West Semifinals - Game 3
MIN leads series 2-1
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57-25, 24-17 away
117
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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DEN | 28 | 28 | 37 | 24 | 117 |
MIN | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 90 |
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56-26, 30-11 home
90
- Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Rudy Gobert misses layup
- Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Mike Conley misses driving layup
- Mike Conley makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Naz Reid makes 2-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 8-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Naz Reid misses driving layup
- Kyle Anderson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Mike Conley misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 7-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Mike Conley 's 1-foot driving layup
- Rudy Gobert makes two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Mike Conley makes 25-foot three pointer
- Mike Conley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 25-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
- Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Nikola Jokic blocks Rudy Gobert 's 2-foot layup
- Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Mike Conley makes 3-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes dunk (Mike Conley assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic blocks Anthony Edwards 's 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Kyle Anderson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Naz Reid misses driving layup
- Kyle Anderson makes 23-foot jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes dunk
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot dunk (Mike Conley assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Minott misses 26-foot three point jumper
- T.J. Warren misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Luka Garza makes layup (Josh Minott assists)
- Monte Morris makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (T.J. Warren assists)
- Monte Morris misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Luka Garza makes layup (Josh Minott assists)
- Monte Morris misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jordan McLaughlin misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- T.J. Warren misses two point shot
- Josh Minott makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Peyton Watson blocks Josh Minott 's 10-foot driving layup
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 4-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 12-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot hook shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Justin Holiday misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 20-foot two point shot
- Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 13-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Holiday assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels blocks Jamal Murray 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels blocks Christian Braun 's 11-foot jumper
- Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses alley oop layup
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses 9-foot two point shot
- Reggie Jackson misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Reggie Jackson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hunter Tyson assists)
- Reggie Jackson makes dunk
- Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Peyton Watson misses driving layup
- Zeke Nnaji makes tip shot
NUGGETS
TIMBERWOLVES
TIME | PLAY | DEN | MIN | |
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12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
11:43 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
11:39 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
11:35 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 2 | 0 | |
11:16 | Jaden McDaniels misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 | |
11:14 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
11:05 | Jamal Murray makes driving layup | 4 | 0 | |
10:51 | Anthony Edwards out of bounds bad pass turnover | 4 | 0 | |
10:33 | Jamal Murray misses 21-foot pullup jump shot | 4 | 0 | |
10:30 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | 4 | 0 | |
10:23 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul | 4 | 0 | |
10:19 | Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists) | 4 | 3 | |
9:59 | Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 3 | |
9:57 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | 4 | 3 | |
9:48 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists) | 4 | 6 | |
9:34 | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul | 4 | 6 | |
9:24 | Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6 | 6 | |
9:02 | Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 6 | 6 | |
8:59 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 6 | 6 | |
8:43 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 9 | 6 | |
8:29 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists) | 9 | 9 | |
8:11 | Jaden McDaniels personal foul | 9 | 9 | |
7:58 | Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot | 9 | 9 | |
7:55 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
7:45 | Rudy Gobert misses layup | 9 | 9 | |
7:43 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
7:39 | Anthony Edwards blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 4-foot two point shot | 9 | 9 | |
7:37 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 9 | 9 | |
7:31 | Aaron Gordon personal foul | 9 | 9 | |
7:19 | Nikola Jokic defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 9 | 9 | |
7:19 | Mike Conley makes technical free throw | 9 | 10 | |
7:11 | Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper | 9 | 10 | |
7:09 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 9 | 10 | |
6:55 | Anthony Edwards personal foul | 9 | 10 | |
6:55 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 9 | 10 | |
6:45 | Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot | 9 | 10 | |
6:42 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 9 | 10 | |
6:39 | Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot | 9 | 10 | |
6:37 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | 9 | 10 | |
6:30 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 9 | 10 | |
6:30 | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 10 | |
6:30 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Jaden McDaniels | 10 | 10 | |
6:30 | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 10 | |
6:17 | Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 11 | 10 | |
6:14 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 11 | 10 | |
6:02 | Aaron Gordon misses 12-foot two point shot | 11 | 10 | |
6:00 | Timberwolves defensive team rebound | 11 | 10 | |
6:00 | Naz Reid enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns | 11 | 10 | |
5:48 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | 11 | 10 | |
5:47 | Naz Reid shooting foul | 11 | 10 | |
5:47 | Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 10 | |
5:47 | Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 10 | |
5:45 | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | 12 | 10 | |
5:34 | Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 12 | 12 | |
5:12 | Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot hook shot | 12 | 12 | |
5:10 | Naz Reid defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
5:02 | Anthony Edwards bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 12 | 12 | |
4:55 | Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 12 | |
4:51 | Mike Conley defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
4:38 | Mike Conley misses driving layup | 12 | 12 | |
4:36 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
4:26 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 12 | |
4:22 | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
4:21 | Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 14 | 12 | |
3:58 | Mike Conley makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 14 | 14 | |
3:40 | Jamal Murray makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 16 | 14 | |
3:23 | Naz Reid makes 2-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists) | 16 | 16 | |
3:04 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul | 16 | 16 | |
3:04 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 16 | |
3:04 | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 16 | |
3:04 | Kyle Anderson enters the game for Mike Conley | 17 | 16 | |
3:04 | Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Rudy Gobert | 17 | 16 | |
3:03 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | 17 | 16 | |
2:40 | shot clock turnover | 17 | 16 | |
2:40 | Nuggets Full timeout | 17 | 16 | |
2:40 | Justin Holiday enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 17 | 16 | |
2:32 | Jamal Murray makes driving layup | 19 | 16 | |
2:18 | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 19 | 16 | |
2:16 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 19 | 16 | |
1:58 | Justin Holiday misses two point shot | 19 | 16 | |
1:57 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 19 | 16 | |
1:57 | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 21 | 16 | |
1:57 | Naz Reid defensive goaltending violation | 21 | 16 | |
1:45 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot pullup jump shot | 21 | 18 | |
1:21 | Jamal Murray makes 20-foot two point shot | 23 | 18 | |
1:05 | Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 18 | |
1:01 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 23 | 18 | |
54.2 | Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 26 | 18 | |
33.1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper | 26 | 18 | |
32.1 | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 26 | 18 | |
32.1 | Justin Holiday loose ball foul | 26 | 18 | |
32.1 | Reggie Jackson enters the game for Jamal Murray | 26 | 18 | |
32.1 | (00:32.8) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER) | 26 | 18 | |
21.1 | Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 26 | 20 | |
1.1 | Nikola Jokic makes driving layup | 28 | 20 | |
0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 20 |
DEN @ MIN Videos
2:45
Nikola Jokic: Most important thing we did was 'cross half court in 2, 3 seconds'
Nikola Jokic: Most important thing we did was 'cross half court in 2, 3 seconds'
Legler amazed at Nuggets' turnaround in Game 3 win
MIN leads 2-1
Game Information
Target Center
9:30 PM, May 10, 2024Coverage: ESPN
Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 19,733
- Referees:
- Josh Tiven
- Jacyn Goble
- Tony Brothers
- Ray Acosta
2023-24 Northwest Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W5 |
Denver | 57 | 25 | .695 | - | W1 |
Minnesota | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 | L1 |
Utah | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26 | L1 |
Portland | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36 | L5 |