Game completed
Denver Nuggets2-498at
Minnesota Timberwolves4-2110
Thu, Apr 30, 9:30 PM EDTTarget Center, Minneapolis, MNESPN
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 30 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 98 |
| MIN | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 110 |
Denver Nuggets
98| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonSF | 39 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 6-9 | -3 |
| Spencer JonesPF | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Nikola JokićC | 43 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-19 | 1-5 | 5-6 | -9 |
| Christian BraunSG | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 40 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -18 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | -5 |
| Bruce Brown | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Tyus Jones | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Team | 98 | 46 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 34-75 | 10-27 | 20-25 |
DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Aaron Gordon (injury), Peyton Watson (injury)
Minnesota Timberwolves
110| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDanielsSF | 45 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13-25 | 1-4 | 5-6 | +16 |
| Julius RandlePF | 37 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 4-6 | +15 |
| Rudy GobertC | 42 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +11 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr.SG | 35 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 1-7 | 5-5 | +7 |
| Mike ConleyPG | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Bones Hyland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Naz Reid | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | +11 |
| Jaylen Clark | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 110 | 58 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 43-94 | 7-29 | 17-24 |
DNP: Joan Beringer, Ayo Dosunmu (injury), Joe Ingles, Julian Phillips, Kyle Anderson (injury), Donte DiVincenzo (injury), Anthony Edwards (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · MIN
- 12
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 5
- Times tied
- 6
- Lead changes
- 9
- Longest run · MIN
- 11
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | MIN |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-4 | 4-2 |
| Days rest | 2 days | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 71h | 71h |
| Rest swing | 0h | 0h |
| Travel in | 699 mi | 699 mi |
| Zone change | +1h | +1h |
| Body clock | 1h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 1 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
699 miDEN came from Denver, CO with 699 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Denver, CO to Minneapolis, MN
MIN
699 miMIN came from Denver, CO with 699 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.
Denver, CO to Minneapolis, MN
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
MIN
HomestandMIN is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
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