Final

Denver Nuggets2-1127 winneratMinnesota Timberwolves2-2114

Mon, Oct 27, 9:30 PM EDTTarget Center, Minneapolis, MNPeacock

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN	34	23	45	25	127
MIN	30	35	29	20	114

Denver Nuggets

127

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cameron JohnsonSF	19	5	2	2	0	0	2	2-5	1-3	0-0	-14
Aaron GordonPF	33	9	3	3	0	0	2	3-10	0-2	3-3	+8
Nikola JokićC	36	25	19	10	2	1	3	9-10	0-0	7-7	+17
Christian BraunSG	27	7	3	2	2	0	0	3-9	1-3	0-0	-1
Jamal MurrayPG	37	43	6	3	0	0	2	16-29	5-9	6-7	+30
Peyton Watson	25	12	2	1	1	2	1	4-6	2-2	2-2	+14
Tim Hardaway Jr.	32	20	1	3	0	0	0	7-11	4-6	2-2	+25
Bruce Brown	13	2	5	0	0	0	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	0
Spencer Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Jonas Valančiūnas	10	4	4	0	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	2-4	0
Julian Strawther	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Hunter Tyson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
DaRon Holmes II	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Zeke Nnaji	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
Jalen Pickett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Team		127	54	24	5	4	12	46-88	13-26	22-25

DNP: Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway)

Minnesota Timberwolves

114

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsSF	35	25	3	1	0	4	2	10-16	1-3	4-4	-13
Julius RandlePF	35	24	7	3	2	1	2	8-15	1-4	7-8	-5
Rudy GobertC	26	8	5	1	1	2	1	3-7	0-0	2-2	-18
Donte DiVincenzoSG	30	12	3	4	1	0	1	3-10	3-8	3-3	-7
Mike ConleyPG	26	10	3	4	1	1	0	3-8	1-3	3-3	-2
Terrence Shannon Jr.	25	9	3	1	1	0	1	3-8	1-3	2-3	-11
Rob Dillingham	12	4	0	2	1	0	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	-5
Naz Reid	27	18	7	2	1	1	2	7-12	2-6	2-4	0
Bones Hyland	16	4	2	1	0	0	2	1-6	1-5	1-2	-4
Johnny Juzang	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Leonard Miller	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Joan Beringer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		114	43	19	8	9	14	40-85	10-32	24-29

DNP: Jaylen Clark (injury), Joe Ingles, Anthony Edwards (injury), Enrique Freeman (gleague twoway), Rocco Zikarsky (gleague twoway)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · MIN: 9
Biggest lead · DEN: 15
Times tied: 3
Lead changes: 4
Longest run · MIN: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Anthony EdwardsRest edge: DENTravel tax: DEN3 in 4: MINNational TV

MIN is missing Anthony Edwards and their 33.3 points per game (knee).
DEN has the rest edge with 48.5h between tipoffs, 22h more than MIN.
DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 699 mi from its previous stop.
MIN is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DEN	MIN
Record	2-1	2-2
Days rest	1 day edge	B2B
Hours rest	48.5h	26.5h
Rest swing	+22h	-22h
Travel in	699 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 2 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B3 in 4
Fatigue Index	3 edge	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. DEN's 3.

How each side got here699 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DEN

699 mi

Denver, COMinneapolis, MN

DEN came from Denver, CO with 699 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to Minneapolis, MN

MIN

0 mi

Minneapolis, MNNo travel

MIN stayed in Minneapolis, MN between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Minneapolis, MN

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 2 of 3

Where this game sits in the run

DEN

Road trip

DEN is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles699 mi

MIN

Homestand

MIN is in game 2 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: streamingPeacock
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMMINKFAN FM / Wolves App / iHeart RadioSiriusXM

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