Timberwolves 113-105 Nuggets (18 Jan, 2015) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

7-32, 4-16 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	37	19	29	28	113
DEN	25	34	24	22	105

Denver Nuggets

18-22, 12-9 home

105

Arron Afflalo makes three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)
Kenneth Faried misses 7-foot hook shot
Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses layup
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 19-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins blocks Arron Afflalo 's 6-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng blocks Jusuf Nurkic's shot
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses 7-foot two point shot
J.J. Hickson misses 5-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic makes layup
Ty Lawson makes 6-foot two point shot
J.J. Hickson makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 18-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 19-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins blocks Randy Foye's jumper
Ty Lawson misses driving layup
J.J. Hickson misses 9-foot two point shot
Darrell Arthur makes driving dunk
Darrell Arthur makes driving layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Randy Foye misses 22-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 26-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson makes driving layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Alonzo Gee makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson makes jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 21-foot jumper (Randy Foye assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
J.J. Hickson misses
Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alonzo Gee misses driving layup
Alonzo Gee makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)
Ty Lawson makes 17-foot jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses 4-foot hook shot
Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Wilson Chandler assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
Wilson Chandler makes 16-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson makes 19-foot two point shot
J.J. Hickson misses layup
J.J. Hickson makes 4-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 9-foot two point shot
Jusuf Nurkic misses hook shot
Arron Afflalo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jusuf Nurkic misses layup
Jusuf Nurkic misses layup
Wilson Chandler makes two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins blocks Arron Afflalo 's 11-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes driving dunk
Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot two point shot
J.J. Hickson makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Ty Lawson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 8-foot hook shot
Jameer Nelson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Robbie Hummel blocks J.J. Hickson's jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Darrell Arthur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 6-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 22-foot jumper (J.J. Hickson assists)
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 16-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
Alonzo Gee misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 19-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 7-foot two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
Wilson Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses driving layup
Ty Lawson misses layup
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young misses layup
Andrew Wiggins makes dunk (Thaddeus Young assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 13-foot jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Kenneth Faried blocks Gorgui Dieng's layup
Mo Williams makes 22-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 22-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robbie Hummel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 14-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses
Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Mo Williams makes 2-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Anthony Bennett misses 20-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)
Chase Budinger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Anthony Bennett makes 11-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot two point shot
Anthony Bennett makes two point shot
Robbie Hummel misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Bennett makes 17-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
Randy Foye blocks Chase Budinger 's 3-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes two point shot
Zach LaVine misses 18-foot jumper
Robbie Hummel makes 19-foot jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)
Randy Foye blocks Chase Budinger 's 24-foot three point jumper
Robbie Hummel misses 3-foot jumper
Robbie Hummel makes 18-foot jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)
Anthony Bennett misses 16-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes layup
Thaddeus Young misses jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 2-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot jumper
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Robbie Hummel misses 23-foot three point jumper
Thaddeus Young makes two point shot
Thaddeus Young makes driving layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Thaddeus Young makes 8-foot two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses layup
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Robbie Hummel misses jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses driving layup
Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Robbie Hummel misses 17-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes 6-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Thaddeus Young makes layup
Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Thaddeus Young assists)
Gorgui Dieng misses 19-foot jumper
Robbie Hummel makes 23-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Robbie Hummel misses 13-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
Chase Budinger makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Thaddeus Young makes 7-foot two point shot (Zach LaVine assists)
Zach LaVine makes driving dunk
Thaddeus Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 21-foot jumper
Thaddeus Young makes layup
Darrell Arthur blocks Thaddeus Young's layup
Zach LaVine makes driving dunk
Zach LaVine makes 27-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot two point shot
Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Bennett misses 21-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 16-foot two point shot
Robbie Hummel makes two point shot
Thaddeus Young misses 6-foot two point shot
Robbie Hummel makes two point shot
Gorgui Dieng makes 17-foot two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot two point shot (Mo Williams assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot
Mo Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Thaddeus Young assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 13-foot two point shot
Mo Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Mo Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mo Williams makes 15-foot jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Gorgui Dieng vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Thaddeus Young gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:38	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Arron Afflalo makes three point jumper (Kenneth Faried assists)	0	3
11:03	Robbie Hummel bad pass (Wilson Chandler steals)	0	3
10:51	Kenneth Faried misses 7-foot hook shot	0	3
10:51	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	0	3
10:51	Jusuf Nurkic loose ball foul (Gorgui Dieng draws the foul)	0	3
10:40	Thaddeus Young misses layup	0	3
10:38	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	0	3
10:26	Wilson Chandler makes 6-foot two point shot (Arron Afflalo assists)	0	5
10:11	Andrew Wiggins makes dunk (Thaddeus Young assists)	2	5
9:53	Mo Williams shooting foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)	2	5
9:53	Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2	2	6
9:53	Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	7
9:37	Gorgui Dieng makes 13-foot jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	4	7
9:15	Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jusuf Nurkic assists)	4	10
8:56	Kenneth Faried blocks Gorgui Dieng's layup	4	10
8:55	Gorgui Dieng vs. Kenneth Faried (Thaddeus Young gains possession)	4	10
8:55	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	4	10
8:45	Mo Williams makes 22-foot jumper	6	10
8:33	Arron Afflalo misses 18-foot jumper	6	10
8:30	Robbie Hummel defensive rebound	6	10
8:15	Thaddeus Young misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	10
8:14	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	6	10
8:10	Wilson Chandler misses 21-foot jumper	6	10
8:08	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	6	10
8:07	Jusuf Nurkic misses layup	6	10
8:07	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	6	10
8:07	Gorgui Dieng shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)	6	10
8:07	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 1 of 2	6	11
8:07	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2	6	12
7:52	Andrew Wiggins makes 22-foot jumper	8	12
7:37	Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:35	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	8	12
7:24	Andrew Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	11	12
7:05	Kenneth Faried misses 19-foot jumper	11	12
7:05	Mo Williams defensive rebound	11	12
6:58	Ty Lawson shooting foul (Mo Williams draws the foul)	11	12
6:58	Mo Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	12	12
6:58	Mo Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	13	12
6:45	Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot two point shot	13	12
6:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	13	12
6:37	Andrew Wiggins blocks Arron Afflalo 's 6-foot jumper	13	12
6:35	Robbie Hummel defensive rebound	13	12
6:28	Mo Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	12
6:26	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	13	12
6:18	Gorgui Dieng blocks Jusuf Nurkic's shot	13	12
6:16	Thaddeus Young defensive rebound	13	12
6:05	Robbie Hummel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	16	12
5:58	Nuggets Full timeout	16	12
5:58	J.J. Hickson enters the game for Kenneth Faried	16	12
5:41	Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	12
5:39	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	16	12
5:24	Gorgui Dieng makes 14-foot two point shot	18	12
5:05	Thaddeus Young personal block (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)	18	12
5:05	J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 2	18	13
5:05	J.J. Hickson makes free throw 2 of 2	18	14
4:46	Thaddeus Young misses	18	14
4:45	Mo Williams offensive rebound	18	14
4:41	Mo Williams misses 18-foot jumper	18	14
4:41	Nuggets defensive team rebound	18	14
4:33	J.J. Hickson misses 7-foot two point shot	18	14
4:31	Nuggets offensive team rebound	18	14
4:31	Robbie Hummel loose ball foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul)	18	14
4:26	J.J. Hickson misses 5-foot two point shot	18	14
4:24	Jusuf Nurkic makes layup	18	16
4:24	Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound	18	16
4:07	Andrew Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	21	16
3:55	Ty Lawson makes 6-foot two point shot	21	18
3:42	Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Thaddeus Young draws the foul)	21	18
3:42	Thaddeus Young makes free throw 1 of 2	22	18
3:42	Chase Budinger enters the game for Robbie Hummel	22	18
3:42	Darrell Arthur enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	22	18
3:42	Thaddeus Young makes free throw 2 of 2	23	18
3:31	Gorgui Dieng kicked ball violation	23	18
3:31	Anthony Bennett enters the game for Thaddeus Young	23	18
3:29	J.J. Hickson makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)	23	20
3:29	Chase Budinger shooting foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)	23	20
3:29	J.J. Hickson makes free throw 1 of 1	23	21
3:18	Mo Williams bad pass	23	21
3:00	Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	21
2:59	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	23	21
2:50	Mo Williams makes 2-foot two point shot	25	21
2:39	Darrell Arthur makes 18-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	25	23
2:24	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mo Williams assists)	28	23
2:11	Ty Lawson misses 17-foot jumper	28	23
2:10	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	28	23
1:55	Anthony Bennett misses 20-foot jumper	28	23
1:54	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	28	23
1:49	Arron Afflalo makes 19-foot jumper	28	25
1:42	Timberwolves Full timeout	28	25
1:42	Randy Foye enters the game for Wilson Chandler	28	25
1:42	Kenneth Faried enters the game for Arron Afflalo	28	25
1:30	Andrew Wiggins makes 20-foot jumper (Mo Williams assists)	30	25
1:14	Ty Lawson bad pass (Andrew Wiggins steals)	30	25
59.0	Chase Budinger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)	33	25
43.0	Andrew Wiggins blocks Randy Foye's jumper	33	25
41.0	Ty Lawson offensive rebound	33	25
36.0	Ty Lawson misses driving layup	33	25
36.0	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	33	25
36.0	Robbie Hummel enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	33	25
36.0	Jameer Nelson enters the game for Ty Lawson	33	25
26.0	Anthony Bennett makes 11-foot jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)	35	25
5.0	Darrell Arthur out of bounds lost ball turnover	35	25
5.0	Zach LaVine enters the game for Gorgui Dieng	35	25
3.0	Randy Foye personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul)	35	25
3.0	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Zach LaVine	35	25
1.0	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Robbie Hummel	35	25
1.0	Andrew Wiggins misses 8-foot two point shot	35	25
0.0	Anthony Bennett makes two point shot	37	25
0.0	Anthony Bennett offensive rebound	35	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	25

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-1

Timberwolves
102
Nuggets
106

Game 1

27/12

Nuggets
110
Timberwolves
101

Game 2

6/1

Timberwolves
113
Nuggets
105

Game 3

18/1

Nuggets
100
Timberwolves
85

Game 4

5/3

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 18 January 2015

Denver, CO

Attendance: 14,821

Referees:
Brian Forte
Tony Brothers
Steven Anderson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	57	25	.695	-	W5
Denver	57	25	.695	-	W1
Minnesota	56	26	.683	1	L1
Utah	31	51	.378	26	L1
Portland	21	61	.256	36	L5

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