The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-116 on Jan 5, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- D'Angelo Russell led the Timberwolves with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Angelo Russell | 37 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-21 | 4-9 | 9-10 | 3 |
| Malik Beasley | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-6 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-19 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 4 |
| Ed Davis | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 169 | 80 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28-69 | 5-23 | 19-24 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 37 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12-20 | 1-1 | 10-12 | 5 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 4 |
| Paul Millsap | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Gary Harris | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Team | 199 | 109 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 37-69 | 8-21 | 27-36 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 3, 2021: DEN 124, MIN 109 · Next Jan 7, 2021: MIN 117, POR 135
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 3, 2021: DEN 124, MIN 109 · Next Jan 7, 2021: DAL 124, DEN 117