The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-118 on Jan 18, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jaden McDaniels led the Timberwolves with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 13 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 34 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-5 | 9-10 | 5 |
| Luka Garza | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 37 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-17 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Taurean Prince | 32 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 32 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kyle Anderson | 34 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 3 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 221 | 107 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37-73 | 11-28 | 22-27 | 18 |
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 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 33 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-18 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Bones Hyland | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 191 | 102 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 37-70 | 7-19 | 21-25 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 16, 2023: UTAH 126, MIN 125 · Next Jan 19, 2023: TOR 126, MIN 128
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 17, 2023: POR 113, DEN 122 · Next Jan 20, 2023: IND 111, DEN 134