| Denver Nuggets | 109 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 80 |
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| Memphis Grizzlies | 112 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 128 |
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| Milwaukee Bucks | 117 |
| Miami Heat | 130 |
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| Phoenix Suns | 110 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 115 |
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Minnesota 80, Denver 109
Opening Round - Denver wins 4-1
Ball Arena (Denver, Colorado)
Attendance: 19,628
Officials: Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott, Pat Fraher, Lauren Holtkamp
Team Rebounds: Minnesota (10) Denver (11)
Technicals: Minnesota (0) Denver (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN (42-40) | 23 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 80 |
| DEN (53-29) | 26 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 109 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 93 | 85.8 | 116.9 |
| DEN | 93 | 116.9 | 85.8 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | .438 | 0.118 | 0.132 | 0.111 |
| DEN | .544 | 0.107 | 0.204 | 0.122 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mike Conley | Starter | PG | 24:57 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 10.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 27 | Rudy Gobert | Starter | C | 25:43 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12.5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 32 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | PF | 29:34 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 3.8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Starter | SF | 23:30 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Anthony Edwards | Starter | SG | 27:41 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 25 | Austin Rivers | Bench | PG | 16:12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | Kyle Anderson | Bench | PF | 25:57 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Taurean Prince | Bench | SF | 21:17 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jordan McLaughlin | Bench | PG | 10:19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jaylen Nowell | Bench | SG | 21:54 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Nathan Knight | Bench | C | 04:33 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Wendell Moore, Jr. | Bench | SF | 02:04 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Josh Minott | Bench | PF | 06:19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 30-81 | 11-36 | 9-16 | 64.0 | 5 | 33 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 80 | ||||
| 37.0% | 30.6% | 56.3% |
Denver Nuggets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Starter | SG | 31:23 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 10.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 50 | Aaron Gordon | Starter | PF | 23:20 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 9.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Nikola Jokic | Starter | C | 28:29 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 17.6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 27 | Jamal Murray | Starter | PG | 33:09 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 19.2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 1 | Michael Porter, Jr. | Starter | SF | 31:11 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 15.9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 32 | Jeff Green | Bench | PF | 22:41 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DeAndre Jordan | Bench | C | 05:56 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Ish Smith | Bench | PG | 04:15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Reggie Jackson | Bench | SG | 04:15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Vlatko Cancar | Bench | PF | 02:04 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bruce Brown, Jr. | Bench | SG | 25:20 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 9.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 22 | Zeke Nnaji | Bench | C | 04:15 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Peyton Watson | Bench | SF | 04:15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Christian Braun | Bench | SF | 19:27 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 41-90 | 16-39 | 11-17 | 104.4 | 11 | 43 | 65 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 109 | ||||
| 45.6% | 41.0% | 64.7% |
Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mike Conley 11.9p, 2.7r, 6.7a |
Anthony Edwards 24.6p, 5.8r, 4.4a |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 6.2p, 1.7r, 1.8a |
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8p, 8.1r, 4.8a |
Rudy Gobert 13.4p, 11.6r, 1.2a |
| Rotation | Austin Rivers 4.9p, 1.6r, 1.4a |
Jaylen Nowell 10.8p, 2.6r, 2a |
Taurean Prince 9.1p, 2.4r, 1.6a |
Kyle Anderson 9.4p, 5.3r, 4.9a |
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| Rotation | Jordan McLaughlin 3.7p, 1.4r, 3.4a |
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Wendell Moore, Jr. 1.4p, 0.6r, 0.6a |
Josh Minott 3.1p, 1.7r, 0.3a |
Nathan Knight 3.7p, 1.5r, 0.3a |
Denver Nuggets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Jamal Murray 20p, 4r, 6.2a |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 10.8p, 2.7r, 2.4a |
Michael Porter, Jr. 17.4p, 5.5r, 1a |
Aaron Gordon 16.3p, 6.6r, 3a |
Nikola Jokic 24.5p, 11.8r, 9.8a |
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Bruce Brown, Jr. 11.5p, 4.1r, 3.4a |
Christian Braun 4.7p, 2.4r, 0.8a |
Jeff Green 7.8p, 2.6r, 1.2a |
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| Lim PT | Ish Smith 2.5p, 1.3r, 2.3a |
Reggie Jackson 10.2p, 2.1r, 3.4a |
Peyton Watson 3.3p, 1.6r, 0.5a |
Vlatko Cancar 5p, 2.1r, 1.3a |
DeAndre Jordan 5.1p, 5.2r, 0.9a |
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Zeke Nnaji 5.2p, 2.6r, 0.3a |