Nuggets 146-112 Timberwolves (8 Feb, 2023) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

29-28, 9-16 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	19	29	27	37	112
DEN	49	30	31	36	146

Denver Nuggets

38-17, 26-4 home

146

Aaron Gordon misses 18-foot jumper
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Rudy Gobert blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot dunk
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Ish Smith assists)
Christian Braun makes two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Christian Braun assists)
Ish Smith makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
Christian Braun makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)
Nathan Knight blocks Jeff Green 's 7-foot driving layup
Jeff Green makes two point shot
Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes 10-foot jumper (Jeff Green assists)
Jeff Green misses layup
Ish Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jeff Green misses 7-foot two point shot
Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Ish Smith assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 19-foot jumper
Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Anthony Edwards blocks Bruce Brown 's 4-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon makes 27-foot three pointer
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown makes 8-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses layup
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Jaden McDaniels blocks Bruce Brown 's 6-foot driving layup
Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Aaron Gordon makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Bruce Brown makes driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Aaron Gordon makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Michael Porter Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith misses 4-foot two point shot
Ish Smith makes tip shot
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Vlatko Cancar makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes 2-foot two point shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)
Vlatko Cancar misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Josh Minott blocks Jeff Green 's 3-foot two point shot
Christian Braun makes dunk (Jeff Green assists)
Wendell Moore Jr. blocks Jeff Green 's 3-foot layup
Davon Reed makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Jeff Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes two point shot (Davon Reed assists)
Davon Reed misses driving floating jump shot
Christian Braun makes two point shot
Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 13-foot two point shot
Davon Reed misses 2-foot tip shot
Ish Smith makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Davon Reed makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Vlatko Cancar assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Vlatko Cancar makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davon Reed assists)
Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)
Jack White makes driving layup
Davon Reed misses 23-foot three point jumper
Josh Minott blocks Peyton Watson 's 4-foot two point shot
Jack White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jack White makes dunk (Ish Smith assists)
Jack White misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ish Smith makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Davon Reed misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson makes driving layup
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Naz Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
Aaron Gordon blocks Naz Reid 's 8-foot driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Rudy Gobert misses driving floating jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell misses driving floating jump shot
Taurean Prince misses 4-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic blocks Luka Garza 's 6-foot layup
Luka Garza misses three point jumper
Luka Garza misses 20-foot jumper
Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell misses driving floating jump shot
Nathan Knight misses 4-foot two point shot
Luka Garza misses tip shot
Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luka Garza makes layup (Nathan Knight assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Taurean Prince makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes 5-foot two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Naz Reid makes layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon blocks Matt Ryan 's 26-foot three point jumper
Matt Ryan misses 24-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes dunk (Taurean Prince assists)
Taurean Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 27-foot three point jumper
Rudy Gobert misses 7-foot two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
Taurean Prince misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Bryn Forbes makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Luka Garza makes 9-foot two point shot
Luka Garza makes 3-foot two point shot (Matt Ryan assists)
Bryn Forbes misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Bryn Forbes makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Luka Garza assists)
Wendell Moore Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Luka Garza makes two point shot
Josh Minott misses two point shot
Josh Minott makes two point shot
Matt Ryan makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)
Bryn Forbes misses driving floating jump shot
Matt Ryan misses 26-foot three point jumper
Wendell Moore Jr. makes 7-foot two point shot
Matt Ryan makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nathan Knight assists)
Josh Minott makes two point shot (Matt Ryan assists)
Josh Minott misses two point shot
Wendell Moore Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Minott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nathan Knight assists)
Nathan Knight makes layup
Josh Minott makes two point shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)
Luka Garza makes 3-foot layup (Matt Ryan assists)
Matt Ryan makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Luka Garza assists)
Nathan Knight makes 3-foot two point shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)
Nathan Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson blocks Wendell Moore Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup
Vlatko Cancar blocks Josh Minott 's 5-foot two point shot
Matt Ryan misses 28-foot three point jumper
Luka Garza makes 1-foot dunk (Matt Ryan assists)
Matt Ryan makes 27-foot three pointer (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)
Nathan Knight makes 28-foot three point jumper (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Bruce Brown gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Aaron Gordon misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	0	0
11:29	Anthony Edwards bad pass (Aaron Gordon steals)	0	0
11:25	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	0	2
11:09	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaden McDaniels assists)	3	2
10:48	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	3	4
10:48	Naz Reid shooting foul	3	4
10:48	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	3	5
10:36	Jaden McDaniels bad pass (Aaron Gordon steals)	3	5
10:33	Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	5
10:26	D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals)	3	5
10:18	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	7
10:02	Naz Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	6	7
9:49	Rudy Gobert blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot dunk	6	7
9:46	Naz Reid defensive rebound	6	7
9:41	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer	9	7
9:22	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	9	9
9:06	Aaron Gordon blocks Naz Reid 's 8-foot driving layup	9	9
9:06	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	9	9
9:05	Michael Porter Jr. personal foul	9	9
8:55	Bruce Brown shooting foul	9	9
8:55	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	10	9
8:55	Ish Smith enters the game for Bruce Brown	9	9
8:55	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
8:41	Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	11
8:28	D'Angelo Russell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	11	11
8:25	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	11	11
8:17	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	11
8:14	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	11	11
7:57	Naz Reid lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)	11	11
7:52	Naz Reid shooting foul	11	11
7:52	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	11	11
7:52	Nuggets offensive team rebound	11	11
7:52	Taurean Prince enters the game for Naz Reid	11	11
7:52	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	11	12
7:30	Anthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	13	12
7:26	Anthony Edwards personal foul	13	12
7:15	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	13	14
7:06	Rudy Gobert misses driving floating jump shot	13	14
7:02	Ish Smith defensive rebound	13	14
6:58	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	13	14
6:58	Nuggets Full timeout	13	14
6:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	13	15
6:58	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	13	16
6:41	Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	16
6:38	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	13	16
6:31	Anthony Edwards personal foul	13	16
6:31	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	13	17
6:31	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2	13	17
6:28	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	13	17
6:18	Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ish Smith assists)	13	20
5:56	D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot	15	20
5:46	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	15	23
5:34	Anthony Edwards misses pullup jump shot	15	23
5:31	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	15	23
5:25	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	25
5:01	D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	25
4:59	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	25
4:56	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Ish Smith assists)	15	27
4:56	Timberwolves Full timeout	15	27
4:56	Christian Braun enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	15	27
4:56	Luka Garza enters the game for Anthony Edwards	15	27
4:56	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Rudy Gobert	15	27
4:45	Jaylen Nowell lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)	15	27
4:42	Christian Braun makes two point shot	15	29
4:26	Jaylen Nowell misses driving floating jump shot	15	29
4:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	29
4:17	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	31
4:01	Taurean Prince misses 4-foot two point shot	15	31
4:00	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	15	31
3:49	Michael Porter Jr. makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Aaron Gordon assists)	15	33
3:41	Ish Smith personal foul	15	33
3:41	Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Aaron Gordon	15	33
3:41	Jordan McLaughlin enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	15	33
3:25	Nikola Jokic blocks Luka Garza 's 6-foot layup	15	33
3:22	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	15	33
3:20	Taurean Prince shooting foul	15	33
3:20	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	15	34
3:20	Nathan Knight enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	15	34
3:20	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	15	35
3:09	Luka Garza misses three point jumper	15	35
3:06	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	35
2:56	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Christian Braun assists)	15	37
2:47	Luka Garza misses 20-foot jumper	15	37
2:45	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	15	37
2:33	Ish Smith makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	39
2:13	Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	39
2:10	Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound	15	39
2:05	Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper	15	39
2:01	Luka Garza defensive rebound	15	39
1:52	Nathan Knight bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	15	39
1:47	Christian Braun makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	41
1:30	Jaylen Nowell misses driving floating jump shot	15	41
1:28	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	41
1:24	Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	15	44
1:09	Nathan Knight misses 4-foot two point shot	15	44
1:07	Luka Garza offensive rebound	15	44
1:07	Luka Garza misses tip shot	15	44
1:07	Luka Garza offensive rebound	15	44
1:07	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	15	44
1:07	Luka Garza makes free throw 1 of 2	16	44
1:07	Jeff Green enters the game for Ish Smith	16	44
1:07	Bruce Brown enters the game for Nikola Jokic	16	44
1:07	Luka Garza makes free throw 2 of 2	17	44
54.1	Nathan Knight blocks Jeff Green 's 7-foot driving layup	17	44
50.1	Jeff Green offensive rebound	17	44
50.1	Jeff Green makes two point shot	17	46
41.1	Luka Garza misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	46
38.0	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	17	46
30.1	Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three pointer (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	17	49
17.1	Luka Garza makes layup (Nathan Knight assists)	19	49
0.1	Jeff Green offensive charge	19	49
0.1	Jeff Green turnover	19	49
0.1	Ish Smith enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	19	49
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	49

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Nuggets
111
Timberwolves
124

Game 1

3/1

Timberwolves
118
Nuggets
122

Game 2

19/1

Nuggets
98
Timberwolves
128

Game 3

6/2

Timberwolves
112
Nuggets
146

Game 4

8/2

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 8 February 2023

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,307

Referees:
Marc Davis
Phenizee Ransom
Tre Maddox

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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