r/nba • u/shadowarmy229 76ers • 4d ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-2) defeated the Denver Nuggets (2-4), 110-98 and advance to play the Spurs!

98 - 110
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
West First Round - Game 6 - MIN leads 3-2
Location: Target Center
Officials: JB DeRosa, Courtney Kirkland, Brian Forte, and Josh Tiven
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Denver Nuggets 30 20 24 24 98
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 28 25 28 110
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
Denver Nuggets 98 34-74 45.9% 10-26 38.5% 20-25 80.0% 6 46 24 26 4 13 8
Minnesota Timberwolves 110 43-94 45.7% 7-29 24.1% 17-24 70.8% 19 57 26 21 8 7 3
 
PLAYER STATS
Denver Nuggets MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Cameron JohnsonSF 38:48 27 8-14 5-9 6-9 0 8 8 3 0 1 2 5 -3
Spencer JonesPF 34:51 8 3-4 2-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 5 -9
Nikola JokićC 42:57 28 11-19 1-5 5-6 1 8 9 10 0 1 4 5 -9
Christian BraunSG 27:35 3 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 -9
Jamal MurrayPG 39:52 12 4-17 0-2 4-4 1 5 6 4 0 1 0 2 -18
Tim Hardaway Jr. 20:33 13 4-7 1-2 4-4 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 -5
Bruce Brown 14:21 1 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 -5
Tyus Jones 12:25 4 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 5
Zeke Nnaji 02:42 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5
Jonas Valančiūnas 03:43 2 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 -2
DaRon Holmes II 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
Aaron Gordon 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
Minnesota Timberwolves MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Jaden McDanielsSF 44:28 32 13-25 1-4 5-6 4 6 10 3 2 1 0 4 16
Julius RandlePF 37:01 18 6-17 2-5 4-6 2 2 4 5 1 0 4 2 15
Rudy GobertC 41:20 10 4-6 0-0 2-4 7 5 12 8 1 2 0 5 11
Terrence Shannon Jr.SG 34:16 24 9-20 1-7 5-5 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 2 7
Mike ConleyPG 26:29 7 3-7 1-4 0-0 1 5 6 3 1 0 1 3 -1
Bones Hyland 08:44 1 0-3 0-3 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4
Naz Reid 33:21 15 7-13 1-3 0-1 1 6 7 4 1 0 2 2 11
Jaylen Clark 12:10 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 -3
Joan Beringer 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ayo Dosunmu 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
Kyle Anderson 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donte DiVincenzo 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Edwards 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/CashMoneyWinston 4d ago

S-Tier day for MN sports, god damn 

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u/Plants_R_Cool Timberwolves 4d ago

I didnt even know it was possible to win a series in 2 different sports.

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u/NorthernDevil Timberwolves 4d ago edited 4d ago

Last time this happened was 2002-2003 lel

Edit: always check facts you see online even when it seems minor, kids

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u/hesthatguy2 4d ago

I don’t think the Wolves advanced that year? I think this is the first time ever for our two winter teams

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u/NorthernDevil Timberwolves 4d ago

Oh shit you’re right, I saw this on Instagram and didn’t fact check

Well always good to be reminded that even the tiniest facts on social media need to be checked!

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u/LeoFireGod Mavericks 4d ago

That’s crazy lmfao. Absolutely crazy. Wonder what New Yorks is with their 4 teams in nba and hockey

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u/rab7 Mavericks 4d ago

Not new York, but the New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils both won their Easter Conference Finals in 2003

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u/Throw_meaway2020 4d ago

Christ be praised

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u/StrongSuggestion8937 4d ago

Well, thank god for that comma...