Timberwolves 128-125 Nuggets (28 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

19-16, 7-13 away

125

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	23	35	24	32	11	125
MIN	35	36	17	26	14	128

Minnesota Timberwolves

22-13, 12-6 home

128

Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot hook shot
Taj Gibson misses 4-foot hook shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 12-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
Jeff Teague misses 10-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three pointer
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three pointer
Nikola Jokic blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot driving layup
Taj Gibson makes dunk (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jeff Teague misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler makes 18-foot jump bank shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jimmy Butler makes 9-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)
Jimmy Butler misses 4-foot two point shot
Taj Gibson misses 20-foot jumper
Taj Gibson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
Jeff Teague makes driving layup
Jamal Crawford makes two point shot
Nemanja Bjelica misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes alley oop layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Tyus Jones makes driving layup (Jamal Crawford assists)
Gorgui Dieng makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Crawford assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Crawford makes 16-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jamal Crawford misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford makes jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Taj Gibson misses 11-foot jump bank shot
Taj Gibson makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Tyus Jones makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler misses 15-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Jimmy Butler makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Jeff Teague makes 7-foot two point shot
Taj Gibson makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Gorgui Dieng misses 18-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 5-foot two point shot
Gorgui Dieng makes 20-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses jumper
Taj Gibson makes 20-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 6-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague misses 8-foot two point shot
Jeff Teague makes two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)
Jeff Teague misses 12-foot two point shot
Taj Gibson makes 10-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jimmy Butler misses three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot layup (Jeff Teague assists)
Gorgui Dieng misses 23-foot three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 7-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 16-foot jumper
Jeff Teague misses 21-foot two point shot
Trey Lyles blocks Jamal Crawford 's 20-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford makes driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler makes three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Taj Gibson makes layup
Jimmy Butler misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Jeff Teague misses 7-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 21-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 4-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes 6-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jimmy Butler misses driving layup
Jamal Crawford misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jeff Teague makes finger roll layup
Taj Gibson makes dunk (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Taj Gibson makes 3-foot layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
Jimmy Butler misses 14-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 10-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jimmy Butler misses 9-foot two point shot
Jimmy Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper
Jimmy Butler makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Crawford makes 18-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot layup
Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer (Gary Harris assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Torrey Craig makes tip shot
Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
Will Barton makes driving layup
Trey Lyles misses 5-foot two point shot
Darrell Arthur misses 6-foot two point shot
Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 7-foot two point shot
Gorgui Dieng blocks Torrey Craig 's 3-foot driving layup
Torrey Craig misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles makes 11-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Mason Plumlee makes layup
Jamal Murray makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
Mason Plumlee misses 3-foot hook shot
Mason Plumlee makes 3-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton makes layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Mason Plumlee makes two point shot
Wilson Chandler makes driving layup (Gary Harris assists)
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Jamal Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Trey Lyles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses three point jumper
Gary Harris makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Mason Plumlee 's 7-foot layup
Wilson Chandler misses jumper
Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
Taj Gibson blocks Wilson Chandler 's 4-foot jumper
Mason Plumlee misses 6-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 14-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 14-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Trey Lyles makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Will Barton makes 6-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Andrew Wiggins blocks Will Barton 's 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles misses three point jumper
Will Barton misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Trey Lyles makes 24-foot three point jumper (Torrey Craig assists)
Mason Plumlee makes alley oop dunk shot (Will Barton assists)
Will Barton makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Will Barton 's 4-foot driving layup
Will Barton misses three point jumper
Will Barton makes 7-foot jumper
Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Jamal Murray misses three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 19-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Will Barton 's 5-foot driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes layup
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Will Barton makes driving layup
Jamal Murray makes 10-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer
Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Trey Lyles makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Lyles makes dunk (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 20-foot jumper
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Lyles misses 27-foot three point jumper

NUGGETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		DEN	MIN
12:00	Mason Plumlee vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Taj Gibson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot hook shot	0	0
11:38	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:31	Jeff Teague defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Taj Gibson misses 4-foot hook shot	0	0
11:18	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	0	0
11:16	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 12-foot jumper (Taj Gibson assists)	0	2
10:54	Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	3	2
10:31	Jeff Teague misses 10-foot jumper	3	2
10:27	Jeff Teague offensive rebound	3	2
10:23	Mason Plumlee shooting foul	3	2
10:23	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:23	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	3	2
10:23	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2	3	2
10:20	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	3	2
10:04	Jamal Murray vs. Andrew Wiggins (Karl-Anthony Towns gains possession)	3	2
10:04	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Jeff Teague steals)	3	2
9:56	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	3	5
9:29	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	3	5
9:27	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	3	5
9:23	Jeff Teague makes 26-foot three pointer	3	8
9:07	Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	5	8
8:52	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)	5	11
8:30	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	5	11
8:30	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	6	11
8:30	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	7	11
8:21	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	7	14
8:21	Nuggets Full timeout	7	14
8:06	Gary Harris misses driving layup	7	14
8:06	Taj Gibson defensive rebound	7	14
7:49	Jimmy Butler makes 26-foot three pointer	7	17
7:34	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	17
7:32	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	7	17
7:16	Nikola Jokic blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot driving layup	7	17
7:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	7	17
7:09	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	17
7:07	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	7	17
6:57	Taj Gibson makes dunk (Jimmy Butler assists)	7	19
6:34	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot layup	7	19
6:31	Wilson Chandler offensive rebound	7	19
6:29	Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	19
6:27	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	7	19
6:17	Jeff Teague misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	7	19
6:14	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	7	19
6:02	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	7	19
6:02	Nikola Jokic turnover	7	19
5:38	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	19
5:35	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	7	19
5:27	Taj Gibson shooting foul	7	19
5:27	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	8	19
5:27	Will Barton enters the game for Wilson Chandler	8	19
5:27	Trey Lyles enters the game for Mason Plumlee	8	19
5:27	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	19
5:20	Gary Harris personal foul	9	19
5:15	Jimmy Butler makes 18-foot jump bank shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	9	21
4:54	Trey Lyles lost ball turnover (Jeff Teague steals)	9	21
4:51	Will Barton shooting foul	9	21
4:51	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2	9	22
4:51	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	9	22
4:51	Torrey Craig enters the game for Jamal Murray	9	22
4:51	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2	9	23
4:35	Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	23
4:16	Jimmy Butler makes 9-foot two point shot	12	25
4:00	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)	15	25
3:42	Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	25
3:40	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	15	25
3:36	Will Barton makes 26-foot three pointer (Gary Harris assists)	18	25
3:19	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gorgui Dieng assists)	18	28
3:04	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	28
3:01	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	18	28
2:55	Jimmy Butler misses 4-foot two point shot	18	28
2:53	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	18	28
2:48	Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	28
2:48	Torrey Craig offensive rebound	18	28
2:47	Torrey Craig makes tip shot	20	28
2:24	Taj Gibson misses 20-foot jumper	20	28
2:24	Gorgui Dieng offensive rebound	20	28
2:17	Taj Gibson makes 2-foot two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)	20	30
2:00	Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper	20	30
1:58	Gorgui Dieng defensive rebound	20	30
1:44	Jeff Teague makes driving layup	20	32
1:44	Nuggets Full timeout	20	32
1:44	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jeff Teague	20	32
1:44	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Jimmy Butler	20	32
1:44	Jamal Crawford enters the game for Taj Gibson	20	32
1:44	Darrell Arthur enters the game for Nikola Jokic	20	32
1:36	Will Barton makes driving layup	22	32
1:36	Tyus Jones shooting foul	22	32
1:36	Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1	23	32
1:17	Jamal Crawford makes two point shot	23	34
1:02	Trey Lyles misses 5-foot two point shot	23	34
1:00	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	23	34
51.0	Nemanja Bjelica misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	34
51.0	Torrey Craig defensive rebound	23	34
40.0	Darrell Arthur misses 6-foot two point shot	23	34
37.0	Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound	23	34
27.0	Trey Lyles shooting foul	23	34
27.0	Nemanja Bjelica makes free throw 1 of 2	23	35
27.0	Marcus Georges-Hunt enters the game for Tyus Jones	23	35
27.0	Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 2 of 2	23	35
25.0	Trey Lyles defensive rebound	23	35
8.0	Trey Lyles misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	35
6.0	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	23	35
1.0	Jamal Crawford misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	35
0.0	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	23	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	35

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-0

Timberwolves
112
Nuggets
104

Game 1

21/12

Nuggets
125
Timberwolves
128

Game 2

28/12

Timberwolves
96
Nuggets
100

Game 3

6/4

Nuggets
106
Timberwolves
112

Game 4

12/4

Target Center

1:00 AM, 28 December 2017

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 18,978

Referees:
James Capers
Haywoode Workman
Nick Buchert

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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