The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 114-112 on Oct 8, 2021 in the preseason at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Malik Beasley led the Timberwolves with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Bones Hyland led the Nuggets with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Taurean Prince | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 214 | 90 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 34-80 | 8-34 | 14-18 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 30 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7-13 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 26 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| JaMychal Green | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Bol Bol | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Austin Rivers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Team | 196 | 82 | 46 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 27-71 | 16-45 | 12-18 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 4, 2021: NO 114, MIN 117 · Next Oct 11, 2021: MIN 128, LAC 100
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Oct 6, 2021: DEN 116, GS 118 · Next Oct 13, 2021: DEN 99, OKC 108