Nuggets 128-116 Timberwolves (23 Feb, 2020) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

16-39, 9-18 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	38	27	22	29	116
DEN	43	30	24	31	128

Denver Nuggets

39-18, 22-7 home

128

Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot dunk (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk
Paul Millsap makes layup
Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Paul Millsap makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes layup
Jerami Grant makes two point shot
Mason Plumlee makes layup
Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer
Jerami Grant misses driving layup
Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Monte Morris assists)
Monte Morris makes 7-foot two point shot
Jerami Grant misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mason Plumlee makes 2-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot (Jerami Grant assists)
Monte Morris makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jerami Grant misses 27-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 6-foot two point shot
Jerami Grant makes driving layup
Gary Harris misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Monte Morris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses layup
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
Gary Harris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Monte Morris assists)
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 12-foot jumper
Gary Harris makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 6-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Monte Morris makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jerami Grant misses 18-foot jumper
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jerami Grant makes 11-foot two point shot
Kelan Martin blocks Monte Morris 's 12-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley blocks Will Barton 's 6-foot driving layup
Mason Plumlee misses layup
Torrey Craig makes tip shot
Mason Plumlee makes alley oop layup (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Jerami Grant makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Jerami Grant misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes layup (Mason Plumlee assists)
Jerami Grant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup
Jamal Murray makes pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
Gary Harris makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
Gary Harris misses layup
Noah Vonleh makes two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
PJ Dozier misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Torrey Craig misses 16-foot two point shot
Josh Okogie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes dunk
Naz Reid misses layup
Paul Millsap blocks Josh Okogie 's 3-foot driving layup
Josh Okogie makes driving dunk
Naz Reid makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
Naz Reid makes three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
James Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot
Kelan Martin makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
Kelan Martin makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Will Barton blocks Jordan McLaughlin 's 5-foot two point shot
James Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kelan Martin makes 26-foot three pointer (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Kelan Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Culver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelan Martin makes driving layup
Kelan Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper
James Johnson misses two point shot
James Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Kelan Martin misses 28-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes driving dunk (Jarrett Culver assists)
Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot
Malik Beasley makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three pointer (Jarrett Culver assists)
Jarrett Culver makes 7-foot two point shot
Jaylen Nowell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses 8-foot two point shot
Jaylen Nowell makes dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three pointer
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Torrey Craig blocks Naz Reid 's 7-foot driving layup
Jordan McLaughlin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie makes dunk
Josh Okogie misses driving layup
Kelan Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
Kelan Martin makes two point shot
Kelan Martin makes driving dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
James Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Will Barton blocks Malik Beasley 's 5-foot two point shot
James Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kelan Martin misses driving floating jump shot
Malik Beasley makes driving layup (Jarrett Culver assists)
Kelan Martin misses driving floating jump shot
James Johnson makes layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin misses 48-foot three point shot
Jordan McLaughlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
Nikola Jokic blocks Juan Hernangomez 's 4-foot driving layup
Jordan McLaughlin misses 18-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic blocks Juan Hernangomez 's 5-foot layup
Juan Hernangomez misses 27-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes dunk (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Josh Okogie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Paul Millsap blocks Naz Reid 's 5-foot driving layup
Josh Okogie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin makes driving layup
James Johnson makes alley oop layup (Jarrett Culver assists)
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
James Johnson makes 2-foot layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
James Johnson misses driving layup
James Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kelan Martin misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Culver makes dunk (James Johnson assists)
Jarrett Culver misses driving floating jump shot
Jordan McLaughlin makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Jarrett Culver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Juan Hernangomez misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan McLaughlin makes driving layup
Juan Hernangomez makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
Juan Hernangomez misses driving layup
Jarrett Culver misses two point shot
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
Juan Hernangomez misses 15-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley makes 22-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses three point jumper
Juan Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaylen Nowell makes driving dunk (Naz Reid assists)
Naz Reid makes layup (Jarrett Culver assists)
Jarrett Culver makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)
Jaylen Nowell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Juan Hernangomez makes tip shot
Kelan Martin misses two point shot
Kelan Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Culver makes 26-foot step back jumpshot

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Naz Reid vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot	0	2
11:30	Josh Okogie misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:23	Naz Reid offensive rebound	0	2
11:23	Naz Reid makes dunk	2	2
11:12	Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	2	5
11:01	Juan Hernangomez offensive foul	2	5
11:01	Juan Hernangomez turnover	2	5
10:46	Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)	2	8
10:24	Naz Reid misses layup	2	8
10:21	Will Barton defensive rebound	2	8
10:11	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot dunk (Will Barton assists)	2	10
9:45	Paul Millsap blocks Josh Okogie 's 3-foot driving layup	2	10
9:43	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	2	10
9:40	Josh Okogie makes driving dunk	4	10
9:31	Will Barton lost ball turnover (Josh Okogie steals)	4	10
9:27	Naz Reid makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	6	10
9:27	Paul Millsap shooting foul	6	10
9:27	Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 1	7	10
9:16	Juan Hernangomez personal foul	7	10
9:16	James Johnson enters the game for Juan Hernangomez	7	10
9:05	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	7	12
9:05	Naz Reid shooting foul	7	12
9:05	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	7	13
8:45	Naz Reid makes three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	10	13
8:30	Naz Reid shooting foul	10	13
8:30	Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2	10	14
8:30	Kelan Martin enters the game for Naz Reid	10	14
8:30	Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2	10	15
8:21	James Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot	12	15
8:06	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot	12	17
7:56	Kelan Martin bad pass (Gary Harris steals)	12	17
7:52	Gary Harris makes 3-foot dunk	12	19
7:41	James Johnson bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	12	19
7:40	Josh Okogie personal foul	12	19
7:33	Paul Millsap makes layup	12	21
7:32	Timberwolves Full timeout	12	21
7:23	Will Barton personal foul	12	21
7:20	Kelan Martin makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)	15	21
7:05	Paul Millsap out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	21
6:54	Kelan Martin makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	17	21
6:35	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (James Johnson steals)	17	21
6:32	Will Barton blocks Jordan McLaughlin 's 5-foot two point shot	17	21
6:32	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	17	21
6:32	Nuggets Full timeout	17	21
6:28	James Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
6:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	21
6:13	Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	17	23
6:00	Kelan Martin makes 26-foot three pointer (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	20	23
5:45	James Johnson shooting foul	20	23
5:45	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	20	23
5:45	Nuggets offensive team rebound	20	23
5:45	Monte Morris enters the game for Will Barton	20	23
5:45	Jarrett Culver enters the game for Josh Okogie	20	23
5:45	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	24
5:36	Kelan Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	24
5:33	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	24
5:22	Paul Millsap makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	20	26
5:11	Jarrett Culver misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	26
5:08	Gary Harris defensive rebound	20	26
4:59	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot	20	28
4:41	Kelan Martin makes driving layup	22	28
4:32	Kelan Martin shooting foul	22	28
4:32	Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 2	22	29
4:32	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Gary Harris	22	29
4:32	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Jordan McLaughlin	22	29
4:32	Paul Millsap makes free throw 2 of 2	22	30
4:17	Kelan Martin misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	30
4:12	Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound	22	30
4:07	James Johnson misses two point shot	22	30
4:04	Jarrett Culver offensive rebound	22	30
4:01	James Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Nowell assists)	25	30
3:41	Michael Porter Jr. misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	25	30
3:37	Kelan Martin defensive rebound	25	30
3:34	Paul Millsap shooting foul	25	30
3:34	Kelan Martin makes free throw 1 of 2	26	30
3:34	Jerami Grant enters the game for Paul Millsap	26	30
3:34	Kelan Martin makes free throw 2 of 2	27	30
3:21	Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	30
3:18	Kelan Martin defensive rebound	27	30
3:07	Kelan Martin misses 28-foot three point jumper	27	30
3:04	Monte Morris defensive rebound	27	30
2:47	Nikola Jokic makes layup	27	32
2:34	Malik Beasley makes driving dunk (Jarrett Culver assists)	29	32
2:19	Jamal Murray bad pass (Jarrett Culver steals)	29	32
2:19	Jamal Murray personal foul	29	32
2:19	Will Barton enters the game for Nikola Jokic	29	32
2:19	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Jamal Murray	29	32
2:19	Juan Hernangomez enters the game for James Johnson	29	32
2:08	Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot	29	32
2:06	Malik Beasley offensive rebound	29	32
2:03	Malik Beasley makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	31	32
1:44	Jerami Grant makes two point shot	31	34
1:36	Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three pointer (Jarrett Culver assists)	34	34
1:22	Mason Plumlee makes layup	34	36
1:14	Will Barton personal foul	34	36
1:14	Juan Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2	35	36
1:14	Juan Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2	36	36
1:04	Will Barton out of bounds lost ball turnover	36	36
55.6	Jarrett Culver makes 7-foot two point shot	38	36
49.4	Will Barton makes 25-foot three pointer	38	39
41.6	Jaylen Nowell misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	39
39.4	Nuggets defensive team rebound	38	39
30.4	Jerami Grant misses driving layup	38	39
27.2	Juan Hernangomez defensive rebound	38	39
24.0	Juan Hernangomez offensive charge	38	39
24.0	James Johnson enters the game for Malik Beasley	38	39
24.0	Josh Okogie enters the game for Juan Hernangomez	38	39
24.0	Juan Hernangomez turnover	38	39
3.4	Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Monte Morris assists)	38	41
0.0	Jarrett Culver lost ball turnover (Monte Morris steals)	38	41
0.0	Monte Morris makes 7-foot two point shot	38	43
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	43

Regular Season Series

DEN wins 4-0

Nuggets
100
Timberwolves
98

Game 1

10/11

Timberwolves
100
Nuggets
109

Game 2

21/12

Nuggets
107
Timberwolves
100

Game 3

21/1

Timberwolves
116
Nuggets
128

Game 4

23/2

Ball Arena

11:00 PM, 23 February 2020

Denver, CO

Attendance: 19,626

Referees:
Ken Mauer
CJ Washington
Nick Buchert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	13	4	.765	-	W2
Denver	9	7	.563	3.5	L1
Minnesota	8	8	.500	4.5	L2
Portland	7	11	.389	6.5	L1
Utah	4	12	.250	8.5	W1

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