NBA

Regular Season Round 117: Denver N. - Minnesota T. 128-116

Date: February 23, 2020
No shocking result in a game in Denver where first ranked Nuggets (40-17) defeated 5th ranked Timberwolves (16-39) 128-116 on Sunday. Nuggets dominated down low during the game scoring 84 of its points in the paint compared to Timberwolves' 52. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Nuggets made 7 blocks. The best player for the winners was Serbian center Nikola Jokic (209-95, agency: BeoBasket) who scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). Forward Paul Millsap (203-85, college: Louisiana Tech) chipped in 25 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field). At the other side the best for losing team was guard Jordan McLaughlin (185-96, college: USC) who recorded a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 assists and guard Malik Beasley (196-96, college: FSU) added 17 points and 8 rebounds respectively. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Nuggets maintains first place with 40-17 record. Timberwolves lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the fifth position with 39 games lost. Nuggets will have a break next day. Timberwolves will play on the road against the league's second-placed Mavericks (#2) in Dallas and hope to win that game.

  DENVER N. (coach: David Adelman)128
  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 +/-
89 buQQiF, ziBil 40 1-1 (655%) 8-2 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 1 6 5 6 5 5 4 67 61 86
60 zIVaZ, XaVIli 46 66-64 (23.1%) 5-6 (5%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 1 9 1 3 5 8 8 5 4 83 45 62
63 HiQQas, GiQF 45 4-9 (38.7%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6-8 (05%) 5 4 4 6 5 5 8 5 5 5 64 64 85
0 miQUIj, Wall 89 6-3 (80%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 1 3 5 5 8 5 8 9 9 68
3 ballsip, Oiul 81 0-0 (655%) 3-1 (11.9%) 4-3 (90%) 8 0 9 5 3 5 6 8 5 6 80 89 60
66 bIQQas, bIjUR 46 0-9 (96.3%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 1 8 5 8 5 5 6 64 85 60
7 GQijU, zRQiBa 85 3-1 (11.9%) 6-3 (80%) 6-8 (05%) 5 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 68 2 0
9 OluBlRR, bisIj 60 3-0 (25%) 5-5 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 4 3 4 8 5 5 5 5 6 7 66 8
6 OIQURQ-zQ, baZhiRl 65 6-4 (44.4%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 8 -6 -65
4 CQiaD, wIQQRF 7 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 6 8 5 3 5 5 6 5 6 8 -6 -61
48 kIjlRh, XIih 8 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 8 8 -2
08 bZeiR, zIQdij 8 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -1
40 gIJaRQ, Oz 8 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -2
wIUil   38-15 (95.5%) 66-45 (41.9%) 66-69 (13.9%) 0 44 42 87 83 5 7 9 5 64 682 646  


  MINNESOTA T. (coach: Chris Finch)116
  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 +/-
0 mRislRF, bilaV 43 3-2 (05%) 8-0 (35%) 4-3 (90%) 8 1 2 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 69 62 -66
1 bZviuDhlaj, zIQdij 43 4-0 (15%) 8-3 (05%) 4-4 (655%) 6 4 3 65 5 5 6 5 5 4 60 84 -69
36 HRQjijDIBRJ, zuijZhI 89 6-0 (85%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 5 8 9 -6 -3
85 PVIDaR, zIsh 80 8-3 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 4-0 (15%) 8 8 3 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 65 9 -66
66 eRad, XiJQRIj 88 3-2 (05%) 6-3 (80%) 8-4 (11.9%) 6 3 0 6 0 5 6 5 5 8 64 0 8
45 biQUaj, KRlij 45 3-9 (09.6%) 4-2 (49.0%) 3-3 (655%) 5 3 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 86 61 4
61 zIhjsIj, ziBRs 89 3-9 (09.6%) 6-3 (80%) 8-8 (655%) 5 0 0 3 4 5 8 5 5 8 64 64 -88
84 CulLRQ, ziQQRUU 81 8-3 (05%) 4-3 (90%) 6-3 (80%) 6 8 4 0 5 5 6 5 5 4 63 63 -7
3 XITRll, ziFlRj 61 8-8 (655%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 7
wIUil   81-05 (08.5%) 63-35 (40.5%) 88-87 (90.7%) 7 87 42 81 61 5 9 8 5 60 661 656  



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)