Nuggets 93-91 Timberwolves (31 Oct, 2021) Play-by-Play

Denver Nuggets

4-2, 2-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	23	20	26	24	93
MIN	32	15	26	18	91

Minnesota Timberwolves

3-2, 2-2 home

D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk
Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses 8-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 3-foot tip shot
Jarred Vanderbilt makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Malik Beasley misses layup
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
P.J. Dozier blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup
Naz Reid makes dunk
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Okogie makes driving layup
Naz Reid makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
JaMychal Green blocks Patrick Beverley 's 3-foot driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Will Barton blocks D'Angelo Russell 's 3-foot driving layup
D'Angelo Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes 3-foot two point shot
Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes alley oop dunk shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes alley oop dunk shot (Malik Beasley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Malik Beasley misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards misses driving dunk
Malik Beasley misses 12-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
D'Angelo Russell makes 20-foot two point shot
Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes driving layup
Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 9-foot driving layup
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Nikola Jokic blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 's 2-foot layup
Josh Okogie misses two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Aaron Gordon blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 3-foot layup
Taurean Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's layup
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
Bones Hyland blocks Josh Okogie 's 25-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley makes driving layup
D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot two point shot
Malik Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Facundo Campazzo blocks Anthony Edwards 's 6-foot driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Naz Reid assists)
Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
Naz Reid makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Will Barton blocks Malik Beasley 's 2-foot layup
Anthony Edwards misses 3-foot two point shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon makes finger roll layup
Michael Porter Jr. makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
Monte Morris makes 14-foot jumper
Monte Morris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Monte Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Michael Porter Jr. makes 21-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
Monte Morris makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Monte Morris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Dozier makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses driving layup
Will Barton makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
D'Angelo Russell blocks Will Barton 's 3-foot driving layup
Will Barton misses two point shot
Will Barton misses 26-foot three point shot
P.J. Dozier misses driving layup
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
JaMychal Green makes 11-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley blocks P.J. Dozier 's 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Michael Porter Jr. misses 15-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
Bones Hyland misses 26-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bones Hyland makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Bones Hyland assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot two point shot
Will Barton makes layup (Bones Hyland assists)
Bones Hyland misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot layup
Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Monte Morris makes driving layup
Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic misses layup
Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot tip shot
Monte Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (P.J. Dozier assists)
Bones Hyland makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic's hook shot
Naz Reid blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot tip shot
JaMychal Green makes 20-foot jumper (Bones Hyland assists)
JaMychal Green makes dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Austin Rivers makes three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point shot
Bones Hyland misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon misses 16-foot two point shot
Bones Hyland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bones Hyland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Monte Morris makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point jumper
Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper

NUGGETS

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		DEN	MIN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	0	0
11:46	D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Michael Porter Jr. misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
11:30	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving dunk	0	2
10:52	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot	0	2
10:50	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	0	2
10:45	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	0	5
10:18	Aaron Gordon makes finger roll layup	2	5
10:05	D'Angelo Russell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	5
10:03	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	2	5
10:03	Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk	2	7
9:45	Michael Porter Jr. makes jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	7
9:38	Monte Morris shooting foul	4	7
9:38	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
9:38	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
9:29	Will Barton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	9
9:25	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	4	9
9:11	Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	9
9:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	9
9:02	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	9
9:01	Nuggets offensive team rebound	4	9
9:01	Jaden McDaniels loose ball foul	4	9
8:57	Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	9
8:46	D'Angelo Russell out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	9
8:41	Jarred Vanderbilt personal foul	4	9
8:32	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	4	9
8:32	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
8:32	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	6	9
8:15	D'Angelo Russell misses 8-foot two point shot	6	9
8:13	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	6	9
7:59	Aaron Gordon makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	8	9
7:42	D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Will Barton steals)	8	9
7:33	Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper	8	9
7:30	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	8	9
7:27	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Will Barton steals)	8	9
7:12	Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot	8	9
7:10	Monte Morris offensive rebound	8	9
7:08	Monte Morris makes 14-foot jumper	10	9
7:01	Timberwolves Full timeout	10	9
6:51	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	10	12
6:31	Monte Morris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	10	12
6:29	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	10	12
6:26	D'Angelo Russell misses driving layup	10	12
6:24	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	10	12
6:24	Nikola Jokic blocks Jaden McDaniels 's 3-foot tip shot	10	12
6:23	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	10	12
6:16	Monte Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	13	12
6:01	Jarred Vanderbilt makes layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	13	14
6:01	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	13	14
6:01	Patrick Beverley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	13	14
6:01	P.J. Dozier enters the game for Will Barton	13	14
6:01	Malik Beasley enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	13	14
6:01	Jarred Vanderbilt misses free throw 1 of 1	13	14
5:59	P.J. Dozier defensive rebound	13	14
5:49	Monte Morris bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	13	14
5:43	Malik Beasley misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	14
5:39	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	13	14
5:38	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	13	14
5:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	14
5:31	Michael Porter Jr. makes 21-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	14
5:15	Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:13	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	15	14
5:09	Aaron Gordon misses driving layup	15	14
5:06	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	15	14
5:04	Aaron Gordon misses two point shot	15	14
5:02	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	15	14
4:57	Monte Morris makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	17	14
4:42	Anthony Edwards makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	17	16
4:24	Monte Morris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	16
4:14	Monte Morris shooting foul	19	16
4:14	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	19	17
4:14	Josh Okogie enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	19	17
4:14	Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Monte Morris	19	17
4:14	Jeff Green enters the game for Aaron Gordon	19	17
4:14	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	19	18
3:48	Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot two point shot	19	18
3:45	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	19	18
3:32	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	19	18
3:27	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	19	18
3:24	Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	19	21
3:10	Patrick Beverley blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 25-foot three point jumper	19	21
3:08	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	19	21
3:05	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	19	23
3:05	Nuggets Full timeout	19	23
3:05	JaMychal Green enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	19	23
3:05	Will Barton enters the game for Nikola Jokic	19	23
2:51	P.J. Dozier makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	21	23
2:37	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	23
2:35	Facundo Campazzo defensive rebound	21	23
2:23	Jeff Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	23
2:20	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	21	23
2:08	Malik Beasley misses layup	21	23
2:06	JaMychal Green defensive rebound	21	23
2:05	Will Barton out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	23
2:05	Naz Reid enters the game for Anthony Edwards	21	23
2:05	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	21	23
1:52	Patrick Beverley makes driving layup	21	25
1:32	Will Barton misses driving layup	21	25
1:30	Josh Okogie defensive rebound	21	25
1:26	P.J. Dozier blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup	21	25
1:24	Naz Reid offensive rebound	21	25
1:24	Naz Reid makes dunk	21	27
1:09	Will Barton makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	23	27
55.7	Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	27
55.7	P.J. Dozier defensive rebound	23	27
49.2	JaMychal Green offensive foul	23	27
49.2	JaMychal Green turnover	23	27
30.2	Josh Okogie makes driving layup	23	29
18.7	D'Angelo Russell blocks Will Barton 's 3-foot driving layup	23	29
15.5	Will Barton offensive rebound	23	29
14.9	Will Barton misses two point shot	23	29
13.2	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	23	29
4.0	Naz Reid makes three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	23	32
1.0	D'Angelo Russell personal take foul	23	32
0.5	Will Barton misses 26-foot three point shot	23	32
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	23	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	32

Regular Season Series

DEN leads 1-0

Nuggets
93
Timberwolves
91

Game 1

31/10

Timberwolves
124
Nuggets
107

Game 2

16/12

Nuggets
115
Timberwolves
130

Game 3

2/2

Timberwolves
136
Nuggets
130

Game 4

2/4

Target Center

1:00 AM, 31 October 2021

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 17,136

Referees:
Kevin Cutler
Justin Van Duyne
Ray Acosta

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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