The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 124-111 on Jan 2, 2023 at Target Center.
Final · Target Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 29 points, 10 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 33 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10-20 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 33 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-18 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 199 | 101 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 38-82 | 11-25 | 14-18 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 36 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-24 | 3-11 | 6-6 | 5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 25 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-10 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Kyle Anderson | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Luka Garza | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Rudy Gobert | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Austin Rivers | 32 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 165 | 94 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33-62 | 10-24 | 18-21 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 1, 2023: BOS 111, DEN 123 · Next Jan 5, 2023: LAC 91, DEN 122
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 31, 2022: DET 116, MIN 104 · Next Jan 4, 2023: POR 106, MIN 113