Get to know all about timberwolves vs denver nuggets match player stats in this exclusive post.
It was an incredible night in the Ball Arena, Denver Colorado on May 19 when the Denver Nuggets faced off against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and despite having the home-ground advantage the Nuggets lost the match 90 to 98. Low it is time to analyze by match by looking at the Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets match player stats.
It was a very close match and both sides played really well even though the Minnesota Timberwolves were not playing in their home ground they had plenty of fans there to cheer them on to the victory. As for the match analysis of the Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets match player stats we find that defense from both sides was really strong hence the comparatively low score on both sides.
Let us now analyze the match by first looking at the overall match stats and then checking out the individual player match stats for each team.
From the beginning to the end, it was a highly contested match, and while the offense on both sides tried their best, the defense was just too strong as evidenced by the stats below.
Now we look at the individual player stats of the top three players from the Minnesota Timberwolves side who gave the best performance in the match.
Even though Jaden McDaniels was tied for the top score with fellow teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, his overall performance was much better. He scored a total of 23 points, with 3 out of 4 three-pointers and 7 out of 10 field goals and he also got 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Karl-Anthony Towns also did really well in the game and was a very close second as he also got 23 points total. But he really struggled with his field goals and especially his three-pointers as he only got 8 out of 14 and 1 out of 6 respectively. But he did really well in terms of rebound and got 12 and 1 assist.
Rudy Gobert was the next best player when we look at the Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets match player stats. He scored a total of 13 points and 3 out of 7 field goals and did really well in free throws as he got 7 out of 9 attempts. He also got 9 rebounds but no assist in the match.
The Denver Nuggets played valiantly and with a strong defense but it was still not enough to beat the Timberwolves and here is a breakdown of their top player stats.
If there was a real MVP of the match it was Nikola Jokic as he scored 34 points for his team. But despite his good overall score, he did not do so well on the field goals and three-pointers as he only got 13 out of 28 and 3 out of 10 respectively on both. But his rebound and assist game was really strong at 19 and 7 respectively.
It was however Jamal Murray who was the overall top scorer of the match as he scored 35 points for his team. But again, his performance on the field goals and three-pointers was not strong, coming at 13 out of 27 and 4 out of 12. But he made up for it on the free throw line by getting 5 out of 5 free throws.
Lastly on the list of Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets match player stats for the Timberwolves' side is Michael Porter Jr. who scored 7 points and got 3 out of 12 field goals as well as 1 out of 6 three-pointers and he did not get any assists or free throws but got 9 rebounds.
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