National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Minnesota 124,
Denver 107
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #3 Nick Buchert, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 15365
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #3 Nick Buchert, #27 Mitchell Ervin, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 15365
Final Scoring Summary
Minnesota Timberwolves
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| D'Angelo Russell - G | 33:00 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Patrick Beverley - G | 29:54 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Anthony Edwards - F | 33:34 | 14-21 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt - F | 32:43 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns - C | 35:53 | 12-18 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Malik Beasley | 23:36 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 23:27 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Naz Reid | 12:07 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Josh Okogie | 5:40 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylen Nowell | 5:34 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 2:16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Layman | 2:16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan McLaughlin | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Taurean Prince | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-88 | 23-48 | 11-16 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 124 | |
| 51.1% | 47.9% | 68.8% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Monte Morris - G | 32:05 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Will Barton - G | 20:06 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | -18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Jeff Green - F | 30:34 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-5 | -22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 27:03 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 34:57 | 11-16 | 2-4 | 3-5 | -17 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Facundo Campazzo | 30:13 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 22:21 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 18:44 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Markus Howard | 16:35 | 4-13 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Bol Bol | 3:41 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Petr Cornelie | 3:41 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 38-84 | 14-39 | 17-23 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 107 | |
| 45.2% | 35.9% | 73.9% | Team Rebs: 12 | Total TO: 18 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| MIN | None |
| DEN | None |
Team Statistics
| Minnesota | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 13 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| Points in the Paint | 30 | Points in the Paint | 48 |
| Biggest Lead | 23 | Biggest Lead | 0 |