Western Conference·First Round
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
#354–28
1
vs
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
#649–33
3
Next upGame 5
Mon 7:30 PM PT
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Series Trajectory

Best of 7
GAME 5
MIN0
DEN0
GAME 6
DEN0
MIN0
GAME 7
MIN0
DEN0

Team Comparison

Series · 4 games
DEN
MIN
102.8
ORTG
111.1
111.0
DRTG
102.8
-8.2
NET
+8.2

Four Factors

DEN
MIN
45.8%
EFG%
52.3%
10.2%
TOV%
11.6%
16.9%
OREB%
24.4%
38.5%
FTR%
26.8%

Series Averages

4 of 4 games
per-game
PlayerGPMINPTSTS%REBASTSTLBLKTOVFGMFGA3PM3PAFTMFTAFG%3P%FT%
Jamal Murray
440.026.551.4%5.05.80.30.32.38.322.32.38.57.88.037.1%26.5%96.9%
Nikola Jokic
438.825.050.6%14.57.81.50.54.08.521.81.36.86.86.839.1%18.5%100.0%
Ayo Dosunmu
431.022.878.0%2.84.00.30.31.38.012.52.34.34.54.864.0%52.9%94.7%
Anthony Edwards
430.018.548.5%6.83.00.31.31.86.016.82.07.84.55.335.8%25.8%85.7%
Julius Randle
433.017.549.5%7.83.50.00.31.86.515.30.52.84.05.542.6%18.2%72.7%
Jaden McDaniels
436.015.554.0%7.03.00.30.51.56.513.30.32.82.32.549.1%9.1%90.0%
Aaron Gordon
329.711.349.4%5.32.30.00.30.34.010.01.04.72.33.340.0%21.4%70.0%
Tim Hardaway Jr.
426.811.053.2%4.00.80.80.30.83.08.31.54.53.54.836.4%33.3%73.7%
Donte DiVincenzo
424.310.865.4%3.84.01.80.01.04.08.02.85.80.00.550.0%47.8%0.0%
Zeke Nnaji
116.010.0107.8%3.01.01.00.00.02.02.01.01.05.06.0100.0%100.0%83.3%
Cameron Johnson
427.810.053.3%1.31.50.80.30.83.88.51.04.51.52.044.1%22.2%75.0%
Christian Braun
432.39.555.1%4.51.80.80.50.52.86.81.02.03.04.340.7%50.0%70.6%
Naz Reid
422.39.550.5%6.81.80.50.31.53.88.81.03.51.01.542.9%28.6%66.7%
Rudy Gobert
434.58.349.6%11.02.01.31.31.83.57.00.00.31.33.050.0%0.0%41.7%
Bruce Brown
420.37.555.1%3.82.31.50.00.83.06.30.82.00.81.348.0%37.5%60.0%
Nah'Shon Hyland
412.56.856.8%1.52.30.50.00.82.35.51.33.51.01.040.9%35.7%100.0%
Julian Strawther
114.06.038.1%3.00.00.00.02.02.07.01.03.01.02.028.6%33.3%50.0%
Terrence Shannon Jr.
17.03.0150.0%0.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.01.00.00.0100.0%100.0%
Spencer Jones
418.32.875.1%1.80.00.30.80.50.81.50.81.30.50.850.0%60.0%66.7%
Tyus Jones
14.02.050.0%0.00.00.00.00.01.02.00.01.00.00.050.0%0.0%
Mike Conley
49.02.066.7%0.52.00.80.00.30.81.50.51.00.00.050.0%50.0%
Jalen Pickett
22.50.556.8%0.00.50.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.51.050.0%
DaRon Holmes II
22.50.01.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Jonas Valanciunas
25.50.02.50.00.00.00.50.00.00.00.00.00.0
Kyle Anderson
45.00.00.0%0.30.50.50.00.30.00.80.00.00.00.00.0%

Matchups

4 of 4 playoff gamesmatchup data can be messy!
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
faced MIN defenders across 328 possessions
DefenderPOSSPTSeFG%PTS/75FTAASTTOV
R. Gobert178.54838%20.28209
J. Randle47.91647%25.1231
N. Reid26.51772%48.1402
J. McDaniels25.0520%15.0320
A. Edwards18.8233%8.0030
K. Anderson10.84100%27.8201
A. Dosunmu9.7450%30.9220
D. DiVincenzo7.16100%63.4201
B. Hyland4.1250%36.6000
Total328.410445%23.8233014

The total Pts/75 may not be accurate, but this is the implied total from the nba matchup data.

There are possessions where no one is counted as guarding the player that aren't being picked up by the matchup data.

Data via nba.com.

databallr
Top 12 by DARKO·darko.app
Nuggets
DARKORANK
Timberwolves
  • N. Jokić
    C·+7.45
    NJ
    #1
    AE
    A. Edwards
    SG·+4.54
  • A. Gordon
    PF·+3.09
    AG
    #2
    RG
    R. Gobert
    C·+2.69
  • J. Murray
    SG·+3.08
    JM
    #3
    DD
    D. DiVincenzo
    SG·+1.18
  • C. Braun
    SG·+0.75
    CB
    #4
    JM
    J. McDaniels
    SF·+0.76
  • C. Johnson
    SF·+0.69
    CJ
    #5
    JR
    J. Randle
    PF·+0.46
  • D. Holmes
    PF·-0.37
    DH
    #6
    NR
    N. Reid
    PF·+0.46
  • T. Hardaway Jr.
    SG·-0.89
    TH
    #7
    BH
    B. Hyland
    PG·+0.16
  • J. Strawther
    SG·-1.28
    JS
    #8
    JB
    J. Beringer
    C·-0.04
  • S. Jones
    SF·-1.54
    SJ
    #9
    AD
    A. Dosunmu
    SG·-0.40
  • T. Jones
    PG·-1.55
    TJ
    #10
    KA
    K. Anderson
    PF·-0.99
  • J. Pickett
    PG·-2.03
    JP
    #11
    JP
    J. Phillips
    SF·-1.00
  • Z. Nnaji
    PF·-2.11
    ZN
    #12
    TS
    T. Shannon Jr.
    SG·-1.12
Bracket