Top Performers
Points
36
Edwards
MIN
Rebounds
11
Jokić
DEN
Assists
12
Jokić
DEN
Threes
4
Porter Jr.
DEN
48-84 (57.1%)
FG%
36-79 (45.6%)
13-32 (40.6%)
3PM
10-27 (37.0%)
11-13 (84.6%)
FTM
29-35 (82.9%)
40
Rebounds
32
5
Offensive Rebounds
6
35
Defensive Rebounds
26
32
Assists
24
8
Steals
8
4
Blocks
2
16
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
23
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 |  Nuggets - z | 53 | 29 | .646 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies - y | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Kings - y | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Warriors - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  Pelicans - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 10 |  Thunder - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
| 12 |  Jazz - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Rockets - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Spurs - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves fell to the Denver Nuggets, 120 to 111, in Game 3 of the 2023 First Round on April 21, 2023.
Game Info
April 21, 2023
ESPN
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#15 Zach Zarba (Head Official)
#37 Eric Dalen
#60 James Williams
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 40 | 25 | 9 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 71.7 |
A. Gordon #32 | 31 | 14 | 7 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 76.1 |
N. Jokić #15 | 38 | 20 | 11 (2) | 12 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 4 | 5 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 76.9 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 29 | 14 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 2 | 5 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 64.3 |
J. Murray #27 | 38 | 18 | 6 (0) | 9 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 50.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Green #32 | 27 | 8 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 47.4 |
B. Brown #11 | 24 | 12 | 3 (1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
C. Braun #0 | 14 | 9 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 90.0 |
D. Jordan #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
R. Jackson #00 | |||||||||||||
I. Smith #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bryant #3 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 120 | 40 (5) | 32 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 48-84 | 13-32 | 11-13 | 66.9 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gobert #27 | 32 | 18 | 10 (5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 66.6 |
K. Towns #32 | 42 | 27 | 7 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 4 | 2 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 70.3 |
N. Alexander-Walker #7 | 22 | 8 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 80.0 |
A. Edwards #5 | 44 | 36 | 7 (0) | 5 | 3 | 1 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 10-22 | 3-11 | 13-15 | 62.9 |
M. Conley #10 | 39 | 12 | 2 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 61.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Anderson #12 | 29 | 2 | 2 (0) | 6 | 2 | 0 | -9 | 2 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 14.3 |
T. Prince #12 | 15 | 8 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 92.6 |
J. Nowell #20 | 12 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Rivers #25 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. McLaughlin #0 | |||||||||||||
N. Reid #11 | |||||||||||||
J. McDaniels #3 | |||||||||||||
N. Knight #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Minott #00 | |||||||||||||
W. Moore Jr. #14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 111 | 32 (6) | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 36-79 | 10-27 | 29-35 | 58.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Conley makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Towns makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Towns makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Prince makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Towns makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Towns makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Braun makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Conley makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Prince makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Green makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Towns makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Conley makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Green makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Gobert makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Green makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Braun makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Edwards makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Braun makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Braun makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
48-84 (57.1%)
FG%
36-79 (45.6%)
13-32 (40.6%)
3PM
10-27 (37.0%)
11-13 (84.6%)
FTM
29-35 (82.9%)
40
Rebounds
32
5
Offensive Rebounds
6
35
Defensive Rebounds
26
32
Assists
24
8
Steals
8
4
Blocks
2
16
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0