Jokic's 35 points pace Nuggets in 115-112 win over short-handed Timberwolves after tight finish

— Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 16 rebounds and Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Denver Nuggets fended off the undermanned and undersized Minnesota Timberwolves 115-112 on Tuesday night.
Mar 20, 2024, 12:58 am - AP

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--MIN

According to ESPN Analytics

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  • Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes finger roll layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Kyle Anderson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Garza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes dunk
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Luka Garza misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 10-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • T.J. Warren makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
  • T.J. Warren misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot
  • T.J. Warren misses two point shot
  • Reggie Jackson misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Luka Garza misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes hook shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Luka Garza misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Luka Garza misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan McLaughlin makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • T.J. Warren makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Luka Garza makes tip shot
  • Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Mike Conley misses two point shot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Kyle Anderson makes 9-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Christian Braun misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Justin Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 10-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Kyle Anderson makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
  • Monte Morris makes 15-foot two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Anthony Edwards 's 8-foot driving layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Justin Holiday assists)
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 2-foot two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Justin Holiday makes 24-foot three point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Kyle Anderson misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Monte Morris makes two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Luka Garza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 1-foot driving dunk
  • Luka Garza makes 7-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 9-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Jamal Murray makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer (Mike Conley assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point shot
  • Kyle Anderson misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Kyle Anderson blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 15-foot jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kyle Anderson makes 12-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • T.J. Warren misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luka Garza misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
  • T.J. Warren blocks Nikola Jokic 's 5-foot two point shot
  • Christian Braun misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
  • Jordan McLaughlin misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Luka Garza blocks Aaron Gordon 's 2-foot layup
  • Luka Garza misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Mike Conley makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mike Conley makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
  • Justin Holiday misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Luka Garza misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Justin Holiday assists)
  • Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Holiday assists)
  • Monte Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Anderson blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 's 6-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Reggie Jackson makes driving layup
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reggie Jackson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three pointer (Kyle Anderson assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
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