MIN
DENTop Performers
Points
24
Murray
DEN
Rebounds
14
Jokić
DEN
Assists
8
Murray
DEN
Threes
4
Murray
DEN
30-81 (37.0%)
FG%
41-90 (45.6%)
11-36 (30.6%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
9-16 (56.3%)
FTM
11-17 (64.7%)
38
Rebounds
54
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
33
Defensive Rebounds
43
18
Assists
24
6
Steals
6
6
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2022-23 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 10 |  Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
| 12 |  Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets crushed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 109 to 80, in Game 1 of the 2023 First Round on April 16, 2023.
Game Info
April 16, 2023
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#58 Josh Tiven (Head Official)
#26 Pat Fraher
#71 Rodney Mott
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gobert #27 | 26 | 8 | 13 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -29 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 59.2 |
K. Towns #32 | 30 | 11 | 10 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 4 | 2 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 34.6 |
N. Alexander-Walker #9 | 24 | 7 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 50.9 |
A. Edwards #5 | 28 | 18 | 2 (0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | -12 | 1 | 4 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 51.0 |
M. Conley #10 | 25 | 8 | 4 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Anderson #20 | 26 | 11 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -15 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Nowell #20 | 22 | 12 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 55.1 |
T. Prince #12 | 21 | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Rivers #25 | 16 | 3 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
J. McLaughlin #11 | 10 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Minott #8 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
N. Knight #13 | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
W. Moore Jr. #9 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
N. Reid #11 | |||||||||||||
J. McDaniels #3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 80 | 38 (5) | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30-81 | 11-36 | 9-16 | 45.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #1 | 31 | 18 | 11 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +20 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 51.6 |
A. Gordon #32 | 23 | 13 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 67.4 |
N. Jokić #15 | 28 | 13 | 14 (5) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 1 | 7 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 48.8 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 31 | 15 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 68.2 |
J. Murray #27 | 33 | 24 | 8 (0) | 8 | 0 | 1 | +24 | 1 | 3 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 52.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #00 | 25 | 14 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 75.1 |
J. Green #32 | 23 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 1 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Braun #0 | 19 | 3 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 79.8 |
D. Jordan #6 | 6 | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
R. Jackson #00 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
I. Smith #14 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 4 | 5 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 125.0 |
P. Watson #8 | 4 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
V. Čančar #31 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Bryant #3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 109 | 54 (11) | 24 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 41-90 | 16-39 | 11-17 | 55.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
30-81 (37.0%)
FG%
41-90 (45.6%)
11-36 (30.6%)
3PM
16-39 (41.0%)
9-16 (56.3%)
FTM
11-17 (64.7%)
38
Rebounds
54
5
Offensive Rebounds
11
33
Defensive Rebounds
43
18
Assists
24
6
Steals
6
6
Blocks
4
12
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
17
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
