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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**MIN**|**29**|**18**|**30**|**32**|**109**|[](/MIN)|
**DEN**|**22**|**26**|**29**|**35**|**112**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/MIN)**MIN**|**41-81 (50.6)**|**8-33 (24.2)**|**19-25 (76.0)**|**8**|**40**|**24**|**14**|**9**|**4**|**27**|**109**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**34-85 (40.0)**|**12-34 (35.3)**|**32-36 (88.9)**|**16**|**47**|**22**|**12**|**10**|**3**|**21**|**112**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|38:54|3-10 (30.0)|2-7 (28.6)|0-0 (0.0)|1|10|0|0|2|0|3|8|+9|
A. Gordon^^PF|33:50|4-9 (44.4)|0-3 (0.0)|6-7 (85.7)|2|6|2|1|1|0|5|14|-3|
N. Jokic^^C|41:54|8-29 (27.6)|3-8 (37.5)|9-10 (90.0)|9|17|12|2|2|2|4|28|+3|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|26:02|3-6 (50.0)|1-4 (25.0)|3-3 (100.0)|0|2|1|2|2|0|4|10|-6|
J. Murray^^PG|41:08|12-23 (52.2)|5-9 (55.6)|6-6 (100.0)|1|4|5|2|1|0|2|35|-5|
B. Brown|29:53|3-6 (50.0)|0-2 (0.0)|8-8 (100.0)|1|5|2|4|1|0|0|14|+8|
J. Green|18:43|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|1|1|0|0|1|1|2|0|+2|
C. Braun|9:34|1-1 (100.0)|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|0|1|0|0|1|3|+7|
**Totals**||**34-85 (40.0)**|**12-34 (35.3)**|**32-36 (88.9)**|**16**|**47**|**22**|**12**|**10**|**3**|**21**|**112**||
**DNP:** ***Thomas Bryant***, ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Reggie Jackson***, ***DeAndre Jordan***, ***Zeke Nnaji***, ***Ish Smith***, ***Peyton Watson***
**Inactive:**
**[](/MIN)MIN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
N. Alexander-Walker^^SF|38:10|5-11 (45.5)|3-9 (33.3)|1-1 (100.0)|0|1|3|0|1|0|3|14|+10|
K. Towns^^PF|38:22|9-17 (52.9)|1-6 (16.7)|7-9 (77.8)|1|11|3|3|1|1|6|26|-9|
R. Gobert^^C|40:27|5-6 (83.3)|0-0 (0.0)|6-9 (66.7)|4|15|2|3|2|0|6|16|+2|
A. Edwards^^SG|39:55|13-27 (48.1)|0-6 (0.0)|3-4 (75.0)|1|8|7|1|0|2|3|29|0|
M. Conley^^PG|38:23|2-7 (28.6)|1-4 (25.0)|2-2 (100.0)|1|4|9|3|2|0|3|7|+6|
T. Prince|22:16|5-10 (50.0)|3-7 (42.9)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|3|2|1|2|13|-5|
J. Nowell|8:19|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|1|0|0|3|2|-8|
A. Rivers|13:55|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|0|1|0|1|2|-13|
N. Knight|0:10|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+2|
**Totals**||**41-81 (50.6)**|**8-33 (24.2)**|**19-25 (76.0)**|**8**|**40**|**24**|**14**|**9**|**4**|**27**|**109**||
**DNP:** ***Jordan McLaughlin***, ***Josh Minott***, ***Wendell Moore Jr.***
**Inactive:** ***Kyle Anderson***, ***Jaden McDaniels***, ***Naz Reid***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**MIN**|58|13|10|15|17|14|22|[](/MIN)|
**DEN**|40|21|20|6|17|12|18|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 13** | **Times Tied: 10** | **Gametime: 2:40** | **Attendance: 19691**
*Officials: Scott Foster, Brian Forte, Curtis Blair, Kevin Cutler*
25 comments
how you let a team w/o pg and kawhi score 130?
Clippers fake comeback smh I was beginning to hope.
Westbrook kind of redeemed for his Lakers years in my eyes.
Suns defense is something
No Kawhi or PG and the Suns at home let the Clippers score 130 lmao
The Suns are a deeply flawed team, they’ve had very scary stretches against a team without their 2 franchise cornerstones. The Nuggets are flawed too, it will be interesting to see these teams in a series. I think this is the real WCF
God I just want to punch book in his stupid ass face
3 days to prepare for the nuggets – suns series. Let’s get it!!
I think that two matchups that are the hardest for us are TWolves and Lakers because of their size. Lakers also have refs, which Wolves do not have. Everyone else is going to be easier. I think we beet the Suns 4:1
Really looking forward to round2. The suns are so different than the Wolves, should be interesting
i think y’all are underrating the nuggets defense a little. ayton can barely score over small ball lineups i think jokic will do fine on him.
On one hand I’m like it came way too close for us, and we’re gonna play the suns next? But then I think edwards is a true up and coming star who really played his heart out. And then I remember the suns almost lost to a clippers team without pg and kawhi. All I know is it’s gonna be a hell of a fuckin series. Really sad I won’t be in town to see any of the games
not too worried about cp3, booker or ayton. kd is a matchup problem though. pwat played him well (i think?) but i doubt malone is gonna give him minutes.
For Nugglife to die, kinda knew it would require beating a recent foe (Suns) and likely a historic one deep in the west (Lakers who have beat us in our 3 WCFs appearances).
At least that’s another 40+ min for KD and Book
Ok now that I’ve calmed down, Jokic shot 9/10 from FT and 3/8 from 3. He said in pgi that tonight was not his night, he did not complain about the wrist.
As long as that wrist stays tame we so good.
Peyton Watson might actually get run. He guards KD decently
4 days rest between Game 2 and Game 3 is insane. That will help the Suns a lot. We have to go 2-0 before the series going every other day
This sorry ass suns defense is not stopping the Nuggets
Idk in how many games we win, we not losing more than 3.
One series in and I’m already emotionally exhausted
KAWAII AND PEE GEE BIG FUCKING PUSSIES
Sucks we have to play the suns next instead of the Lakers. Wish the NBA would implement round reseeding
Ernie/shaq taking Suns, Kenny/chuck taking Nuggets. Alright
Shaq and EJ are picking the Suns, Kenny and Chuck are picking the Nuggets
i hope we get phoenix to lock their sub again. Nuggets in 4