Game completed
Denver Nuggets10-2123at
Minnesota Timberwolves8-5112
Sat, Nov 15, 8:00 PM ESTTarget Center, Minneapolis, MNALT/KTVD · FanDuel Sports Network - North
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| MIN | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton WatsonSF | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | +11 |
| Aaron GordonPF | 36 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-6 | 3-4 | +33 |
| Nikola JokićC | 37 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 8-8 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.SG | 29 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 5-6 | 6-6 | +18 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 39 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-22 | 1-6 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Bruce Brown | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Julian Strawther | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Spencer Jones | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Team | 123 | 57 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39-83 | 14-29 | 31-38 |
DNP: Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (gleague twoway), Christian Braun (injury), DaRon Holmes II (gleague on assignment), Cameron Johnson (injury), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDanielsSF | 33 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Julius RandlePF | 38 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-17 | 1-5 | 7-7 | -4 |
| Rudy GobertC | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Anthony EdwardsSG | 38 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8-23 | 0-8 | 10-12 | 0 |
| Donte DiVincenzoPG | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -23 |
| Naz Reid | 31 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Mike Conley | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jaylen Clark | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Rob Dillingham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Team | 112 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 41-88 | 10-34 | 20-23 |
DNP: Joan Beringer, Bones Hyland, Joe Ingles, Johnny Juzang, Leonard Miller, Enrique Freeman (gleague twoway), Terrence Shannon Jr. (injury), Rocco Zikarsky (gleague twoway)
Lead tracker
How the game is flowing
- Biggest lead · MIN
- 7
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 14
- Times tied
- 10
- Lead changes
- 25
- Longest run · DEN
- 10
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- DEN has the rest edge with 2 days and 69.5h between games.
- DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,529 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 1h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- MIN is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- DEN is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 1,251 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 10-2 | 8-5 |
| Days rest | 2 days | B2B |
| Hours rest | 69.5h | 24h |
| Rest swing | +45.5h | -45.5h |
| Travel in | 1,529 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | +2h | 0h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 3 | Homestand · 2 of 4 |
| Miles before tip | 1,251 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | B2B |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
1,529 miDEN came from Inglewood, CA with 1,529 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Inglewood, CA to Minneapolis, MN
MIN
0 miMIN stayed in Minneapolis, MN between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Minneapolis, MN
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 1,251 mi already behind it.
MIN
HomestandMIN is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.
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