Edwards leads Wolves back from 20-point deficit for 98-90 win over defending NBA champion Nuggets
DENVER (AP) Anthony Edwards overcame a slow start and the Timberwolves roared back from a 20-point second-half deficit to eliminate the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets 98-90 in a Game 7 Minnesota masterpiece on Sunday night.
The Timberwolves overcame a 15-point halftime deficit - the largest comeback in a Game 7 in NBA playoff history - behind Edwards, who had just four points, no rebounds and three assists at halftime but finished with 16 points, eight boards and seven assists.
His impact belied his 6-of-24 shooting that included a 2-for-10 3-point performance.
“It was tough, man, because I couldn’t find myself, my rhythm tonight,” Edwards said. “So I just had to trust my teammates. … I just had to make the right plays throughout the rest of the game. I did that and my teammates made shots. Big shout-out to those guys.”
As Minnesota took control late, over and over Edwards denied Jamal Murray, who had 24 points by halftime and finished with 35.
“There’s more ways to win the basketball game when you’re just not an offensive player," Edwards said. "I’m not one-dimensional. I’m not just a guy who can score. I’m a guy who - whoever their best guard is, I can go lock him down. I feel like I did that on Jamal in the fourth quarter - in the third quarter and fourth quarter - and that’s what turned the game around.”
As the seconds ticked away, Edwards dribbled the ball upcourt and took time to wave good-bye to the stunned crowd at Ball Arena, where the Nuggets' 33-8 record this season was second-best in the league but where the Wolves won three times this series.
The Wolves, who got 23 points each from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaden McDaniels, advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in exactly 20 years. They'll face the Dallas Mavericks beginning Wednesday night at Target Center.
“It feels great,” Wolves center Rudy Gobert said. "Beating a team like they are, an incredible team, a championship team, with the best player in the world, it feels good.
Behind Murray's fantastic start, the Nuggets raced to a 53-38 halftime lead and Murray's 3-pointer with 10:50 left in the third pushed Denver's lead to 58-38.
The Wolves turned to their defense, the NBA's stingiest, to get back into the game, and they closed the quarter on a 28-9 run to pull to 67-66 heading into the fourth.
Gobert gave the Wolves their first lead since the first quarter with a bucket to start the fourth and when Towns picked up his fifth foul, Naz Reid, the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year, was spectacular at both ends of the floor to keep Minnesota ahead.
In one crucial stretch that started with Minnesota ahead 85-82, Reid had two free throws and a dunk before feeding Edwards for a back-breaking 3-pointer that put the Wolves ahead 92-82 with three minutes left.
Murray, coming off a 4-for-18 shooting performance in the Nuggets' 115-70 loss in Game 6 - the largest ever in the playoffs by a reigning champion - made 13 of 27 shots for 35 points. Jokic added 34 points to go with 19 rebounds but the duo got little help as no other Denver players reached double figures in points.
“So much was being placed on their shoulders,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We're expecting Jokic and Jamal to continue pulling rabbits out of their hat, man, and somebody else has got to give some help.”
This marked the Timberwolves’ first Game 7 since beating Sacramento in the second round exactly 20 years earlier. That’s the only other time they reached the conference finals. The Nuggets were playing in their fifth Game 7 in the last six seasons and were seeking their third trip to the conference finals in that span.
“That was a hell of a series,” Malone said. “They gave us all we could handle and they ended up winning Game 7 on our home court, which is a tough one to swallow. But we'll be back.”
The Nuggets became the fifth consecutive defending champion to fail to reach the conference finals. The last one to do it was Golden State in 2019 when the Warriors reached the NBA Finals only to lose to Toronto.
“The one thing I keep on going back to right now is I consider the San Antonio Spurs a dynasty and they never won back-to-back,” Malone said. “So losing, the hurt of it, the pain of it, it helped us win our first championship. Can we use this year?”
Murray thinks so.
“For sure,” he said. “It's back to being the hunter.”
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Anthony Edwards gains possession) | |||
11:47 | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
11:47 | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:25 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:23 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
11:19 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:16 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
10:54 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point reverse layup | |||
10:53 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:44 | Rudy Gobert blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | |||
10:44 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
10:29 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 0-3 | |
10:12 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 2-3 | |
10:02 | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:59 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
9:49 | Mike Conley misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
9:46 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Mike Conley misses two point floating jump shot | |||
9:32 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
9:30 | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:25 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jaden McDaniels's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
9:04 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
9:04 | Jaden McDaniels misses two point jump shot | |||
9:02 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-3 | |
8:27 | Jaden McDaniels blocks Aaron Gordon's two point cutting dunk | |||
8:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:22 | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
8:20 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 4-5 | |
7:43 | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
7:41 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:33 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
7:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 7-5 | |
6:56 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:44 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
6:41 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving dunk | |||
6:30 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
6:19 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 9-5 | |
6:19 | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
6:19 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-5 | |
6:10 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
5:59 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | |||
5:40 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 12-5 | |
5:25 | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-8 | |
5:08 | Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
5:04 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:56 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-10 | |
4:30 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
4:14 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-12 | |
3:47 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:45 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:39 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:36 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
3:19 | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 15-12 | |
2:57 | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | |||
2:56 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
2:56 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 15-14 | |
2:38 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
2:34 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
2:30 | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
2:26 | Anthony Edwards misses two point running layup | |||
2:25 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
2:25 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point tip layup | 17-14 | |
2:02 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 17-16 | |
2:00 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
1:42 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround jump shot | 19-16 | |
1:22 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
1:20 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
1:20 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk | 19-18 | |
1:05 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:02 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-21 | |
0:29 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
0:25 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:13 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-24 | |
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:48 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 19-26 | |
11:18 | Reggie Jackson blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's three point jump shot | |||
11:17 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
11:17 | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
10:58 | Reggie Jackson offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | |||
10:58 | Reggie Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:37 | Rudy Gobert turnover (lost ball) (Justin Holiday steals) | |||
10:26 | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
10:11 | Christian Braun misses two point cutting layup | |||
10:10 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
10:10 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 19-28 | |
9:53 | Rudy Gobert misses two point bank hook shot | |||
9:51 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
9:42 | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 19-30 | |
9:40 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
9:27 | Mike Conley misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:24 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Reggie Jackson's two point running finger roll layup | |||
9:16 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
9:14 | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
9:11 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
8:57 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:52 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Mike Conley shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
8:52 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-31 | |
8:52 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-32 | |
8:37 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:37 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-32 | |
8:37 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-32 | |
8:19 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
8:18 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:14 | Justin Holiday personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:07 | Justin Holiday personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:07 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:07 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
8:07 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-32 | |
7:50 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
7:50 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-33 | |
7:50 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-34 | |
7:33 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 25-34 | |
7:16 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
7:10 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 27-34 | |
6:49 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
6:46 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | |||
6:38 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-34 | |
6:38 | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-34 | |
6:29 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
6:22 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-36 | |
6:07 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
6:07 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:52 | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 29-38 | |
5:29 | Kyle Anderson misses two point bank jump shot | |||
5:27 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
5:19 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 29-40 | |
5:19 | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
5:19 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-41 | |
5:03 | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | |||
5:01 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
4:54 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-42 | |
4:54 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-43 | |
4:31 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
4:31 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-43 | |
4:31 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-43 | |
4:17 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 31-45 | |
4:04 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | |||
4:04 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-45 | |
4:04 | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-45 | |
3:51 | Naz Reid shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
3:51 | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:51 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
3:51 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-46 | |
3:37 | Mike Conley misses three point jump shot | |||
3:33 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
3:14 | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | |||
3:10 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
3:10 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 33-48 | |
3:01 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 36-48 | |
2:35 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:34 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 38-48 | |
2:13 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
1:59 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
1:56 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
1:44 | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:41 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | Aaron Gordon misses two point running alley-oop dunk | |||
1:32 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
1:27 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
1:10 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:58 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
0:58 | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | |||
0:58 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
0:58 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 38-50 | |
0:58 | Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
0:58 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-51 | |
0:39 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:36 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:16 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
0:11 | Christian Braun blocks Mike Conley's two point running layup | |||
0:08 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup | 38-53 | |
0:00 | Anthony Edwards misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:00 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 38-55 | |
11:29 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
11:19 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
11:14 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
11:03 | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
11:00 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
10:56 | Rudy Gobert misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
10:53 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
10:50 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 38-58 | |
10:30 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:29 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
10:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
10:06 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
10:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
9:51 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 40-58 | |
9:36 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
9:31 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
9:28 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
9:16 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 43-58 | |
8:49 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
8:48 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
8:49 | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:49 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-59 | |
8:37 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
8:31 | Mike Conley offensive rebound | |||
8:23 | Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
8:21 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:55 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
7:48 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
7:48 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-59 | |
7:48 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-59 | |
7:30 | Rudy Gobert blocks Jamal Murray's two point cutting layup | |||
7:28 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
7:24 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running finger roll layup | 47-59 | |
7:24 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
7:10 | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:07 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
6:55 | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | |||
6:51 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:49 | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
6:45 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | +3 | Jaden McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 50-59 | |
6:14 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:11 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
5:48 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 53-59 | |
5:28 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
5:25 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | |||
5:05 | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
5:00 | Mike Conley personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
4:45 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:41 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
4:40 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 53-61 | |
4:23 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
4:13 | Aaron Gordon blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | |||
4:13 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
4:08 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving reverse layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 55-61 | |
3:48 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
3:45 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
3:33 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | |||
3:30 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
3:10 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
3:05 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 57-61 | |
3:03 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
2:50 | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
2:35 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | |||
2:32 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:10 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:02 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
1:46 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
1:33 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-61 | |
1:33 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-61 | |
1:16 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 59-63 | |
1:02 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup | 61-63 | |
0:56 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 61-65 | |
0:56 | Naz Reid defensive goaltending violation | |||
0:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | |||
0:38 | Naz Reid kicked ball violation | |||
0:34 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | |||
0:30 | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 63-65 | |
0:11 | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
0:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-66 | |
0:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-67 | |
0:01 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 66-67 | |
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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11:48 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting layup (Mike Conley assists) | 68-67 | |
11:48 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
11:48 | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:46 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:25 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
11:21 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
11:14 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround hook shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 70-67 | |
11:05 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
10:53 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 70-69 | |
10:37 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
10:34 | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | |||
10:26 | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 72-69 | |
10:08 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 72-72 | |
9:44 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
9:41 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
9:26 | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point stepback jump shot | 75-72 | |
9:09 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
9:05 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | Nikola Jokic blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | |||
8:37 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
8:31 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
8:23 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
8:23 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-72 | |
8:23 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-72 | |
8:12 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 77-75 | |
7:47 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
7:43 | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point turnaround jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 79-75 | |
7:26 | Aaron Gordon misses two point layup | |||
7:25 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | |||
7:23 | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
7:23 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-75 | |
7:23 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-75 | |
7:02 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
6:57 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
6:46 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot | 81-78 | |
6:23 | Anthony Edwards misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:21 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
6:21 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | |||
6:21 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-78 | |
6:21 | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-78 | |
6:00 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:57 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
5:56 | Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's two point putback layup | |||
5:56 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | |||
5:52 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Anthony Edwards's two point running layup | |||
5:52 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Rudy Gobert offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | |||
5:43 | Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:31 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 83-80 | |
5:02 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Edwards assists) | 85-80 | |
5:02 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
4:49 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 85-82 | |
4:22 | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | |||
4:17 | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | |||
4:10 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup | |||
4:10 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
4:10 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | |||
4:10 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-82 | |
4:10 | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-82 | |
3:51 | Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
3:49 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | |||
3:28 | Anthony Edwards misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
3:27 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | |||
3:27 | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point tip dunk | 89-82 | |
3:11 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | |||
3:07 | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point running pullup jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 92-82 | |
3:05 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
3:05 | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | |||
2:44 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
2:40 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | |||
2:20 | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:16 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
2:05 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
2:05 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-83 | |
1:47 | Jump ball. Mike Conley vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Jaden McDaniels gains possession) | |||
2:05 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-84 | |
1:47 | Jump ball. Mike Conley vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Jaden McDaniels gains possession) | |||
1:39 | Jump ball. Jaden McDaniels vs. Jamal Murray (Naz Reid gains possession) | |||
1:34 | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
1:31 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
1:20 | Jamal Murray misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
1:17 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | |||
1:17 | Mike Conley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:17 | Timberwolves offensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +1 | Mike Conley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-84 | |
1:06 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 93-86 | |
1:05 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
1:02 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 93-88 | |
0:42 | Mike Conley misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
0:41 | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | |||
0:41 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip dunk | 95-88 | |
0:34 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | |||
0:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:20 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
0:20 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-88 | |
0:20 | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:19 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:13 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk | 96-90 | |
0:09 | Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | |||
0:09 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-90 | |
0:09 | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-90 | |
0:02 | Jamal Murray misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:02 | Karl-Anthony Towns 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 % |
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 0:02 |
Jamal Murray misses three point fadeaway jump shot | 0:02 |
+ 1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:09 |
+ 1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:09 |
Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | 0:09 |
+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk | 0:13 |
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:19 |
Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:20 |
+ 1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:20 |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | 0:20 |
Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 0:34 |
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Team Stats | |||
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Timberwolves 4-3 | 107.5 PPG | 42.4 RPG | 23.9 APG |
Nuggets 3-4 | 102.2 PPG | 42.5 RPG | 24.9 APG |
Key Players | |||||
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J. McDaniels SF | 12.2 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 1.1 APG | 51.4 FG% |
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J. Murray PG | 20.6 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 5.6 APG | 40.2 FG% |
Top Scorers | |||||
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J. McDaniels SF | 23 PTS | 6 REB | 1 AST | ||
J. Murray PG | 35 PTS | 3 REB | 3 AST |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 23 | 12 | 2 | 8/14 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | +10 | 39 |
J. McDaniels | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 6/7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +12 | 34 |
A. Edwards | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6/24 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 39 |
R. Gobert | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +10 | 24 |
M. Conley | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +14 | 28 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
K. Towns | 23 | 12 | 2 | 8/14 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | +10 | 39 |
J. McDaniels | 23 | 6 | 1 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 6/7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +12 | 34 |
A. Edwards | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6/24 | 2/10 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +11 | 39 |
R. Gobert | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +10 | 24 |
M. Conley | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +14 | 28 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
N. Reid | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4/7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 19 |
K. Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
N. Alexander-Walker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/6 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 2 |
T. Warren | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Morris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 98 | 47 | 18 | 31/79 | 10/34 | 26/30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 36 | +40 | 189 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
J. Murray | 35 | 3 | 3 | 13/27 | 4/12 | 5/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 40 |
N. Jokic | 34 | 19 | 7 | 13/28 | 2/10 | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 65 |
M. Porter Jr. | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3/12 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 18 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 20 |
A. Gordon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -14 | 12 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
J. Murray | 35 | 3 | 3 | 13/27 | 4/12 | 5/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 40 |
N. Jokic | 34 | 19 | 7 | 13/28 | 2/10 | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 65 |
M. Porter Jr. | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3/12 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 18 |
K. Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 20 |
A. Gordon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -14 | 12 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
C. Braun | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
J. Holiday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 1 |
R. Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
P. Watson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 90 | 44 | 18 | 34/83 | 8/33 | 14/16 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | -40 | 170 |