Timberwolves 124-107 Nuggets (16 Dec, 2021) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

13-15, 6-6 away

124

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	40	35	33	16	124
DEN	32	29	27	19	107

Denver Nuggets

14-14, 8-5 home

107

Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
Jeff Green misses 6-foot two point shot
Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
Jeff Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Monte Morris makes 14-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
Will Barton misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Zeke Nnaji misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot layup (Monte Morris assists)
Monte Morris makes 13-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Markus Howard assists)
Zeke Nnaji makes 3-foot driving dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)
Markus Howard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Markus Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Markus Howard makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses 42-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley blocks Markus Howard 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Jeff Green misses driving dunk
Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot
Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup
Markus Howard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses 29-foot three point jumper
Markus Howard misses running pullup jump shot
Vlatko Cancar misses 23-foot three point jumper
Markus Howard misses step back jumpshot
Jeff Green misses jumper
Naz Reid blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point shot
Markus Howard misses driving floating jump shot
Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Monte Morris makes step back jumpshot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Will Barton misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Will Barton misses 27-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
Will Barton misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jeff Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Monte Morris assists)
Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards blocks Markus Howard's two point shot
Monte Morris makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Patrick Beverley blocks Jeff Green 's 5-foot layup
Will Barton misses three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)
Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup
Will Barton makes driving layup
Jeff Green makes 6-foot dunk (Will Barton assists)
Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
Monte Morris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup (Will Barton assists)
Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aaron Gordon misses three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
Monte Morris makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Markus Howard misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Zeke Nnaji makes 27-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Facundo Campazzo misses driving floating jump shot
Zeke Nnaji makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Markus Howard misses 24-foot three point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Markus Howard makes three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Markus Howard misses running pullup jump shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
Monte Morris misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Zeke Nnaji makes dunk
Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Vlatko Cancar misses 3-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Aaron Gordon 's 4-foot two point shot
Facundo Campazzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Petr Cornelie makes 8-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
Facundo Campazzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Bol Bol assists)
Bol Bol misses driving floating jump shot
Zeke Nnaji misses 27-foot three point jumper
Petr Cornelie misses 26-foot three point jumper
Petr Cornelie makes dunk (Bol Bol assists)
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell misses step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Patrick Beverley misses running pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Malik Beasley misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot
Jaylen Nowell misses two point shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell makes step back jumpshot
Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Malik Beasley makes 11-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Malik Beasley misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Jaden McDaniels makes 27-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Jarred Vanderbilt makes 1-foot layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
Malik Beasley misses 27-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 16-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Facundo Campazzo blocks Jaden McDaniels's jumper
Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three pointer (Patrick Beverley assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Patrick Beverley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards makes 9-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot step back jumpshot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup
Patrick Beverley makes 4-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses running pullup jump shot
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 15-foot two point shot
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer
Facundo Campazzo blocks Patrick Beverley 's 4-foot two point shot
Anthony Edwards makes three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
Malik Beasley makes dunk
D'Angelo Russell makes 3-foot two point shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Naz Reid misses three point jumper
Zeke Nnaji blocks Naz Reid 's 5-foot two point shot
Naz Reid misses 5-foot two point shot
D'Angelo Russell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot jumper
Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
Naz Reid misses dunk
Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Edwards misses dunk
Karl-Anthony Towns makes 20-foot jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
Anthony Edwards makes three pointer
Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Anthony Edwards makes 34-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jaylen Nowell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jaylen Nowell misses running pullup jump shot
Jaylen Nowell misses 26-foot three point jumper

TIMBERWOLVES

NUGGETS

TIME		MIN	DEN
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nikola Jokic (Jarred Vanderbilt gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	3	0
11:24	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Monte Morris assists)	3	2
10:59	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 19-foot jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	5	2
10:36	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	5	2
10:32	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	7	2
10:07	Jeff Green misses 6-foot two point shot	7	2
10:04	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	7	2
10:03	shot clock turnover	7	2
9:48	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot two point shot	9	2
9:35	Patrick Beverley shooting foul	9	2
9:35	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	9	2
9:35	Nuggets offensive team rebound	9	2
9:35	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	9	3
9:25	Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	12	3
9:03	Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot	12	3
8:57	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	12	3
8:46	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	3
8:46	Nuggets defensive team rebound	12	3
8:32	Jeff Green makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	5
8:15	D'Angelo Russell misses step back jumpshot	12	5
8:12	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	5
8:07	Will Barton makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	7
8:00	Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	15	7
7:46	Monte Morris makes 14-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	9
7:33	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 3-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	17	9
7:09	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	17	9
7:09	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	17	9
6:53	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	20	9
6:52	Nuggets Full timeout	20	9
6:42	Will Barton misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	9
6:41	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	20	9
6:41	Jeff Green loose ball foul	20	9
6:21	Anthony Edwards misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	9
6:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	20	9
6:13	Will Barton lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	20	9
6:10	Patrick Beverley misses running pullup jump shot	20	9
6:06	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	20	9
6:01	Jeff Green makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	20	11
5:48	Will Barton shooting foul	20	11
5:48	D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2	20	11
5:48	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	20	11
5:48	Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Will Barton	20	11
5:48	D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2	21	11
5:33	Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	21	13
5:07	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 9-foot two point shot	21	13
5:02	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	21	13
4:58	D'Angelo Russell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)	24	13
4:56	Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	13
4:56	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jeff Green	24	13
4:56	Malik Beasley enters the game for D'Angelo Russell	24	13
4:38	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	26	13
4:31	Zeke Nnaji misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	13
4:25	Patrick Beverley defensive rebound	26	13
4:21	Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)	29	13
4:10	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot layup (Monte Morris assists)	29	15
4:01	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup	31	15
3:47	Monte Morris makes 13-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	31	17
3:19	Malik Beasley misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	31	17
3:18	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	31	17
3:18	Zeke Nnaji loose ball foul	31	17
3:18	Markus Howard enters the game for Monte Morris	31	17
3:18	Jaylen Nowell enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	31	17
3:18	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Patrick Beverley	31	17
3:12	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	31	17
3:08	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	31	17
3:01	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Markus Howard assists)	31	19
2:51	Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer	34	19
2:35	Zeke Nnaji makes 3-foot driving dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)	34	21
2:35	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	34	21
2:35	Timberwolves Full timeout	34	21
2:35	Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Aaron Gordon	34	21
2:35	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 1	34	21
2:32	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	34	21
2:23	Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot	34	21
2:19	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	34	21
2:05	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)	34	24
1:48	Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	34	24
1:41	Markus Howard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)	34	27
1:22	Jaylen Nowell misses two point shot	34	27
1:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	34	27
1:06	Jaylen Nowell personal foul	34	27
1:06	D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Anthony Edwards	34	27
1:01	Markus Howard misses driving floating jump shot	34	27
57.2	D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound	34	27
48.2	Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)	37	27
30.9	Markus Howard makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Facundo Campazzo assists)	37	30
18.3	D'Angelo Russell makes step back jumpshot	40	30
6.1	Jaylen Nowell personal foul	40	30
6.1	Markus Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	40	31
6.1	Jeff Green enters the game for Nikola Jokic	40	31
6.1	Markus Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	40	32
2.2	Malik Beasley offensive charge	40	32
2.2	Malik Beasley turnover	40	32
0.9	Facundo Campazzo misses 42-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	32
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	40	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	40	32

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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

Ball Arena

2:00 AM, 16 December 2021

Denver, CO

Attendance: 15,365

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	14	11	.560	7	L1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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