Top Performers
Points
35
Murray
DEN
Rebounds
17
Jokić
DEN
Assists
12
Jokić
DEN
Threes
5
Murray
DEN
41-81 (50.6%)
FG%
34-85 (40.0%)
8-33 (24.2%)
3PM
12-34 (35.3%)
19-25 (76.0%)
FTM
32-36 (88.9%)
40
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
16
32
Defensive Rebounds
31
24
Assists
22
9
Steals
10
4
Blocks
3
14
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
29
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 Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 to 109, in Game 5 of the 2023 First Round on April 25, 2023.
Game Info
April 25, 2023
NBA TV
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#48 Scott Foster (Head Official)
#45 Brian Forte
#74 Curtis Blair
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Gobert #27 | 40 | 16 | 15 (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 3 | 8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 80.3 |
K. Towns #32 | 38 | 26 | 11 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 3 | 6 | 9-17 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 62.0 |
N. Alexander-Walker #7 | 38 | 14 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 61.2 |
A. Edwards #5 | 40 | 29 | 8 (1) | 7 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 13-27 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 50.4 |
M. Conley #10 | 38 | 7 | 4 (1) | 9 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 3 | 3 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Prince #12 | 22 | 13 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 65.0 |
A. Rivers #25 | 14 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Nowell #20 | 8 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
N. Knight #13 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. Anderson #12 | |||||||||||||
J. McLaughlin #0 | |||||||||||||
N. Reid #11 | |||||||||||||
J. McDaniels #3 | |||||||||||||
J. Minott #00 | |||||||||||||
W. Moore Jr. #14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 109 | 40 (8) | 24 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 41-81 | 8-33 | 19-25 | 59.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 39 | 8 | 10 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
A. Gordon #32 | 34 | 14 | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 57.9 |
N. Jokić #15 | 42 | 28 | 17 (9) | 12 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 8-29 | 3-8 | 9-10 | 41.9 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 26 | 10 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 68.3 |
J. Murray #27 | 41 | 35 | 4 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 12-23 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 68.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 30 | 14 | 5 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 73.5 |
J. Green #32 | 19 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
C. Braun #0 | 10 | 3 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
R. Jackson #00 | |||||||||||||
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
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 | 112 | 47 (16) | 22 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 34-85 | 12-34 | 32-36 | 55.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
M. Conley makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Edwards makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Gobert makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Towns makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Prince makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Nowell makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Braun makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Prince makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Prince makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Towns makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Prince makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Rivers makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Edwards makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Gobert makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Towns makes 30' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Brown makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Edwards makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Prince makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Gobert makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 22' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Brown makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Gobert makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Alexander-Walker makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Edwards makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Towns makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Conley makes 28' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Edwards makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
41-81 (50.6%)
FG%
34-85 (40.0%)
8-33 (24.2%)
3PM
12-34 (35.3%)
19-25 (76.0%)
FTM
32-36 (88.9%)
40
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
16
32
Defensive Rebounds
31
24
Assists
22
9
Steals
10
4
Blocks
3
14
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
29
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0