 21-25 | |
0:10 | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-25 | |
0:00 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:40 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point bank jump shot | |||
11:38 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
11:29 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
11:19 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
11:00 | Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
10:57 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
10:53 | Kyle Anderson turnover (traveling) | |||
10:33 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:30 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 25-25 | |
10:11 | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
10:00 | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point cutting dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 27-25 | |
9:43 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 27-28 | |
9:24 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
9:23 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
9:23 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
9:17 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
9:13 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 27-30 | |
9:01 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
8:50 | Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot | |||
8:44 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
8:29 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-31 | |
8:29 | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:28 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
8:07 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
8:05 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Nikola Jokic misses two point cutting layup | |||
7:49 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | |||
7:34 | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:34 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-31 | |
7:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:32 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
7:17 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:09 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | |||
7:04 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
6:51 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-33 | |
6:37 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:30 | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | |||
6:28 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:59 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 30-33 | |
5:41 | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
5:40 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
5:31 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
5:27 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
5:21 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 30-35 | |
5:02 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
5:00 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
4:57 | Mike Conley personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | |||
4:43 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
4:42 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
4:29 | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
4:24 | Anthony Edwards blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | |||
4:21 | Reggie Jackson offensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
4:09 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
4:00 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
3:56 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Rudy Gobert blocks Peyton Watson's two point cutting layup | |||
3:44 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
3:36 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-35 | |
3:15 | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:13 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
3:05 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
3:02 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 32-38 | |
2:27 | Peyton Watson personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
2:27 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:23 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-38 | |
2:03 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
2:00 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running finger roll layup | 37-38 | |
1:40 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
1:39 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
1:16 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:12 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:06 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-40 | |
0:44 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 40-40 | |
0:31 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 40-42 | |
0:21 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:18 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 40-44 | |
0:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point floating jump shot | |||
0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:43 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 43-44 | |
11:25 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 43-46 | |
11:11 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
11:07 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 43-49 | |
10:46 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 45-49 | |
10:18 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 45-52 | |
9:59 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 47-52 | |
9:47 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 47-54 | |
9:36 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-54 | |
9:36 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
9:36 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-54 | |
9:12 | Anthony Edwards blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point cutting layup | |||
9:10 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 52-54 | |
9:10 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
9:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:08 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | |||
8:51 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
8:51 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-55 | |
8:51 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:49 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:28 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 54-55 | |
8:21 | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Charge) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | |||
8:01 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
7:53 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 54-58 | |
7:27 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot | 57-58 | |
7:16 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
7:07 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
7:01 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
6:57 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:47 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup | 57-60 | |
6:19 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | |||
6:19 | Mike Conley personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:03 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
6:03 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-61 | |
6:03 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-62 | |
5:51 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point stepback jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 60-62 | |
5:29 | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
5:24 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point running dunk (Mike Conley assists) | 62-62 | |
5:05 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 62-64 | |
4:42 | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving finger roll layup (Naz Reid assists) | 64-64 | |
4:24 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:23 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
4:21 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
4:11 | Naz Reid turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
3:53 | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 64-67 | |
3:25 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
3:24 | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | |||
3:24 | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
3:15 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 66-67 | |
2:53 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Naz Reid steals) | |||
2:52 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
2:41 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 68-67 | |
2:23 | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | |||
2:21 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 71-67 | |
1:59 | Kyle Anderson personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:59 | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:59 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
1:59 | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-68 | |
1:40 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:37 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | |||
1:29 | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 73-68 | |
1:15 | Anthony Edwards technical foul | |||
1:15 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 73-69 | |
0:59 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 73-71 | |
0:43 | Monte Morris misses three point jump shot | |||
0:39 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:27 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:24 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
0:08 | Michael Porter Jr. kicked ball violation | |||
0:01 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:01 | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:45 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
11:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
11:21 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
11:13 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-72 | |
11:13 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-73 | |
10:54 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround bank hook shot (Mike Conley assists) | 75-73 | |
10:27 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
10:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point driving layup | |||
9:59 | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Mike Conley personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
9:43 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point layup | 75-75 | |
9:28 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup | 77-75 | |
9:13 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 77-77 | |
9:13 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
9:13 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
9:11 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 80-77 | |
8:35 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 80-80 | |
8:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
8:35 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 80-81 | |
8:17 | Naz Reid misses two point driving hook shot | |||
8:15 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:03 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 82-81 | |
7:43 | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | |||
7:23 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 84-81 | |
6:57 | Nikola Jokic misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
6:56 | Timberwolves defensive rebound | |||
6:56 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:42 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
6:38 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 84-84 | |
5:56 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point bank jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 87-84 | |
5:44 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:36 | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:29 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
5:29 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point tip dunk | 89-84 | |
5:15 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 89-86 | |
4:57 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 91-86 | |
4:57 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
4:57 | Naz Reid misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:54 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 91-88 | |
4:32 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
4:32 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
4:20 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 94-88 | |
3:52 | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | |||
3:52 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
3:38 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
3:31 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank hook shot | 94-90 | |
3:31 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
3:31 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 94-91 | |
3:31 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
3:16 | Rudy Gobert misses two point cutting layup | |||
3:13 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
3:13 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup | 96-91 | |
2:58 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
2:54 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
2:54 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-91 | |
2:54 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-91 | |
2:38 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
2:36 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point bank jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 100-91 | |
1:59 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
1:59 | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:36 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 102-91 | |
1:36 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
1:28 | Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokic's three point jump shot | |||
1:25 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
1:25 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 102-93 | |
1:14 | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
1:02 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 102-96 | |
0:49 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
0:38 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
0:38 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-96 | |
0:38 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-96 | |
0:38 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
0:34 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 104-99 | |
0:27 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 106-99 | |
0:22 | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:21 | Rudy Gobert 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 % |
Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 0:21 |
Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:22 |
+ 2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup | 0:27 |
+ 3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0:34 |
Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:38 |
+ 1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:38 |
+ 1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:38 |
Aaron Gordon personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | 0:38 |
Nikola Jokic personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | 0:49 |
+ 3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 1:02 |
Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 1:14 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves 1-0 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Nuggets 0-1 | 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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N. Jokic C | 28.7 PPG | 13.4 RPG | 8.7 APG | 54.5 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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A. Edwards SG | 43 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | ||
N. Jokic C | 32 PTS | 8 REB | 9 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 43 | 7 | 3 | 17/29 | 3/7 | 6/6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 58 |
K. Towns | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8/13 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
M. Conley | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +20 | 35 |
R. Gobert | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | +12 | 29 |
J. McDaniels | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
A. Edwards | 43 | 7 | 3 | 17/29 | 3/7 | 6/6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 58 |
K. Towns | 20 | 4 | 3 | 8/13 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
M. Conley | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +20 | 35 |
R. Gobert | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | +12 | 29 |
J. McDaniels | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +14 | 10 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Reid | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 24 |
N. Alexander-Walker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 2 |
K. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 5 |
M. Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 106 | 42 | 24 | 43/82 | 11/27 | 9/12 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 35 | +35 | 192 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 32 | 8 | 9 | 11/25 | 2/9 | 8/8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 54 |
M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6/13 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 30 |
J. Murray | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6/14 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 25 |
A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -23 | 25 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 16 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Jokic | 32 | 8 | 9 | 11/25 | 2/9 | 8/8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 54 |
M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6/13 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 30 |
J. Murray | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6/14 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 25 |
A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -23 | 25 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 16 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
C. Braun | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
R. Jackson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 11 |
J. Holiday | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +19 | 9 |
P. Watson | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 99 | 34 | 24 | 35/75 | 13/31 | 16/20 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 31 | -35 | 183 |