Game completed
Minnesota Timberwolves38-23117at
Denver Nuggets37-24108
Sun, Mar 1, 3:30 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COABC
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 117 |
| DEN | 31 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 108 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
117| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDanielsSF | 33 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +20 |
| Julius RandlePF | 32 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +7 |
| Rudy GobertC | 38 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +12 |
| Anthony EdwardsSG | 39 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 0-2 | +2 |
| Donte DiVincenzoPG | 36 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Naz Reid | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Bones Hyland | 16 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 117 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 46-85 | 14-36 | 11-19 |
DNP: Joan Beringer, Jaylen Clark, Mike Conley, Joe Ingles, Julian Phillips, Terrence Shannon Jr., Enrique Freeman (gleague twoway), Rocco Zikarsky (gleague twoway)
Denver Nuggets
108| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian BraunSF | 38 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 5-5 | +2 |
| Cameron JohnsonPF | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Nikola JokićC | 37 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15-26 | 1-4 | 4-6 | +4 |
| Julian StrawtherSG | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 39 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 5-7 | -7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 4-7 | -17 |
| Bruce Brown | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -15 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jalen Pickett | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +8 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| KJ Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 108 | 54 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 41-85 | 6-22 | 20-27 |
DNP: Tamar Bates (injury), Aaron Gordon (injury), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway), Spencer Jones (injury), Peyton Watson (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 11
- Biggest lead · MIN
- 14
- Times tied
- 4
- Lead changes
- 2
- Longest run · MIN
- 12
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- MIN has the rest edge with 2 days and 65.5h between games.
- MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 838 mi from its previous stop.
- MIN is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 2,254 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | MIN | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 38-23 | 37-24 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 1 day |
| Hours rest | 65.5h | 42h |
| Rest swing | +23.5h | -23.5h |
| Travel in | 838 mi | 506 mi |
| Zone change | +1h | -1h |
| Body clock | -1h | 0h |
| Local tip | afternoon | afternoon |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 3 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 2,254 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
MIN
838 miMIN came from Inglewood, CA with 838 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Inglewood, CA to Denver, CO
DEN
506 miDEN came from Oklahoma City, OK with 506 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.
Oklahoma City, OK to Denver, CO
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
MIN
Road tripMIN is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 2,254 mi already behind it.
DEN
HomestandDEN is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Where it aired
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