Timberwolves 95-78 Nuggets (31 Oct, 2015) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

2-0, 2-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	23	30	16	95
DEN	16	23	24	15	78

Denver Nuggets

1-1, 0-1 home

Gary Harris misses 14-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup
Emmanuel Mudiay misses two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses dunk
Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
Joffrey Lauvergne makes driving dunk (Kenneth Faried assists)
Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk
Gary Harris makes 21-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Andrew Wiggins blocks Will Barton 's 18-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's shot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Joffrey Lauvergne's jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 17-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses jumper
Kenneth Faried makes layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot shot
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot
Gorgui Dieng blocks Danilo Gallinari's jumper
Will Barton misses 4-foot two point shot
Randy Foye misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 3-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari misses 27-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
Jameer Nelson misses 6-foot two point shot
Emmanuel Mudiay makes 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
Kenneth Faried misses 6-foot hook shot
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 21-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 19-foot jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 27-foot Regular Jump Shot
Emmanuel Mudiay makes layup (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
Jameer Nelson misses finger roll layup
Kenneth Faried misses 19-foot jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 19-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay makes dunk
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 62-foot three point running jumper
Danilo Gallinari misses 18-foot two point shot
Danilo Gallinari makes 21-foot jumper
Joffrey Lauvergne misses jumper
Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
Emmanuel Mudiay makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)
Emmanuel Mudiay misses layup
Danilo Gallinari misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Gary Harris misses 20-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Joffrey Lauvergne makes 2-foot two point shot
Gary Harris misses layup
Gary Harris misses layup
Joffrey Lauvergne misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 17-foot jumper
Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Danilo Gallinari 's 4-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 4-foot hook shot
Will Barton makes two point shot (Darrell Arthur assists)
Will Barton makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Darrell Arthur misses 17-foot jumper
Danilo Gallinari makes dunk
Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson makes 26-foot three point jumper
Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Darrell Arthur misses jumper
Mike Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 39-foot three point running jumper
Darrell Arthur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Darrell Arthur assists)
Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
Will Barton misses 2-foot two point shot
Will Barton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses two point shot
Jameer Nelson misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Jameer Nelson misses 17-foot two point shot
Darrell Arthur misses putback dunk
Will Barton makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jameer Nelson 's 11-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic misses hook shot
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Darrell Arthur misses three point jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay misses 26-foot three point jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay makes two point shot
Will Barton misses 7-foot jumper
Will Barton misses layup
Kenneth Faried misses layup
Will Barton misses 6-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Gary Harris assists)
Gary Harris misses three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup
Andrew Wiggins misses layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 22-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes layup
Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins misses jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Nemanja Bjelica makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)
Shabazz Muhammad makes 6-foot jumper
Kevin Martin misses 7-foot jumper
Gorgui Dieng makes 12-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper
Will Barton blocks Kevin Martin 's 2-foot layup
Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach LaVine makes 15-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
Zach LaVine makes 4-foot two point shot
Shabazz Muhammad misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gorgui Dieng misses 21-foot two point shot
Shabazz Muhammad misses
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup
Zach LaVine misses layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 5-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 6-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 17-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 6-foot shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 20-foot jumper
Emmanuel Mudiay blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 3-foot layup
Andrew Wiggins misses dunk
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Zach LaVine makes 5-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 20-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 18-foot two point shot
Andrew Wiggins makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes jumper (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
Kevin Martin makes jumper (Zach LaVine assists)
Gorgui Dieng misses 20-foot jumper
Shabazz Muhammad misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zach LaVine misses 20-foot jumper
Nemanja Bjelica misses driving layup
Kevin Martin misses 16-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shabazz Muhammad misses 3-foot two point shot
Kevin Martin makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses three point jumper
Darrell Arthur blocks Andrew Wiggins's layup
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 16-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup
Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 22-foot jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 19-foot jumper
Andrew Wiggins makes 19-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio misses 20-foot jumper
Kevin Martin makes jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 15-foot two point shot

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Joffrey Lauvergne (Kenneth Faried gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Gary Harris misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:36	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Ricky Rubio makes driving layup	2	0
10:52	Emmanuel Mudiay misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
10:51	Kevin Garnett defensive rebound	2	0
10:34	Andrew Wiggins misses layup	2	0
10:33	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	2	0
10:30	Joffrey Lauvergne shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)	2	0
10:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
10:30	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	4	0
10:10	Danilo Gallinari makes driving layup	4	2
9:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot (Tayshaun Prince assists)	6	2
9:41	Kevin Garnett personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul)	6	2
9:37	Ricky Rubio personal foul (Emmanuel Mudiay draws the foul)	6	2
9:33	Emmanuel Mudiay misses two point shot	6	2
9:33	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	6	2
9:15	Ricky Rubio misses 22-foot jumper	6	2
9:15	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	6	2
9:06	Kenneth Faried misses dunk	6	2
9:04	Joffrey Lauvergne offensive rebound	6	2
8:57	Gary Harris makes 2-foot two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)	6	4
8:44	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	8	4
8:22	Joffrey Lauvergne makes driving dunk (Kenneth Faried assists)	8	6
8:03	Ricky Rubio misses 17-foot jumper	8	6
8:03	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	8	6
8:00	Tayshaun Prince personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	8	6
7:48	Danilo Gallinari makes driving dunk	8	8
7:33	Gary Harris shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul)	8	8
7:33	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	9	8
7:33	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Kevin Garnett	9	8
7:33	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	10	8
7:13	Gary Harris makes 21-foot jumper (Emmanuel Mudiay assists)	10	10
6:58	Andrew Wiggins lost ball turnover (Gary Harris steals)	10	10
6:54	Timberwolves Full timeout	10	10
6:41	Andrew Wiggins makes layup	12	10
6:41	Gary Harris shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul)	12	10
6:41	Will Barton enters the game for Gary Harris	12	10
6:41	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 1	13	10
6:30	Andrew Wiggins blocks Will Barton 's 18-foot jumper	13	10
6:28	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	10
6:18	Andrew Wiggins misses 15-foot two point shot	13	10
6:16	Emmanuel Mudiay defensive rebound	13	10
6:09	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Emmanuel Mudiay's shot	13	10
6:09	Tayshaun Prince defensive rebound	13	10
5:56	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot two point shot	13	10
5:54	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	13	10
5:43	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Joffrey Lauvergne's jumper	13	10
5:41	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	13	10
5:35	Emmanuel Mudiay misses 17-foot jumper	13	10
5:33	Nuggets offensive team rebound	13	10
5:33	shot clock turnover	13	10
5:33	Kevin Martin enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	13	10
5:33	Randy Foye enters the game for Joffrey Lauvergne	13	10
5:18	Andrew Wiggins misses jumper	13	10
5:18	Kenneth Faried defensive rebound	13	10
4:58	Kenneth Faried misses jumper	13	10
4:56	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	13	10
4:54	Kevin Martin bad pass (Kenneth Faried steals)	13	10
4:50	Kenneth Faried makes layup	13	12
4:37	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	15	12
4:37	Nuggets Full timeout	15	12
4:37	Jameer Nelson enters the game for Emmanuel Mudiay	15	12
4:37	Shabazz Muhammad enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	15	12
4:37	Gorgui Dieng enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	15	12
4:18	Danilo Gallinari misses 25-foot shot	15	12
4:16	Shabazz Muhammad defensive rebound	15	12
4:03	Nemanja Bjelica makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Martin assists)	18	12
3:44	Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)	18	14
3:29	Shabazz Muhammad makes 6-foot jumper	20	14
3:29	Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation	20	14
3:18	Ricky Rubio personal foul (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)	20	14
3:13	Zach LaVine enters the game for Ricky Rubio	20	14
3:13	Darrell Arthur enters the game for Kenneth Faried	20	14
2:56	Kevin Martin misses 7-foot jumper	20	14
2:54	Darrell Arthur defensive rebound	20	14
2:47	Randy Foye misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	14
2:46	Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound	20	14
2:34	Gorgui Dieng makes 12-foot jumper (Zach LaVine assists)	22	14
2:21	Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot	22	14
2:19	Kevin Martin defensive rebound	22	14
2:10	Kevin Martin misses 22-foot jumper	22	14
2:09	Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound	22	14
2:03	Gorgui Dieng blocks Danilo Gallinari's jumper	22	14
2:02	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	22	14
1:52	Jameer Nelson shooting foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)	22	14
1:52	Kevin Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	23	14
1:52	Kevin Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	24	14
1:38	Will Barton misses 4-foot two point shot	24	14
1:37	Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound	24	14
1:30	Shabazz Muhammad offensive Charge (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)	24	14
1:30	Shabazz Muhammad turnover	24	14
1:00	Darrell Arthur defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	24	16
1:00	Kevin Martin misses technical free throw	24	16
1:00	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	24	16
55.0	Will Barton blocks Kevin Martin 's 2-foot layup	24	16
53.0	Darrell Arthur defensive rebound	24	16
45.0	Randy Foye misses 28-foot three point jumper	24	16
44.0	Nemanja Bjelica defensive rebound	24	16
32.0	Zach LaVine misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	16
31.0	Darrell Arthur defensive rebound	24	16
13.0	Jameer Nelson misses 3-foot two point shot	24	16
12.0	Darrell Arthur offensive rebound	24	16
11.0	Darrell Arthur bad pass	24	16
0.0	Zach LaVine makes 15-foot two point shot	26	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	16

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Timberwolves
95
Nuggets
78

Game 1

31/10

Timberwolves
108
Nuggets
111

Game 2

12/12

Nuggets
112
Timberwolves
100

Game 3

16/12

Nuggets
78
Timberwolves
74

Game 4

7/1

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 31 October 2015

Denver, CO

Attendance: 17,660

Referees:
Derrick Collins
Curtis Blair
Tom Washington

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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