Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 1 • DEN leads series 1-0
42-40, 20-21 Away
80
42-40, 20-21 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 23 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 80 |
DEN | 26 | 29 | 32 | 22 | 109 |
53-29, 34-7 Home
109
53-29, 34-7 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -28 | 8 |
| 30 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -11 | 11 |
| 25 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 8 |
| 24 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 7 |
| 28 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 18 |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS |
| 21 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0 |
| 26 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 11 |
| 5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 2 |
| 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 3 |
| 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| 22 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 12 |
| 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
30-81 | 11-36 | 9-16 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 80 | ||
37.0% | 30.6% | 56.3% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |
| 23 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 5-6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +15 | 13 | |
| 31 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +22 | 18 | |
| 28 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +15 | 13 | |
| 31 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +21 | 15 | |
| 33 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +24 | 24 | |
MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |
| 23 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +11 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | |
| 25 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 14 | |
| 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
41-90 | 16-39 | 11-17 | 11 | 43 | 54 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 109 | |||
45.6% | 41.0% | 64.7% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
DEN leads 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
10:30 PM, April 16, 2023Coverage: TNT
Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,628
- Referees:
- Pat Fraher
- Josh Tiven
- Rodney Mott
- Lauren Holtkamp
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W5 |
| Utah | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | W1 |
| Denver | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | W2 |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.5 | L1 |
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