Nuggets 123-116 Timberwolves (6 Jan, 2021) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

2-5, 1-3 away

116

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	43	31	20	116
DEN	34	28	31	30	123

Denver Nuggets

3-4, 2-3 home

123

Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Paul Millsap misses two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot
Gary Harris makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Will Barton assists)
Jamal Murray makes 9-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes dunk
Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Gary Harris misses two point shot
Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
JaMychal Green makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
JaMychal Green misses 24-foot jumper
Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
JaMychal Green makes 2-foot dunk (Monte Morris assists)
Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaMychal Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
JaMychal Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Will Barton makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Paul Millsap assists)
Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez blocks Paul Millsap 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks PJ Dozier 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
JaMychal Green misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Will Barton 's 6-foot two point shot
Gary Harris makes 6-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes driving dunk (JaMychal Green assists)
Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
PJ Dozier makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jake Layman blocks JaMychal Green 's 8-foot jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Nikola Jokic makes layup (PJ Dozier assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
Monte Morris makes 25-foot three pointer
Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Gary Harris misses 5-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Facundo Campazzo makes 2-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
Will Barton misses 30-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes two point shot
Gary Harris makes two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ed Davis misses two point shot
Jarrett Culver makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses driving floating jump shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three pointer (Malik Beasley assists)
Malik Beasley makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 12-foot two point shot
Jarrett Culver misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists)
Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley misses two point shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes tip shot
Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
Ricky Rubio misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Naz Reid makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 6-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
PJ Dozier blocks Anthony Edwards's driving layup
Juancho Hernangomez makes 26-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes alley oop layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Culver assists)
Juancho Hernangomez makes 24-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three pointer
D'Angelo Russell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Juancho Hernangomez misses 23-foot three point jumper
Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jarrett Culver misses 4-foot two point shot
Ed Davis makes tip shot
Juancho Hernangomez makes 3-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Jarrett Culver makes 1-foot driving dunk
Malik Beasley misses three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ed Davis makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes 3-foot two point shot
Jarrett Culver misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer
Anthony Edwards misses 28-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 4-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jake Layman makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Jake Layman makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot (Jake Layman assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley misses driving layup
Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point shot
Nikola Jokic blocks Anthony Edwards 's 5-foot driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley misses 29-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three pointer

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Ed Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Juancho Hernangomez gains possession)	0	0
11:45	D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals)	0	0
11:42	Malik Beasley shooting foul	0	0
11:42	Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:42	Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:29	D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	0	2
11:26	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	0	2
11:19	Paul Millsap makes two point shot	0	4
11:04	Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	4
11:01	Ed Davis offensive rebound	0	4
10:48	Ed Davis misses two point shot	0	4
10:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	4
10:39	Paul Millsap misses two point shot	0	4
10:37	Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound	0	4
10:29	Jarrett Culver makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	2	4
10:08	Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot	2	6
9:51	Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	5	6
9:31	Ed Davis shooting foul	5	6
9:31	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	5	7
9:31	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	5	8
9:22	Juancho Hernangomez misses driving floating jump shot	5	8
9:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	8
9:13	Gary Harris makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	10
9:05	Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three pointer (Malik Beasley assists)	8	10
8:46	Jarrett Culver shooting foul	8	10
8:46	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
8:46	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
8:35	Malik Beasley makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists)	10	12
8:13	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Will Barton assists)	10	15
8:03	Paul Millsap personal foul	10	15
7:56	Jarrett Culver out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	15
7:42	Jamal Murray makes 9-foot two point shot	10	17
7:32	Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Will Barton steals)	10	17
7:29	Will Barton makes dunk	10	19
7:29	Timberwolves Full timeout	10	17
7:07	D'Angelo Russell misses 12-foot two point shot	10	19
7:00	Jarrett Culver offensive rebound	10	19
6:56	Jarrett Culver misses driving layup	10	19
6:56	Nuggets defensive team rebound	10	19
6:41	Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot	10	19
6:39	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	10	19
6:39	Nikola Jokic misses layup	10	19
6:36	Jarrett Culver defensive rebound	10	19
6:36	Nikola Jokic personal foul	10	19
6:36	Naz Reid enters the game for Ed Davis	10	19
6:27	D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot jumper	10	19
6:25	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	10	19
6:20	Nikola Jokic bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals)	10	19
6:14	Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists)	12	19
6:07	Naz Reid personal foul	12	19
6:01	Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists)	12	21
5:49	Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	21
5:46	Will Barton defensive rebound	12	21
5:37	Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)	12	23
5:24	Jamal Murray shooting foul	12	23
5:24	D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2	12	23
5:24	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	12	23
5:24	Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray	12	23
5:24	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Jarrett Culver	12	23
5:24	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	13	23
5:04	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	13	25
4:50	Naz Reid lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	13	25
4:46	Gary Harris misses two point shot	13	25
4:45	Nuggets offensive team rebound	13	25
4:45	Ricky Rubio enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	13	25
4:42	Naz Reid vs. Gary Harris (Nikola Jokic gains possession)	13	25
4:38	Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	28
4:20	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	28
4:19	Will Barton defensive rebound	13	28
4:03	Will Barton bad pass (Juancho Hernangomez steals)	13	28
4:00	Malik Beasley misses two point shot	13	28
3:55	Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound	13	28
3:55	Juancho Hernangomez makes tip shot	15	28
3:50	Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover	15	28
3:50	JaMychal Green enters the game for Paul Millsap	15	28
3:50	Jake Layman enters the game for Juancho Hernangomez	15	28
3:36	Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	28
3:33	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	28
3:29	JaMychal Green makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	30
3:18	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	15	30
3:15	Will Barton defensive rebound	15	30
3:13	Naz Reid personal foul	15	30
3:13	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	15	31
3:13	PJ Dozier enters the game for Will Barton	15	31
3:13	Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Gary Harris	15	31
3:13	Ed Davis enters the game for Naz Reid	15	31
3:13	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	15	31
3:12	Ed Davis defensive rebound	15	31
3:01	Facundo Campazzo personal foul	15	31
2:52	Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)	17	31
2:52	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	17	31
2:52	Nuggets Full timeout	17	31
2:52	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	17	31
2:52	Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1	18	31
2:33	JaMychal Green misses 24-foot jumper	18	31
2:29	Ed Davis defensive rebound	18	31
2:11	Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	31
2:09	JaMychal Green defensive rebound	18	31
2:00	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot	18	31
1:57	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	18	31
1:48	Anthony Edwards traveling	18	31
1:48	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Malik Beasley	18	31
1:38	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	18	31
1:35	Ed Davis defensive rebound	18	31
1:27	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	18	31
1:27	PJ Dozier defensive rebound	18	31
1:21	PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	31
1:18	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	18	31
1:15	PJ Dozier shooting foul	18	31
1:15	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2	19	31
1:15	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	20	31
54.7	Jake Layman shooting foul	20	31
54.7	JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 2	20	32
54.7	JaMychal Green misses free throw 2 of 2	20	32
52.7	Ricky Rubio defensive rebound	20	32
31.8	JaMychal Green shooting foul	20	32
31.8	Jake Layman makes free throw 1 of 2	21	32
31.8	Jake Layman makes free throw 2 of 2	22	32
18.4	JaMychal Green makes 2-foot dunk (Monte Morris assists)	22	34
0.3	Ricky Rubio misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	22	34
0.3	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	22	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	34

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 2-0

Nuggets
124
Timberwolves
109

Game 1

4/1

Timberwolves
116
Nuggets
123

Game 2

6/1

Nuggets
114
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

14/5

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 6 January 2021

Denver, CO

Referees:
Tre Maddox
Nick Buchert
Robert Hussey

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	9	2	.818	-	W1
Denver	7	3	.700	1.5	W5
Minnesota	6	5	.545	3	L2
Portland	4	8	.333	5.5	W1
Utah	2	8	.200	6.5	L1

Giannis remarkably scores 22 of Bucks' 24 first-quarter points

Giannis Antetokounmpo goes off for 22 points in the first quarter to keep the Bucks in the game against the Pistons.

Tari Eason blows by Nicolas Batum for a fantastic flush

Tari Eason gets the step on Nicolas Batum and throws a dunk down over him.

Jared McCain catches fire with 10 straight points for Sixers

Jared McCain can't stop scoring with 10 consecutive points for the Philadelphia 76ers in the second quarter.

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