Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
PlayoffsFinal
Denver Nuggets 120, Minnesota Timberwolves 111
Target Center · Minneapolis, MN
The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-111 on April 21, 2023 at Target Center. Michael Porter Jr. led the Denver Nuggets with 25 points; Anthony Edwards scored 36 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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| Michael Porter Jr.F | 40 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +9 |
| Nikola JokicC | 38 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +7 |
| Jamal MurrayGQuestionable, expected back Oct 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +3 |
| Aaron GordonF | 31 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +11 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +3 |
| Jeff GreenF | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +11 |
| Christian BraunG | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 |
| Team | 241 | 120 | 40 | 32 | 48-84 | 13-32 | 11-13 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
DNP: Thomas Bryant, Zeke Nnaji, Peyton Watson, DeAndre Jordan, Vlatko Cancar, Reggie Jackson, Ish Smith
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| Anthony EdwardsG | 44 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 10-22 | 3-11 | 13-15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -7 |
| Karl-Anthony TownsC | 42 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -10 |
| Mike ConleyG | 39 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 |
| Rudy GobertC | 32 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 |
| Kyle AndersonFQuestionable, expected back Oct 10 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -10 |
| Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Taurean PrinceF | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Jaylen NowellG | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin RiversG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 241 | 111 | 32 | 24 | 36-79 | 10-27 | 29-35 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
DNP: Jordan McLaughlin, Josh Minott, Naz Reid, Jaden McDaniels, Wendell Moore Jr., Nathan Knight
Playoff series
DEN 4, MIN 1- Game 1 · Apr 16Minnesota Timberwolves 80, Denver Nuggets 109
- Game 2 · Apr 19Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Denver Nuggets 122
- Game 3 · this gameDenver Nuggets 120, Minnesota Timberwolves 111
- Game 4 · Apr 23Denver Nuggets 108, Minnesota Timberwolves 114
- Game 5 · Apr 25Minnesota Timberwolves 109, Denver Nuggets 112