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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|**28**|**28**|**37**|**24**|**117**|[](/DEN)|
**MIN**|**20**|**21**|**25**|**24**|**90**|[](/MIN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**43-80 (53.8)**|**14-29 (48.3)**|**17-20 (85.0)**|**8**|**40**|**26**|**10**|**9**|**4**|**25**|**117**|
[](/MIN)**MIN**|**31-71 (43.7)**|**10-33 (30.3)**|**18-25 (72.0)**|**5**|**32**|**23**|**14**|**5**|**3**|**20**|**90**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|30:16|6-10 (60.0)|4-5 (80.0)|5-6 (83.3)|0|4|1|2|1|0|5|21|+25|
A. Gordon^^PF|33:05|5-7 (71.4)|3-4 (75.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|5|0|2|0|2|13|+18|
N. Jokic^^C|38:05|10-18 (55.6)|1-3 (33.3)|3-4 (75.0)|4|14|9|3|3|3|3|24|+30|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|36:55|3-6 (50.0)|0-2 (0.0)|6-6 (100.0)|0|4|4|0|0|0|3|12|+31|
J. Murray^^PG|37:49|11-21 (52.4)|2-5 (40.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|5|3|3|0|3|24|+21|
J. Holiday|18:56|2-4 (50.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|1|0|0|0|3|6|+11|
R. Jackson|8:12|2-4 (50.0)|0-2 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|3|0|1|0|0|1|6|+10|
C. Braun|17:36|2-4 (50.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|0|0|0|0|1|5|+5|
P. Watson|5:25|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|0|0|0|1|1|0|-7|
Z. Nnaji|5:03|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|1|0|0|1|2|-5|
J. Strawther|3:43|1-2 (50.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|0|0|0|0|1|3|-1|
H. Tyson|3:05|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|-1|
J. Pickett|1:50|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|0|-2|
**Totals**||**43-80 (53.8)**|**14-29 (48.3)**|**17-20 (85.0)**|**8**|**40**|**26**|**10**|**9**|**4**|**25**|**117**||
**DNP:** ***DeAndre Jordan***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***
**[](/MIN)MIN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
J. McDaniels^^SF|21:42|4-6 (66.7)|0-2 (0.0)|2-4 (50.0)|0|3|0|1|1|2|4|10|-18|
K. Towns^^PF|32:33|4-7 (57.1)|4-5 (80.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|5|3|3|0|0|2|14|-32|
R. Gobert^^C|26:57|3-5 (60.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|2|4|1|0|0|0|4|6|-10|
A. Edwards^^SG|37:08|8-15 (53.3)|3-8 (37.5)|0-0 (0.0)|0|6|5|5|0|1|3|19|-32|
M. Conley^^PG|29:52|3-9 (33.3)|1-5 (20.0)|3-3 (100.0)|0|6|6|3|1|0|1|10|-15|
N. Alexander-Walker|25:57|2-5 (40.0)|0-3 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|0|2|2|0|0|2|6|-24|
N. Reid|20:45|2-7 (28.6)|1-3 (33.3)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|1|0|1|0|2|7|-25|
K. Anderson|13:27|1-3 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0|0|1|0|2|0|0|3|-16|
J. McLaughlin|8:03|0-3 (0.0)|0-3 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|+9|
J. Minott|5:54|1-3 (33.3)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|2|0|0|0|0|3|+7|
M. Morris|5:54|1-4 (25.0)|0-1 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|0|0|0|0|2|4|+7|
T. Warren|5:54|0-2 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|1|0|0|0|0|0|+7|
L. Garza|5:54|2-2 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|1|2|0|0|0|0|0|8|+7|
**Totals**||**31-71 (43.7)**|**10-33 (30.3)**|**18-25 (72.0)**|**5**|**32**|**23**|**14**|**5**|**3**|**20**|**90**||
**DNP:** ***Leonard Miller***, ***Wendell Moore Jr.***
**Inactive:**
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|38|13|8|34|23|11|17|[](/DEN)|
**MIN**|34|8|13|2|31|16|15|[](/MIN)|
**Lead Changes: 4** | **Times Tied: 6** | **Gametime: 2:30** | **Attendance: 19733**
*Officials: Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven, Ray Acosta, Jacyn Goble*
by BigHoneyBot
35 Comments
So glad Gobert came back, they’re easier to handle when he does. The game 2 lineup was tough. See yall Sunday!
Are still talking about trades and contracts or can we talk about the series now?
Watson got played off the court smh
Im still disappointed with how many of us packed our bags.
One of the top posts on Minnesota’s sub is bitching about Jamal coming back fucking lmaoooooooooooooooooooo
So glad that Jamal trade shit is done thank fuck
That was our 2nd largest win in our franchise playoff history. The first was against Hornets in 09, Nuggets won by 58 lmao
As soon as I saw Stephen A predicting a sweep today I felt good. Ready for the talking heads to go off about wolves in 6.
Hey guys I guess the Nuggets aren’t the worst team in this history of sports after all
Let’s go boys
Oh yeah i forgot PLAYOFF MUNDER MFS WAKE UP!
Now we get racist Timberpups fans in here too lmao
https://x.com/duvalierjohnson/status/1789154193418195203?s=46&t=5AjO8Pr_nc-E6bQ0v5Gs9Q
Malone forcing the guys to watch Perk, SAS, Shaq and other fools talk would also make me want to best down my opps
Losing sucks and winning is FUN!! WAY SHE GOES BOYS WAY SHE FUCKIN GOES!
Member when heartless fans had given up on us? I member. And then the Nuggets actually played like we should? I member .
All I can say Im going to sleep Happily tonight after Mondays game It gave me nightmares we can do this we can get this series back to 2-2 coming back to Denver and then its a whole new ballgame.
We back!
[How I’m feeling right now!!](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6yk3ihr0na/?igsh=MXF2M3J4am5heTl1ZA==)
KCP looked better.
Malone finally realized that Braun needs more run. That helped shore up the d.
Something something Naz Reid?
Jokic playing point guard or off-ball crossing the paint rendered the Wolves defense into disarray. They thought all Jokic does is play post up down low.
https://preview.redd.it/4h5lmy94bqzc1.jpeg?width=479&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f22e60de8cf24a4de7a418fc91ec82a3a9a22af2
First game of the playoffs they actually played like the NUGGETS. Such a more enjoyable game to watch than everything they’ve put on the court these playoffs
Jok DPOG alrighty
ggwp. That was the nuggets team I was hoping for and expecting going into this series. Hope the right wolves show up next game
I’m sorry everyone. Last year I ate chicken nuggets every game day during the playoffs. Hubris (and dieting) be damned as I haven’t ate chicken nuggets before a game till tonight. I won’t let our MVP down again.
We in Minnesota now.
The refs let them mug the Nuggets on every play in game 2. Sounds like it was called closer tonight. Do the question is how will it be officiated going forward.
If you’re wondering why things were different today, the moment the game started I was standing in the exact same spot I was when I read the infamous “don’t tag me in this shit I’m out with my family” comment
Mal “I probably deserved the boos” …even as a villain how can you hate on this dude (but please keep booing him timber kennel :3)
i apologize for doubting a hobbled Mal and KCP to make a run, but damn, if there is any team that can make a comeback, me Nuggies! let’s gooooo
keep playing christian braun… hes the best matchup on edwards
I loved the ball handling and passing today.
[send da video](https://twitter.com/katywinge/status/1789161243913105448)
Needed Braun and he delivered big time