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Murray leads Nuggets past Wolves 109-80 in NBA playoffs

AP
Apr 17, 2023

Jamal Murray overcame some early jitters to have 24 points and eight assists in his first playoff game since the 2020 NBA bubble as the top-seeded Denver Nuggets routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 109-80 Sunday night.

“Murray was Murray," Wolves point guard Chris Conley said. "He’s one of the better scorers, playmakers, from our position.”

Michael Porter Jr., who scored 18 points in his first playoff game since missing last year's run with a bad back, said Murray used his time off after blowing out his left knee in 2021 to improve his basketball IQ.

“I told him the other day I feel like he's better now than before the injury,” Porter said. “I know he probably doesn't feel it, but just his overall game, his awareness, he had like a year off where he had to just watch.”

Porter scored 18 points and Nikola Jokic added 13 points, 14 rebounds and a half dozen assists in 28 minutes as Denver snapped a five-game skid in playoff openers - and became the only higher seed to win on its homecourt Sunday.

Both Porter and Murray started off slow offensively, so they turned up their defense, diving for loose balls and crashing the glass until they found their shooting touch.

“That was the game right there,” Murray said. “It wasn't even offense. I think Mike and I struggled early and we were still playing defense. We were running the floor playing defense, boxing out, playing physical. Everybody made an impact.”

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 18 points. Karl-Anthony Towns, who was rounding into form this month after missing 52 games with a bad calf, missed 10 of his first 12 shots and finished with 11 points.

“It’s the NBA. It’s not forgiving. Just things happen," Towns said. "They did a great job, give them credit. They had a long week preparing for us and they got ready and you could tell on the court they knew our plays and knew what they’re doing. So we’ve just got to come back ready for Game 2. It’s a series - just move on, flush it and get ready.”

Minnesota coach Chris Finch lamented Denver's tougher physicality and better control.

“Way more physical than we were,” he said. "They played with more speed, more force, they kicked our butts in every category that you possibly can imagine.”

Jokic said during the Nuggets' week off that he was eager to see how they'd do do with Murray and Porter back in the lineup with him after injuries and surgeries waylaid Denver's Big Three each of the last two postseasons.

The answer was emphatic: the trio combined for 55 points, 33 rebounds and 16 assists - with just two combined turnovers - as all five of Denver's starters scored in double figures as did reserve Bruce Brown, who chipped in 14.

The Nuggets were the only one of four home teams to win Sunday as the Bucks, Grizzlies and Suns all surrendered homecourt advantage to lower seeds in the first round.

The opener marked Murray's first playoff appearance since his breakout performance in the 2020 NBA bubble, when he twice put up 50 points on the Jazz in helping the Nuggets reach the Western Conference Finals where they lost to LeBron James and the Lakers. Murray tore his left ACL eight months later and missed the Nuggets' last two playoff runs.

“It is kind of wild to think it’s been that long," Denver coach Michael Malone said before tip-off. “I’m just so happy for him, proud of him. It has not been an easy journey for him, but I think this year, we’ve seen Jamal have moments where that’s the Jamal Murray that we all love and remember.”

The Timberwolves were without starting forward Jaden McDaniels, their best perimeter defender, who broke his right hand punching a wall in Minnesota's final regular season game.

Towns promised things would be different in Game 2.

“I don’t think this team has many nights like this,” he said of the Wolves, who hadn't been held to 80 or fewer points since Nov. 19, 2016.

SPICY NUGGETS

Malone said before tip-off he expected some chippiness in the series: “I don't mind spicy. This is the playoffs. This isn't like regular season games.”

He got just that in the third quarter when rookie Christian Braun got into a tussle with Kyle Anderson after Anderson's flagrant foul.

TIP-INS

Timberwolves: Minnesota surrendered the first eight points of the game and the first nine points after halftime. The Wolves fought back to take a 17-16 lead in the first quarter but there was no similar comeback in the third.

Nuggets: Jokic re-entered the game with 7:46 remaining and the Nuggets ahead by 30. He quickly picked up his fifth and sixth fouls, including a flagrant on Edwards. Asked on TNT afterward why he went back into the game, Jokic said, “I think that is not a question for me. ... I don't have a problem to play in garbage time or whatever.”

UP NEXT

Game 2 is Wednesday night in Denver.

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1st Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
23
DEN
Nuggets
26

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gains possession)
11:50		Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
11:41		Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot
11:38		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
11:36		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:33		Mike Conley defensive rebound
11:20		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:17		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
11:00	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	0-3
10:38		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point jump shot
10:35		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
10:30		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:28		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
10:23	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	0-6
9:57		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point floating jump shot
9:55		Rudy Gobert offensive rebound
9:51		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
9:48		Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound
9:46		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals)
9:40	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk	0-8
9:22	+3	Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot	3-8
9:04		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
9:02		Nickeil Alexander-Walker defensive rebound
8:58	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup	5-8
8:43		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
8:41		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
8:31		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
8:28		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:23		Rudy Gobert personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:12	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	5-10
8:12		Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-11
7:52	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point hook shot	7-11
7:37	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	7-14
7:24	+3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	10-14
7:12	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot	10-16
6:59		Anthony Edwards misses two point pullup jump shot
6:58		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:58		Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
6:58		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:48		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup
6:47		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:39		Anthony Edwards personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
6:29		Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot
6:27		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
6:21		Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jamal Murray's two point layup
6:17		Mike Conley defensive rebound
6:13		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot
6:13		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:06		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
6:05		Timberwolves defensive rebound
6:05		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
5:54	+2	Mike Conley makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	12-16
5:37		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:32		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
5:25		Bruce Brown personal foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
5:18	+3	Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	15-16
5:05		Nikola Jokic turnover (back court violation)
4:52	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)	17-16
4:33	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point turnaround jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	17-18
4:19	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists)	19-18
4:16		Nuggets 60 second timeout
3:53	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup	19-20
3:29		Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot
3:26		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
3:16		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point reverse layup
3:14		Anthony Edwards defensive rebound
3:01		Anthony Edwards misses two point stepback jump shot
2:57		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:49		Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Anderson steals)
2:45		Jordan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
2:38		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
2:33	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running layup	19-22
2:33		Jordan McLaughlin shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
2:33		Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:31		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
2:14	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot	21-22
1:56		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
1:53		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
1:38	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point hook shot (Taurean Prince assists)	23-22
1:10	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	23-24
0:55		Taurean Prince misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
0:53		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
0:46		Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul)
0:46		Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul)
0:37		Jamal Murray blocks Jordan McLaughlin's two point driving layup
0:36		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:34		Jordan McLaughlin personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
0:34	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
0:14		Kyle Anderson misses two point turnaround bank jump shot
0:11		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:01		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
0:01		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
21
DEN
Nuggets
29

Time		Play	Score
11:40		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
11:36		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
11:29		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:23		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
11:17		Aaron Gordon personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
11:11		Jeff Green personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
11:05		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot
11:02		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
10:51		Jeff Green misses two point cutting dunk
10:49		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
10:44		Christian Braun blocks Mike Conley's two point driving layup
10:44		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
10:37		Bruce Brown misses two point running reverse layup
10:34		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
10:27		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
10:27		Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:27		Timberwolves offensive rebound
10:27	+1	Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
10:06	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot	24-29
9:47	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving hook shot	26-29
9:28	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	26-32
9:12		Rudy Gobert misses two point layup
9:12		Timberwolves offensive rebound
9:11		Jeff Green personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
9:00		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot
8:58		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:52		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
8:47		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
8:40		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
8:36		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
8:30		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
8:29		Timberwolves defensive rebound
8:29		Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul)
8:29		Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:29		Timberwolves offensive rebound
8:29	+1	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
8:19		Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation
8:13		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
8:08		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
8:02		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
7:47		Jaylen Nowell shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
7:47	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-33
7:47	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-34
7:25		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving layup
7:24		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:20	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	27-37
7:19		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
7:08	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	29-37
6:46		Nikola Jokic misses two point layup
6:43		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup	29-39
6:37		Bruce Brown blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup
6:34		Jaylen Nowell offensive rebound
6:32	+3	Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Taurean Prince assists)	32-39
6:13		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
6:05		Jaylen Nowell misses two point turnaround jump shot
6:02		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	32-41
5:33	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup	34-41
5:22	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup	34-43
5:06	+2	Kyle Anderson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	36-43
4:42		Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
4:42		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:42		Nuggets offensive rebound
4:42		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:40		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot	38-43
4:14	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists)	38-45
4:03	+2	Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot	40-45
3:48	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point layup	40-47
3:34		Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
3:28		Rudy Gobert offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point tip layup	42-47
3:07	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	42-49
2:46		Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot
2:44		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:37		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
2:34		Kyle Anderson defensive rebound
2:25		Kyle Anderson misses two point floating jump shot
2:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:14		Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:10		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
2:07	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup	42-51
1:42		Taurean Prince misses three point stepback jump shot
1:40		Christian Braun defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	42-53
1:08		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jaylen Nowell draws the foul)
1:08		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:08		Jaylen Nowell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:08		Timberwolves offensive rebound
1:08	+1	Jaylen Nowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-53
0:47		Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround hook shot
0:43		Mike Conley defensive rebound
0:42		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-53
0:42		Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:39		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:29	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	44-55
0:12		Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot
0:08		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:05		Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:01		Rudy Gobert blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup
0:01		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
14
DEN
Nuggets
32

Time		Play	Score
11:48		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
11:44		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:25		Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot
11:21		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
11:21		Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup
11:20		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
11:11		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
11:07		Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot
11:02		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
11:00		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point floating jump shot
10:58		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
10:36		Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals)
10:26		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-56
10:26	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-57
10:12		Rudy Gobert misses two point alley-oop layup
10:09		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:06	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	44-59
10:06		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
9:53		Anthony Edwards turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:35		Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
9:35	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-60
9:35	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-61
9:24		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
9:20		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
9:09		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
9:06		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
8:53		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul)
8:53		Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:53		Timberwolves offensive rebound
8:53	+1	Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-61
8:39	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	45-64
8:39		Anthony Edwards shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
8:39		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
8:39		Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:37		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
8:18	+3	Kyle Anderson makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists)	48-64
7:57		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
7:54		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:42		Kyle Anderson misses two point floating jump shot
7:39		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
7:36	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	48-67
7:16	+2	Rudy Gobert makes two point dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)	50-67
6:50		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
6:48		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
6:39		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
6:39		Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:39		Timberwolves offensive rebound
6:39		Karl-Anthony Towns misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:39		Nuggets defensive rebound
6:25		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
6:21		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
6:14		Jamal Murray personal foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul)
6:05		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
6:02		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:00		Taurean Prince personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:51	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup	50-69
5:37		Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot
5:36		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:15		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5:12		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
5:05		Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot
5:02		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:59		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot
4:56		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
4:52		Kyle Anderson blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup
4:48		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
4:47		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:45		Mike Conley defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists)	53-69
4:12		Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
4:12		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12		Nuggets offensive rebound
4:12	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-70
3:57		Jaylen Nowell misses two point floating jump shot
3:53		Jeff Green defensive rebound
3:46	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	53-73
3:31		Taurean Prince misses three point jump shot
3:28		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
3:20	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving finger roll layup	53-75
3:03	+3	Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Nowell assists)	56-75
2:47		Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot
2:44		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
2:36		Jaylen Nowell misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:33		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	56-78
2:08		Jaylen Nowell turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Green steals)
2:03	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	56-81
2:03		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
1:49	+2	Jaylen Nowell makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	58-81
1:36		Jeff Green turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Anderson steals)
1:33		Jeff Green blocks Kyle Anderson's two point running layup
1:30		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:29		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
1:29		Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
1:08		Rudy Gobert turnover (offensive goaltending)
0:52	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	58-83
0:35		Austin Rivers turnover (out of bounds step)
0:35		Kyle Anderson flagrant 1 (Christian Braun draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Christian Braun makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	58-84
0:35		Christian Braun misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
0:28		DeAndre Jordan misses two point alley-oop dunk
0:27		Christian Braun offensive rebound
0:25	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	58-87
0:10		Jaylen Nowell misses three point jump shot
0:06		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:00		Jamal Murray misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
MIN
Timberwolves
22
DEN
Nuggets
22

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
11:40		Timberwolves defensive rebound
11:23	+3	Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	61-87
11:03	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	61-89
10:47		Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround bank hook shot
10:47		Nuggets defensive rebound
10:27	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot	61-92
10:15		Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot
10:12		Jeff Green defensive rebound
10:06		DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Mike Conley draws the foul)
10:06		DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul)
9:52		Jeff Green personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul)
9:43	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)	63-92
9:20	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	63-95
8:53		Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation)
8:36		DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul)
8:36		DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul)
8:18	+2	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving reverse layup	65-95
7:58		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
7:55		Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound
7:47		Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot
7:46		Nuggets defensive rebound
7:31	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup	65-97
7:22	+3	Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)	68-97
6:57		Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals)
6:50		Nikola Jokic flagrant 1 (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
6:50		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:50	+1	Anthony Edwards makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	69-97
6:50	+1	Anthony Edwards makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	70-97
6:37		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul)
6:37		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:37	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-97
6:37	+1	Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-97
6:20		Anthony Edwards blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup
6:19		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:15		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot
6:15		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
5:59		Nathan Knight misses three point jump shot
5:55		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:40		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
5:37		Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound
5:32	+3	Jaylen Nowell makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)	75-97
5:06		Josh Minott blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup
5:02		Jordan McLaughlin defensive rebound
4:58		Josh Minott misses three point jump shot
4:55		Nathan Knight offensive rebound
4:49		Nathan Knight misses two point hook shot
4:45		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:40	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	75-100
4:25		Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot
4:22		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
4:15	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup	75-102
4:15		Timberwolves 60 second timeout
3:57		Nathan Knight turnover (lost ball) (Reggie Jackson steals)
3:45		Reggie Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Minott steals)
3:36	+2	Nathan Knight makes two point driving layup	77-102
3:06		Ish Smith misses two point floating jump shot
3:04		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
2:56		Nathan Knight misses three point jump shot
2:53		Christian Braun defensive rebound
2:36	+3	Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	77-105
2:20		Jaylen Nowell misses three point pullup jump shot
2:17		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running layup	77-107
2:04		Ish Smith personal foul (Take) (Jordan McLaughlin draws the foul)
1:52		Austin Rivers misses three point stepback jump shot
1:48		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
1:37		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
1:35		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
1:24	+3	Jaylen Nowell makes three point stepback jump shot	80-107
1:10		Josh Minott personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul)
0:56		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:47		Jordan McLaughlin misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:44		Ish Smith defensive rebound
0:40		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
0:37		Peyton Watson offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point alley-oop dunk (Peyton Watson assists)	80-109
0:27		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zeke Nnaji steals)
0:25		Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (Josh Minott steals)
0:23		Josh Minott turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:00		End of period

Josh Minott turnover (out of bounds lost ball)