Top 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
13
Turnovers
12
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 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53 | 29 | .646 | ||
| 2 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | |
| 12 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | |
| 15 | 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
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#58 Josh Tiven (Head Official)
#26 Pat Fraher
#71 Rodney Mott
| 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 #7 | 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 #12 | 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 #0 | 10 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Minott #00 | 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. #14 | 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 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 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 #11 | 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 |
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Towns makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Conley makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Conley makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Towns makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Nowell makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Gobert makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Rivers makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Nowell makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Jordan makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Conley makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Jordan makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 29' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Nowell makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Knight makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
Z. Nnaji makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Braun makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Nowell makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
Z. Nnaji makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
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
13
Turnovers
12
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