Top Performers
Points
39
Butler III
MIN
Rebounds
13
Towns
MIN
Assists
10
Teague
MIN
Threes
5
Wiggins
MIN
42-91 (46.2%)
FG%
47-90 (52.2%)
15-39 (38.5%)
3PM
12-29 (41.4%)
26-31 (83.9%)
FTM
22-30 (73.3%)
48
Rebounds
42
11
Offensive Rebounds
7
37
Defensive Rebounds
35
26
Assists
27
3
Steals
4
2
Blocks
7
9
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
19
13
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
8
Ties
7
2017-18 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rockets | 65 | 17 | .793 | |
| 2 |  Warriors | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 |
| 4 |  Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 |
| 9 |  Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 |
| 10 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 |
| 15 |  Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves squeaked out a win over the Denver Nuggets, 128 to 125, on December 27, 2017.
Game Info
December 27, 2017
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#19 James Capers (Head Official)
#66 Haywoode Workman
#3 Nick Buchert
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Chandler #21 | 30 | 8 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 6 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Plumlee #22 | 25 | 11 | 8 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 51.7 |
N. Jokić #15 | 41 | 22 | 9 (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 11-12 | 67.6 |
G. Harris #14 | 41 | 10 | 3 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 46.0 |
J. Murray #27 | 46 | 21 | 7 (1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 8-20 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 49.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Barton #5 | 34 | 28 | 3 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 3 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 72.9 |
T. Lyles #41 | 31 | 23 | 10 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 1 | 5 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 80.3 |
T. Craig #12 | 11 | 2 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
D. Arthur #00 | 5 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
K. Faried #35 | |||||||||||||
R. Jefferson #24 | |||||||||||||
P. Millsap #24 | |||||||||||||
E. Mudiay #0 | |||||||||||||
J. Hernangomez #41 | |||||||||||||
M. Beasley #5 | |||||||||||||
T. Lydon #20 | |||||||||||||
M. Morris #23 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 125 | 48 (11) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 42-91 | 15-39 | 26-31 | 59.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Butler III #10 | 42 | 39 | 4 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 3-6 | 16-18 | 69.8 |
A. Wiggins #22 | 42 | 21 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 0 | 5 | 7-13 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 69.1 |
T. Gibson #67 | 40 | 20 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 6 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 75.1 |
K. Towns #32 | 30 | 14 | 13 (4) | 6 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 3 | 7 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 58.3 |
J. Teague #00 | 36 | 11 | 5 (1) | 10 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 45.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crawford #11 | 26 | 12 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
G. Dieng #5 | 21 | 6 | 5 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 43.6 |
T. Jones #21 | 15 | 4 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
N. Bjelica #8 | 10 | 1 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
M. Georges-Hunt #13 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
C. Aldrich #45 | |||||||||||||
A. Brooks #0 | |||||||||||||
S. Muhammad #15 | |||||||||||||
A. Brown #3 | |||||||||||||
J. Patton #13 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 128 | 42 (7) | 27 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 47-90 | 12-29 | 22-30 | 62.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
K. Towns makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by T. Gibson
1Q 11:16
W. Chandler makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 10:54
3-2
K. Towns makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 09:56
3-5
J. Teague makes 26' three
1Q 09:23
3-8
N. Jokić makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 09:07
5-8
A. Wiggins makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 08:52
5-11
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
1Q 08:30
6-11
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
1Q 08:30
7-11
A. Wiggins makes 24' three
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 08:21
7-14
J. Butler III makes 25' three
1Q 07:49
7-17
T. Gibson makes dunk
Assisted by J. Butler III
1Q 06:57
7-19
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:27
8-19
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:27
9-19
J. Butler III makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
1Q 05:15
9-21
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:51
9-22
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:51
9-23
T. Lyles makes 25' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 04:35
12-23
J. Butler III makes 9' turnaround jump shot
1Q 04:16
12-25
N. Jokić makes 26' three
Assisted by W. Barton
1Q 04:00
15-25
W. Barton makes 26' three
Assisted by G. Harris
1Q 03:36
18-25
A. Wiggins makes 25' three
Assisted by G. Dieng
1Q 03:19
18-28
T. Craig makes putback layup
1Q 02:47
20-28
T. Gibson makes reverse layup
Assisted by J. Teague
1Q 02:17
20-30
J. Teague makes driving layup
1Q 01:44
20-32
W. Barton makes driving layup
1Q 01:36
22-32
W. Barton makes free throw 1/1
1Q 01:36
23-32
J. Crawford makes finger roll
1Q 01:17
23-34
N. Bjelica makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:27
23-35
K. Towns makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 11:33
23-37
T. Jones makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 11:16
23-39
G. Dieng makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Crawford
2Q 10:46
23-42
T. Lyles makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 10:07
25-42
G. Dieng makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:37
25-43
J. Murray makes driving layup
2Q 09:28
27-43
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
2Q 09:28
28-43
J. Crawford makes 16' fadeaway
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 09:12
28-45
M. Plumlee makes layup
2Q 08:34
30-45
J. Crawford makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 08:10
30-47
J. Murray makes layup
Assisted by M. Plumlee
2Q 07:50
32-47
T. Gibson makes dunk
Assisted by K. Towns
2Q 07:33
32-49
T. Jones makes 21' jump shot
2Q 06:57
32-51
M. Plumlee makes reverse layup
Assisted by W. Barton
2Q 06:43
34-51
J. Crawford makes 13' jump shot
2Q 06:29
34-53
J. Murray makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 06:14
37-53
W. Barton makes layup
Assisted by W. Chandler
2Q 05:46
39-53
J. Murray makes driving layup
2Q 05:12
41-53
K. Towns makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 04:56
41-56
J. Murray makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 04:38
44-56
J. Butler III makes 9' jump shot
2Q 04:11
44-58
M. Plumlee makes putback layup
2Q 03:57
46-58
W. Chandler makes driving layup
Assisted by G. Harris
2Q 03:39
48-58
J. Teague makes 7' floater
2Q 03:21
48-60
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 02:39
48-62
T. Gibson makes free throw 1/1
2Q 02:39
48-63
N. Jokić makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 02:28
50-63
W. Chandler makes 25' three
Assisted by G. Harris
2Q 01:53
53-63
G. Dieng makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 01:07
53-65
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:52
54-65
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:52
55-65
A. Wiggins makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Teague
2Q 00:43
55-68
T. Lyles makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 00:33
58-68
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/3
2Q 00:18
58-69
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/3
2Q 00:18
58-70
J. Butler III makes free throw 3/3
2Q 00:18
58-71
G. Harris makes 25' three
3Q 11:46
61-71
T. Gibson makes 20' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 10:48
61-73
J. Teague makes finger roll
3Q 09:06
61-75
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:32
61-76
M. Plumlee makes free throw 1/2
3Q 08:17
62-76
M. Plumlee makes free throw 2/2
3Q 08:17
63-76
K. Towns makes 8' jump shot
Assisted by T. Gibson
3Q 08:02
63-78
J. Murray makes 14' jump shot
3Q 07:36
65-78
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:43
65-79
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:43
65-80
M. Plumlee makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:25
66-80
T. Gibson makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
3Q 06:07
66-82
G. Harris makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 04:49
68-82
K. Towns makes 7' jump shot
3Q 04:35
68-84
A. Wiggins makes layup
Assisted by J. Teague
3Q 04:04
68-86
T. Lyles makes dunk
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 03:42
70-86
W. Barton makes 27' three
Assisted by G. Harris
3Q 03:07
73-86
T. Lyles makes 25' three
Assisted by G. Harris
3Q 02:33
76-86
W. Barton makes 5' driving jump shot
3Q 02:14
78-86
W. Barton makes 26' three
Assisted by G. Harris
3Q 01:24
81-86
J. Crawford makes driving layup
3Q 00:43
81-88
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:27
82-88
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
4Q 11:47
82-89
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
4Q 11:47
82-90
T. Lyles makes 24' three
Assisted by T. Craig
4Q 11:27
85-90
T. Lyles makes free throw 1/1
4Q 11:27
86-90
M. Plumlee makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by W. Barton
4Q 11:01
88-90
W. Barton makes 8' jump shot
4Q 10:29
90-90
J. Butler III makes 23' three
Assisted by K. Towns
4Q 10:08
90-93
T. Gibson makes layup
4Q 09:22
90-95
W. Barton makes 7' jump shot
4Q 08:56
92-95
J. Murray makes driving layup
4Q 08:28
94-95
T. Lyles makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:23
95-95
T. Lyles makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:23
96-95
J. Butler III makes 21' turnaround jump shot
4Q 07:01
96-97
G. Harris makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:39
97-97
G. Harris makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:39
98-97
J. Butler III makes 4' jump shot
4Q 06:25
98-99
A. Wiggins makes 6' turnaround jump shot
4Q 05:47
98-101
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:18
99-101
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:18
100-101
J. Teague makes finger roll
4Q 03:55
100-103
T. Gibson makes dunk
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 03:19
100-105
A. Wiggins makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Teague
4Q 02:54
100-108
A. Wiggins makes free throw 1/1
4Q 02:54
100-109
N. Jokić makes layup
4Q 02:41
102-109
W. Barton makes driving layup
4Q 01:54
104-109
W. Barton makes free throw 1/1
4Q 01:54
105-109
T. Gibson makes layup
Assisted by J. Butler III
4Q 01:40
105-111
J. Murray makes 10' turnaround jump shot
4Q 01:23
107-111
W. Barton makes 25' three
4Q 00:51
110-111
J. Butler III makes 10' fadeaway
4Q 00:32
110-113
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:22
111-113
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:22
112-113
T. Gibson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:13
112-114
W. Barton makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:05
113-114
W. Barton makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:05
114-114
G. Harris makes 24' three
Assisted by W. Barton
OT 04:25
117-114
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
OT 04:12
117-115
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
OT 04:12
117-116
N. Jokić makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by J. Murray
OT 04:04
119-116
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/3
OT 03:20
119-117
J. Butler III makes free throw 3/3
OT 03:20
119-118
T. Lyles makes dunk
Assisted by J. Murray
OT 02:55
121-118
J. Butler III makes 26' three
OT 02:36
121-121
T. Lyles makes dunk
Assisted by W. Barton
OT 02:12
123-121
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
OT 01:46
123-122
J. Butler III makes free throw 2/2
OT 01:46
123-123
J. Butler III makes 13' jump shot
OT 01:14
123-125
N. Jokić makes free throw 1/2
OT 01:06
124-125
N. Jokić makes free throw 2/2
OT 01:06
125-125
J. Crawford makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by J. Butler III
OT 00:47
125-127
J. Butler III makes free throw 1/2
OT 00:16
125-128
42-91 (46.2%)
FG%
47-90 (52.2%)
15-39 (38.5%)
3PM
12-29 (41.4%)
26-31 (83.9%)
FTM
22-30 (73.3%)
48
Rebounds
42
11
Offensive Rebounds
7
37
Defensive Rebounds
35
26
Assists
27
3
Steals
4
2
Blocks
7
9
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
19
13
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
8
Ties
7
