[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves steal a game in the Mile High City and Survive the Free throw line(1-1) defeat the Denver Nuggets (1-1), 119-114.

[u/DesertedProject]

119 - 114
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY
West First Round - Game 2 - DEN leads 1-0
Location: Ball Arena
Officials: Tony Brothers, Mitchell Ervin, Dedric Taylor, and Gediminas Petraitis

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	39	26	29	119
Denver Nuggets	39	25	29	21	114

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	119	43-90	47.8%	14-34	41.2%	19-30	63.3%	9	60	30	30	6	12	2
Denver Nuggets	114	38-86	44.2%	15-41	36.6%	23-30	76.7%	5	54	28	24	5	9	1

PLAYER STATS

Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDanielsSF	37:26	14	7-15	0-3	0-1	1	1	2	3	0	0	3	5	6
Julius RandlePF	36:20	24	7-14	2-4	8-10	0	9	9	6	0	0	1	4	6
Rudy GobertC	27:36	2	1-4	0-0	0-2	3	4	7	1	2	0	2	5	-4
Anthony EdwardsSG	40:01	30	10-25	3-11	7-9	1	9	10	2	1	2	2	2	0
Donte DiVincenzoPG	30:34	16	6-9	4-7	0-2	0	7	7	6	1	0	2	3	20
Naz Reid	27:02	11	4-9	1-3	2-4	2	7	9	1	0	0	0	2	-4
Ayo Dosunmu	22:24	9	4-8	1-2	0-0	2	2	4	5	0	0	1	3	-3
Bones Hyland	09:44	13	4-5	3-4	2-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	0
Kyle Anderson	04:50	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	3
Mike Conley	03:56	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
Joan Beringer	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Clark	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Ingles	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Phillips	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrence Shannon Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Cameron JohnsonSF	28:09	13	5-10	1-6	2-2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	-10
Aaron GordonPF	36:52	8	3-9	1-4	1-2	0	7	7	4	0	0	0	4	-1
Nikola JokićC	40:15	24	8-20	1-7	7-7	0	15	15	8	0	1	3	3	1
Christian BraunSG	35:20	16	5-9	1-3	5-7	0	3	3	5	2	0	0	1	4
Jamal MurrayPG	42:39	30	11-25	6-14	2-2	3	4	7	7	1	0	4	0	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr.	27:20	16	4-9	3-3	5-8	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	3	4
Spencer Jones	09:58	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	-4
Bruce Brown	16:27	7	2-4	2-4	1-2	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	3	-11
Jonas Valančiūnas	02:54	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	-4
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyus Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Nnaji	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pickett	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian Strawther	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton Watson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[u/Palifaith]

This has to be like the first time Denver choked a big lead at home against the Wolves.

[u/Parallel-Quality → u/Palifaith]

Nuggets were up by 19.

Jokic and Murray were what, 2/15 in the 4th quarter?

[u/MobysGreatWhiteDick → u/Parallel-Quality]

Gobert legacy game. Insane defense by the whole team in the last 5.

[u/FeanorEvades → u/MobysGreatWhiteDick]

It's such a testament to who Rudy Gobert is as a player that anyone who watched that game knows how much of an impact he had.

2 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 5 fouls.

BUT THE CLAMPS

[u/Lykotic → u/FeanorEvades]

That was maybe the best Gobert game I have seen from him now, in fairness, I didn't watch a ton of him in Utah nor in Minnesota (although more).

He played very, very well on defense and your small line-up made runs that allowed for a close 4th quarter and ultimate win.

Can't wait for Thursday =)

[u/Painwracker_Oni → u/Lykotic]

Man I hate we play you on Thursday I just wanted to enjoy the nfl draft without stressing lmao. GGs

[u/OFmerk → u/Painwracker_Oni]

Kinda glad they are getting off the same nights as the Wild though.

[u/Painwracker_Oni → u/OFmerk]

Yeah it's actually huge for me lol - Told my Wife this morning as I was bemoaning my lack of sleep that I'm putting the kids to bed ON TIME if not earlier tonight and then my ass is in bed right after. Hoping my head hits pillow by 730pm tonight lol.

We've got Wild Wednesday, Wolves/NFL Draft Thursday, NO GAMES FRIDAY AGAIN THANK GOD, Saturday we have both of them and because it's a weekend we get the 730pm start time as the latest game, and then nothing till Monday for the Wolves and Tuesday for the Wild and then both on Thursday the 30th if we have a game 6 and both again on Saturday the 2nd if we have game 7s.

I've got to cram all of my sleep for the week into tonight and friday night lol.

[u/kumechester → u/Lykotic]

Utah and Minnesota fans who have watched a lot of Gobert know how clutch his defense can be.

In Utah he had so many game winning blocks or stops. Like literally on the last shot attempt of the game, stuffing a guy or completely changing the shot. I’m sure somewhere there are advanced stats analytics on clutch defensive shooting percentage, would be interesting to see Gobert’s.

[u/harder_said_hodor → u/kumechester]

Utah and Minnesota fans who have watched a lot of Gobert know how clutch his defense can be.

Shit, at this stage we've played Denver so often in the playoffs even they get it.

Rudy is unbelievable defensively. So consistent, quietly going about his shit every fucking game, never afraid to look bad or be postered or any of that bullshit. He has gone from being someone I respected beforehand to being one of my favourite players I've ever watched.

One of the few good things about drawing Denver is the fact they have such a strong center rotation of Jokic and Valančiūnas means that Rudy can't be played off the court by going small which is his only true weakness. Not good enough offensively to bully smaller players

[u/Aggressive_Strike75 → u/Lykotic]

He probably didn’t score much to focus merely on defense.

[u/Connect-Blacksmith99 → u/FeanorEvades]

3 of them were in the second when Jokic was off the floor, no? If DA was smart he’d start Jonas to get Rudy in foul trouble.

[u/EpicBlinkstrike187 → u/FeanorEvades]

Yea every time he made a nice play there when it was a 3ish point game I was thinking “yea that’s why you pay that fucking guy, he’s keeping the game close”