Game Stats: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 80-109, 2023 NBA Playoffs, Game 1, Western Conference First Round

Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets on April 16, 2023 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.

Game from the 2023 Playoffs

NBA Western Conference First Round
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Team
Nuggets
Timberwolves
W
4
1
G.1 Game 1
109
80
G.2 Game 2
122
113
G.3 Game 3
120
111
G.4 Game 4
108
114
G.5 Game 5
112
109
NBA Box Scores:

Game 1 Score

80

Minnesota Timberwolves
- 109

Denver Nuggets

Scoring by Period

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
MIN 23 21 14 22 80
DEN 26 29 32 22 109

Game 1 Leaders

Timberwolves Nuggets

Points

18 -
A.
Anthony
Edwards
24 -
J.
Jamal
Murray

Rebounds

13 -
R.
Rudy
Gobert
14 -
N.
Nikola
Jokic

Assists

5 -
A.
Anthony
Edwards
8 -
J.
Jamal
Murray

Steals

2 -
3 players
1 -
6 players

Blocks

2 -
R.
Rudy
Gobert
1 -
4 players

Game Data

Date: April 16, 2023

Home Team: Denver Nuggets

Game 1 Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

80
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/-
FG
3P
FT
Starters
 
Anthony Edwards G 27:41 18 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 4-126-15 1-4 5-6
Karl-Anthony Towns F 29:34 11 1 9 10 2 0 0 4 2-115-15 1-7 0-2
Rudy Gobert C 25:43 8 2 11 13 0 0 2 1 3-283-5 0-0 2-4
Mike Conley G 24:57 8 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0-183-5 2-3 0-0
N. Alexander-Walker F 23:30 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1-62-6 2-4 1-2
Reserves
 
Jaylen Nowell 21:54 12 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1-134-10 3-6 1-2
Kyle Anderson 25:57 11 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1-155-11 1-3 0-0
Austin Rivers 16:12 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0-121-2 1-2 0-0
Nathan Knight 04:33 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-51-4 0-2 0-0
Jordan McLaughlin 10:19 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2-80-3 0-1 0-0
Taurean Prince 21:17 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1-140-4 0-3 0-0
Josh Minott 06:19 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1-40-1 0-1 0-0
Wendell Moore Jr. 02:04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0+10-0 0-0 0-0

Totals:

  240 80 5 33 38 18 6 6 11 16 30-81 11-36 9-16
Percentages: .370 .306 .563

Denver Nuggets

109
  Rebounds Shooting

Players

  Min Pts Off Def Tot Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/-
FG
3P
FT
Starters
 
Jamal Murray G 33:09 24 0 8 8 8 0 1 1 3+249-22 4-10 2-2
Michael Porter Jr. F 31:11 18 1 10 11 2 1 0 0 1+227-17 4-9 0-1
K. Caldwell-Pope G 31:23 15 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0+216-11 3-6 0-0
Nikola Jokic C 28:29 13 5 9 14 6 1 0 1 6+156-12 0-0 1-3
Aaron Gordon F 23:20 13 2 3 5 1 1 0 1 3+153-7 2-4 5-6
Reserves
 
Bruce Brown 25:20 14 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 1+115-8 2-4 2-3
Zeke Nnaji 04:15 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0+22-2 1-1 0-0
DeAndre Jordan 05:56 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2+72-3 0-0 0-0
Christian Braun 19:27 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0+121-1 0-0 1-2
Jeff Green 22:41 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 3+110-4 0-3 0-0
Peyton Watson 04:15 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0+20-1 0-1 0-0
Vlatko Cancar 02:04 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-10-1 0-1 0-0
Ish Smith 04:15 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1+20-1 0-0 0-0
Reggie Jackson 04:15 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0+20-0 0-0 0-0
Thomas Bryant DNP - Coach's Decision

Totals:

  240 109 11 43 54 24 6 4 10 20 41-90 16-39 11-17
Percentages: .456 .410 .647

Inactive Players:
- Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid

Abbreviations:
Min = Minutes played / Pts = Points / Off, Def, Tot = Offensive, Defensive and Total Rebounds / Ast = Assists / Stl = Steals / Blk = Blocks / TO = Turnovers / PF = Personal fouls / +/- = Plus-Minus / FG = Field Goals Made - Attempted / 3P = 3-Pointers Made - Attempted / FT = Free Throws Made - Attempted