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|[](/DEN) **117 – 90** [](/MIN)|
|**Box Scores: [NBA](http://www.nba.com/game/DEN-vs-MIN-0042300233/box-score) – [Yahoo](https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/scoreboard/)**|
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|**GAME SUMMARY**|
|**Location:** Target Center (19733), **Clock:** END Q4|
|**Officials:** Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven, and Ray Acosta|
|**Team**|**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Total**|
|:—|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|Denver Nuggets|28|28|37|24|117|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|20|21|25|24|90|
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|**TEAM STATS**|
|**Team**|**PTS**|**FG**|**FG%**|**3P**|**3P%**|**FT**|**FT%**|**OREB**|**TREB**|**AST**|**PF**|**STL**|**TO**|**BLK**|
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|Denver Nuggets|117|43-80|53.8%|14-29|48.3%|17-20|85.0%|8|45|26|25|9|10|4|
|Minnesota Timberwolves|90|31-71|43.7%|10-33|30.3%|18-25|72.0%|5|42|23|20|5|14|3|
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|**PLAYER STATS**|
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**[](/DEN) Denver Nuggets**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|
|Michael Porter Jr.^SF|30:16|21|6-10|4-5|5-6|0|4|4|1|1|0|2|5|25|
|Aaron Gordon^PF|33:04|13|5-7|3-4|0-0|1|1|2|5|2|0|0|2|18|
|Nikola Jokic^C|38:05|24|10-18|1-3|3-4|4|10|14|9|3|3|3|3|30|
|Kentavious Caldwell-Pope^SG|36:54|12|3-6|0-2|6-6|0|4|4|4|0|0|0|3|31|
|Jamal Murray^PG|37:48|24|11-21|2-5|0-0|1|3|4|5|3|0|3|3|21|
|Justin Holiday|18:56|6|2-4|2-3|0-0|0|1|1|1|0|0|0|3|11|
|Reggie Jackson|08:12|6|2-4|0-2|2-2|0|3|3|0|0|0|1|1|10|
|Christian Braun|17:36|5|2-4|1-2|0-0|0|3|3|0|0|0|0|1|5|
|Peyton Watson|05:25|0|0-2|0-0|0-0|0|2|2|0|0|1|0|1|-7|
|Zeke Nnaji|05:03|2|1-1|0-0|0-0|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|1|-5|
|Julian Strawther|03:43|3|1-2|1-2|0-0|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|1|-1|
|Hunter Tyson|03:05|1|0-1|0-1|1-2|1|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|-1|
|Jalen Pickett|01:50|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|1|-2|
|DeAndre Jordan|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Vlatko Cancar|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
**[](/MIN) Minnesota Timberwolves**|**MIN**|**PTS**|**FGM-A**|**3PM-A**|**FTM-A**|**ORB**|**DRB**|**REB**|**AST**|**STL**|**BLK**|**TO**|**PF**|**±**|
|Jaden McDaniels^SF|21:42|10|4-6|0-2|2-4|0|3|3|0|1|2|1|4|-18|
|Karl-Anthony Towns^PF|32:33|14|4-7|4-5|2-2|0|5|5|3|0|0|3|2|-32|
|Rudy Gobert^C|26:57|6|3-5|0-0|0-2|2|2|4|1|0|0|0|4|-10|
|Anthony Edwards^SG|37:08|19|8-15|3-8|0-0|0|6|6|5|0|1|5|3|-32|
|Mike Conley^PG|29:52|10|3-9|1-5|3-3|0|6|6|6|1|0|3|1|-15|
|Nickeil Alexander-Walker|25:57|6|2-5|0-3|2-2|0|0|0|2|0|0|2|2|-24|
|Naz Reid|20:45|7|2-7|1-3|2-2|0|1|1|1|1|0|0|2|-25|
|Kyle Anderson|13:27|3|1-3|0-0|1-2|0|0|0|1|2|0|0|0|-16|
|Jordan McLaughlin|08:02|0|0-3|0-3|0-2|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|0|9|
|Josh Minott|05:54|3|1-3|1-2|0-0|1|1|2|2|0|0|0|0|7|
|Monte Morris|05:54|4|1-4|0-1|2-2|0|1|1|0|0|0|0|2|7|
|T.J. Warren|05:54|0|0-2|0-1|0-0|1|1|2|1|0|0|0|0|7|
|Luka Garza|05:54|8|2-2|0-0|4-4|1|1|2|0|0|0|0|0|7|
|Leonard Miller|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Wendell Moore Jr.|00:00|0|0-0|0-0|0-0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
by IntraspaceAlien
26 Comments
**That’s how Champions respond, ladies and gentleman.** Bounced back from a 26 pt home loss with a 27 pt road win.
Completely different level of energy and urgency on offense by the Champs tonight. Jamal finally looked healthy and more explosive. Never gave the wolves and the crowd the chance to get back into it. I feel like only KCP complained to the refs tonight lol
So r/NBA is Jamal Murray good again or is he still a bum that Nuggets have to trade to win a ring?
the nuggets’ death was greatly exaggerated
I’m sure there will be some gripes about the shift in how the Wolves defense was officiated tonight but Minnesota lost this game on the other side of the court. they just could not generate baskets in the halfcourt against a Nuggets defense that was FAR more locked in than the first 2 games
Wolves were pacing for just 86 points before they waved the white flag, that’s not going to cut it against any modern NBA opponent and especially not against the champs. credit to Denver for a great response following that disastrous Game 2 performance. Game 4 will be a doozy
Nuggets trying to comeback from down 2 instead of the first half.
Does ESPN commentator’s analysis ever go further than saying turnovers are bad, shots are falling, and that the team with the lead is playing with confidence?
Lifelong Wolves fan in my early 20s… tonight feels way more like the last 20 years. We coped through Alexey Shved we can cope through this lol
Good thing no one overreacted after 2 games
refs were noticeably softer than last game, but not an excuse at all for the wolves. the wolves had no energy and couldn’t hit their shots
There’s the Jokic I know.
Stephen A. Smith calling for a sweep looking like a death sentence tonight.
It’s not a series until the home team wins a game
Shaq is crying right now. 😂
Damn you Charles
Even if the Nuggets still end up losing the series, the fucking cartoon takes coming out of this sub after game 2 were so comical.
‘Jamal and Jokic have never faced adversity and are now crumbling.’
They are literally the only duo to ever win from being 3-1 down multiple times. And Jamal fucking missed 2 whole years from an ACL tear while Jokic dragged a middling team on his own. Y’all really thought they were gonna be that fazed by a single blowout?
Minnesota Nuggets vs Denver Timberwolves
Do you throw the next game if you’re Minny or risk activating the 1-3 Nuggets??
Gobert’s newborn baby did this
The Empire Strikes Back
That’s why they’re the champs. Punched em right back in the mouth.
shaquille o’neal on suicide watch
Series doesn’t start until someone wins a home game
In Minnesota sports, we call this “the other shoe”
Gotta say, this wasn’t nearly as fun as the other 6 playoff games.
Jamal Murray had to get blown out at home for a second straight loss and embarrass himself with a $100k fine for enough pressure to play well.
Hardest road merchant
Looking at the first three quarters (fourth felt like garbage time):
DEN: 136.8 points per 100 possessions.
MIN: 97.1 points per 100 possessions.
Total dominance by Denver on both sides. Impressive comeback after last game.
From: [https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-min-0042300233/box-score?type=advanced&period=All&range=0-21600](https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-min-0042300233/box-score?type=advanced&period=All&range=0-21600)