Nuggets 124-109 Timberwolves (4 Jan, 2021) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

2-4, 1-1 away

124

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	26	28	41	124
MIN	28	20	36	25	109

Minnesota Timberwolves

2-4, 1-2 home

109

D'Angelo Russell misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Ed Davis misses tip shot
Ed Davis makes dunk (Malik Beasley assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses driving layup
Malik Beasley makes driving layup
Ed Davis misses layup
Jarrett Culver misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot jumper
Juancho Hernangomez misses 6-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes layup (Naz Reid assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 3-foot two point shot
Naz Reid makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving dunk
Jake Layman misses three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes 5-foot hook shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
Ricky Rubio makes layup
Naz Reid makes 6-foot hook shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jordan McLaughlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio makes driving layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jake Layman misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 9-foot two point shot
Gary Harris blocks Juancho Hernangomez 's 4-foot layup
Juancho Hernangomez misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Ed Davis misses tip shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Malik Beasley misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Culver misses dunk
Will Barton blocks Jarrett Culver's layup
Jarrett Culver makes layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup
Juancho Hernangomez misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ed Davis assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jarrett Culver makes 5-foot pullup jump shot
Will Barton blocks Malik Beasley's driving layup
Jarrett Culver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Culver makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 27-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid makes 7-foot jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes 10-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer
Jarrett Culver misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jarrett Culver makes 6-foot two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jake Layman makes two point shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jarrett Culver makes dunk (Jake Layman assists)
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jake Layman assists)
Jake Layman makes driving layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 19-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo blocks Malik Beasley 's 5-foot driving layup
Jarrett Culver makes driving layup (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Naz Reid misses 7-foot two point shot
Jarrett Culver makes dunk
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid makes driving layup (Malik Beasley assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes layup (Malik Beasley assists)
Jarrett Culver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes 4-foot layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Malik Beasley blocks Gary Harris 's 6-foot driving layup
Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton misses layup
Jamal Murray makes finger roll layup
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid blocks Will Barton 's 3-foot driving layup
Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Will Barton assists)
Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Gary Harris misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Paul Millsap makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Monte Morris misses 12-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Dozier misses driving layup
JaMychal Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 59-foot three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo misses driving layup
JaMychal Green makes dunk
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan McLaughlin blocks PJ Dozier 's 5-foot layup
Monte Morris makes layup (JaMychal Green assists)
Jamal Murray makes 12-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jamal Murray makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
JaMychal Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
PJ Dozier misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Jamal Murray makes 17-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot hook shot
Jamal Murray makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Will Barton assists)
Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
Gary Harris misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
Malik Beasley blocks Will Barton's jumper
Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray misses 18-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes 6-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot hook shot
Jamal Murray misses 18-foot two point shot
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Monte Morris makes 2-foot two point shot
Ed Davis blocks PJ Dozier's driving layup
PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
PJ Dozier makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Monte Morris misses layup
PJ Dozier makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Monte Morris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 19-foot jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
PJ Dozier makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
JaMychal Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
JaMychal Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
JaMychal Green makes three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Monte Morris misses three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
R.J. Hampton misses 12-foot jumper

NUGGETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		DEN	MIN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Ed Davis (Nikola Jokic gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	2	0
11:27	Gary Harris shooting foul	2	0
11:27	Ed Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
11:27	Ed Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:11	Malik Beasley blocks Gary Harris 's 6-foot driving layup	2	2
11:10	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	2	2
10:59	D'Angelo Russell misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:53	Ed Davis offensive rebound	2	2
10:53	Ed Davis misses tip shot	2	2
10:50	Will Barton defensive rebound	2	2
10:49	Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper	5	2
10:32	Ed Davis makes dunk (Malik Beasley assists)	5	4
10:09	Jamal Murray makes three point jumper (Will Barton assists)	8	4
9:52	Juancho Hernangomez misses driving layup	8	4
9:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	8	4
9:44	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	4
9:40	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	8	4
9:31	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	8	4
9:31	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	9	4
9:31	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	10	4
9:22	Malik Beasley makes driving layup	10	6
9:07	Will Barton misses driving layup	10	6
9:07	Nuggets offensive team rebound	10	6
9:03	D'Angelo Russell blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot driving layup	10	6
9:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	10	6
9:02	Timberwolves Full timeout	10	6
8:59	Nikola Jokic vs. Ed Davis (Paul Millsap gains possession)	10	6
8:46	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot	12	6
8:28	Ed Davis misses layup	12	6
8:25	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	6
8:19	Paul Millsap makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	6
8:05	Jarrett Culver misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	6
8:02	Will Barton defensive rebound	15	6
7:56	Will Barton misses layup	15	6
7:54	Ed Davis defensive rebound	15	6
7:42	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper	15	9
7:24	Jamal Murray makes finger roll layup	17	9
7:24	Jarrett Culver shooting foul	17	9
7:24	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	18	9
7:10	D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot jumper	18	9
7:06	Nuggets defensive team rebound	18	9
6:52	Paul Millsap bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	18	9
6:48	Jarrett Culver traveling	18	9
6:48	Naz Reid enters the game for Ed Davis	18	9
6:41	D'Angelo Russell shooting foul	18	9
6:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	19	9
6:41	Ricky Rubio enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	19	9
6:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	20	9
6:25	Juancho Hernangomez misses 6-foot two point shot	20	9
6:21	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	20	9
5:59	Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	9
5:54	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	20	9
5:52	Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	9
5:48	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	20	9
5:43	Malik Beasley makes 5-foot jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)	20	11
5:27	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	20	11
5:27	Nikola Jokic turnover	20	11
5:27	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Jarrett Culver	20	11
5:27	Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray	20	11
5:14	Juancho Hernangomez makes driving dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	20	13
4:56	Will Barton misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	20	13
4:56	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	20	13
4:56	Nikola Jokic loose ball foul	20	13
4:56	JaMychal Green enters the game for Nikola Jokic	20	13
4:43	Juancho Hernangomez misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	13
4:40	Will Barton defensive rebound	20	13
4:35	Naz Reid blocks Will Barton 's 3-foot driving layup	20	13
4:32	Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound	20	13
4:27	Juancho Hernangomez makes layup (Naz Reid assists)	20	15
4:11	Gary Harris makes 2-foot layup (Will Barton assists)	22	15
4:02	Ricky Rubio makes 3-foot two point shot	22	17
3:47	Paul Millsap makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)	25	17
3:32	Naz Reid makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	25	19
3:17	Gary Harris misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	25	19
3:13	Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound	25	19
3:03	Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	25	22
3:01	Nuggets Full timeout	25	22
3:01	Jake Layman enters the game for Juancho Hernangomez	25	22
3:01	Jamal Murray enters the game for Will Barton	25	22
3:01	PJ Dozier enters the game for Gary Harris	25	22
2:41	Paul Millsap makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	28	22
2:22	Anthony Edwards makes driving dunk	28	24
2:11	Monte Morris misses 12-foot two point shot	28	24
2:09	JaMychal Green offensive rebound	28	24
2:09	Naz Reid shooting foul	28	24
2:09	JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 2	29	24
2:09	JaMychal Green misses free throw 2 of 2	29	24
2:07	Naz Reid defensive rebound	29	24
1:44	Jake Layman misses three point jumper	29	24
1:41	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	29	24
1:37	Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	24
1:35	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	29	24
1:25	Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	29	26
1:15	PJ Dozier misses driving layup	29	26
1:13	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	29	26
1:06	Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	26
1:03	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	29	26
48.1	Ricky Rubio personal foul	29	26
48.1	Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2	29	26
48.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	29	26
48.1	Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2	29	26
45.1	PJ Dozier offensive rebound	29	26
42.1	JaMychal Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	26
38.5	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	29	26
33.2	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	26
32.0	Nuggets defensive team rebound	29	26
16.4	Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	26
12.6	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	29	26
1.9	JaMychal Green shooting foul	29	26
1.9	Jake Layman makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
1.9	Jake Layman makes free throw 2 of 2	29	28
0.3	Jamal Murray misses 59-foot three point jumper	29	28
0.3	Nuggets offensive team rebound	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	28

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 1-0

Nuggets
124
Timberwolves
109

Game 1

4/1

Timberwolves
116
Nuggets
123

Game 2

6/1

Nuggets
114
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

14/5

Target Center

12:00 AM, 4 January 2021

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Eric Dalen
Tony Brothers
Natalie Sago

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

Timberwolves plan for Chris Finch to be in Denver for Game 1

The Timberwolves are planning for coach Chris Finch to be with them in Denver following his knee surgery - and considering seating configurations that would allow him to safely be on the bench during games.

Doncic gives a brief update on knee: 'Not good'

Luka Doncic says his knee could be better and adds he likely wouldn't be playing if it were the regular season.

Mavericks' Luka Doncic: Knee 'not good' but ready for Game 5

Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic declared himself ready for Wednesday's pivotal Game 5 against the LA Clippers but acknowledged that he would "probably not" be playing on his sprained right knee if this were the regular season.

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