NBA

Regular Season Round 168: Minnesota T. - Denver N. 95-99

Date: April 10, 2019
Everything went according to plan when first ranked Nuggets (54-28) defeated 5th ranked Timberwolves (36-46) in Minnesota 99-95 on Wednesday. They outrebounded Timberwolves 53-41 including 41 on the defensive glass. Nuggets looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a good game for Serbian center Nikola Jokic (209-95, agency: BeoBasket) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 14 rebounds. Canadian swingman Jamal Murray (198-97, college: Kentucky) contributed with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Canadian guard Andrew Wiggins (203-95, college: Kansas) replied with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Senegalese center Gorgui Dieng (211-90, college: Louisville) added 18 points and 11 rebounds in the effort for Timberwolves. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Timberwolves' coach let to play ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Nuggets maintains first position with 54-28 record. Timberwolves lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth place with 46 games lost.
Top scorers:
Minnesota T.: A.Wiggins 25+5reb+4ast, C.Reynolds 19+6reb+1ast, G.Dieng 18+11reb+2ast, D.Saric 11+7reb+3ast, T.Jones 8+1reb+8ast, C.Williams 6+1reb+1ast
Denver N.: N.Jokic 29+14reb+2ast, J.Murray 17+8reb+7ast, G.Harris 14+3reb+1ast, W.Barton 10+9reb+4ast, P.Millsap 9+8reb+3ast, M.Beasley 7+2reb
gschID: 706039

  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)99
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
63 HiQQas, GiQF 47 0-2 (18.0%) 5-4 (5%) 3-0 (25%) 8 6 4 6 8 5 6 6 5 4 63 2 1
60 zIVaZ, XaVIli 49 68-67 (14.8%) 6-9 (63.4%) 8-8 (655%) 4 66 63 8 3 5 4 5 5 3 87 89 61
89 buQQiF, ziBil 40 4-0 (15%) 4-9 (38.7%) 8-3 (05%) 8 1 2 9 5 5 5 6 5 8 69 84 61
0 miQUIj, Wall 44 4-1 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 6 2 7 3 6 5 6 6 5 6 65 61 7
3 ballsip, Oiul 48 6-3 (80%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 6 9 2 4 8 5 5 5 5 8 7 66 69
66 bIQQas, bIjUR 86 8-9 (82.1%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 9 9 -65
80 mRislRF, bilaV 69 8-4 (11.9%) 6-9 (63.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 8 -7
83 OluBlRR, bisIj 63 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 3 1 8 5 5 5 6 5 5 8 65 -60
4 CQiaD, wIQQRF 64 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 6 5 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 -65
wIUil   87-03 (04.9%) 65-44 (45.4%) 66-69 (13.9%) 68 36 04 84 68 5 1 3 5 68 77 659  


  MINNESOTA T. (coach: Chris Finch)95
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
88 WaDDajs, SjdQRT 41 2-63 (09.6%) 4-1 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 6 3 0 3 6 5 5 5 5 8 80 86 -2
0 gaRjD, GIQDua 43 1-61 (49.0%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 3 9 66 8 0 5 4 5 5 0 62 68 -67
6 zIjRs, wFus 43 3-65 (35%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 2 0 -67
  AiQaZ, giQaI 87 3-2 (05%) 5-0 (5%) 4-4 (655%) 6 1 9 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 66 2 -6
85 PVIDaR, zIsh 69 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 -6 -4
  eRFjIlds, CiBRQIj 81 8-3 (05%) 0-9 (96.3%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 67 67 1
34 wIllaLRQ, SjUhIjF 86 5-5 (5%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 4 8 5 6 5 5 6 4 8 0
44 miURs-gaIp, KRaUi 67 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 1 9 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 3 65 1
  WallaiBs, Cz 62 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 66
4 wRQQRll, ziQRd 1 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 -8 8
wIUil   81-07 (33.6%) 64-48 (35.1%) 3-1 (11.9%) 9 43 36 83 88 5 1 5 5 65 70 25  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)