The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-109 on Jan 3, 2021 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Malik Beasley led the Timberwolves with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-20 | 3-7 | 7-9 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 32 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 |
| JaMychal Green | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Paul Millsap | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Monte Morris | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 22 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Gary Harris | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 197 | 102 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 37-75 | 13-35 | 15-21 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 38 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 30 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Naz Reid | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ed Davis | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 164 | 77 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 31-58 | 9-22 | 6-8 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 1, 2021: PHX 106, DEN 103 · Next Jan 5, 2021: MIN 116, DEN 123
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 1, 2021: WSH 130, MIN 109 · Next Jan 5, 2021: MIN 116, DEN 123