Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
9
15
24
2227
1735
10
4
40
77
36
47
31
24
77
21
10
31
6
21
6
9
24
100
4
22
21
95
2017
99
5
56
46
82
83
12
95
11
84
21
43
2425
6060
51
10
20
2119
126
6
1010
68
7
55
34
89
22
72
12
02
3120
6060
2
2
100
20
9
45
5
4
80
8
1
9
1
8
2
4
24
60
2
1
50
17
9
53
6
6
100
3
2
5
1
4
1
3
25
60
5
1
20
21
12
57
10
6
60
5
3
8
2
7
1
0
31
60
1
0
0
19
6
32
10
8
80
5
4
9
2
2
2
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
33
9
17
53
1
1
100
4
5
80
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
23
-5
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
29
3
6
50
2
3
67
5
6
83
0
4
4
9
0
0
1
1
13
-7
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
28
5
7
71
0
0
0
8
8
100
4
2
6
1
1
2
0
4
18
-12
none
Kevin
Martin
Kevin Martin
True
22
1
8
12
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
2
-13
none
Kevin
Garnett
Kevin Garnett
True
12
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
0
1
0
0
2
6
-5
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
False
24
8
18
44
1
3
33
3
4
75
1
3
4
5
1
1
2
1
20
-7
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
False
23
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
9
1
2
1
1
4
4
-1
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
17
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
3
2
3
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
14
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3
-7
none
Tayshaun
Prince
Tayshaun Prince
False
11
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
-10
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-4
none
Andre
Miller
Andre Miller
False
8
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
3
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
none
16
December
2015
Wednesday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
11
14
25
1939
1652
18
10
56
73
41
56
27
20
74
29
10
39
6
24
9
14
26
112
4
26
15
58
2023
1015
50
92
61
66
105
43
148
10
69
43
51
2736
6060
55
31
56
1614
106
7
88
67
76
68
12
80
14
72
02
35
2920
6060
2
1
50
20
10
50
9
6
67
10
4
14
1
6
4
5
27
60
6
5
83
23
15
65
2
1
50
5
3
8
0
9
3
1
36
60
5
3
60
16
10
62
8
6
75
6
1
7
1
7
0
3
29
60
5
1
20
14
6
43
8
7
88
8
2
10
4
2
2
5
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
28
7
12
58
0
0
0
5
8
62
3
7
10
1
0
3
0
5
19
-3
double
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
28
3
7
43
1
2
50
8
11
73
1
2
3
5
0
0
1
2
15
0
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
23
2
5
40
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
22
4
7
57
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
2
0
2
4
10
0
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
True
16
4
5
80
1
1
100
2
2
100
1
6
7
1
0
0
2
2
11
8
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
30
5
11
45
1
2
50
3
4
75
2
5
7
5
0
0
3
3
14
8
none
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
False
25
7
9
78
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
19
12
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
False
20
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
6
12
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
19
3
6
50
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
8
12
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
15
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
6
2
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
9
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
6
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
December
2015
Friday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
The Denver Nuggets ( 11 - 14 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 9 - 15 ) 112 - 100 on Tuesday . The Nuggets had an outstanding shooting night overall , and benefited from solid efforts all across their roster . Four Denver starters tallied double - digit scoring , while reserve Randy Foye shared in the team lead with 19 points over 25 minutes . Kenneth Faried equaled Foye 's point total , and also managed his third double - double over the last four games by hauling in 10 boards . Overall , the visitors managed stellar 56 and 56 percent success rates from the field and three - point range , respectively . In addition to Faried 's and Foye 's team - leading totals , the Nuggets also received 15 points from Danilo Gallinari for the second straight game . The resurgent small forward has now rattled off 13 consecutive double - digit scoring performances , a benefit of his rare extended stretch of health . Big man Joffrey Lauvergne pitched in with a second straight efficient performance ( 11 points , seven rebounds ) , and has now managed an outstanding 25 points over 37 minutes on the court over the last two games . Jameer Nelson once again started in place of Emmanuel Mudiay ( ankle ) , and contributed all across the stat sheet with 10 points , four assists , three rebounds and a pair of steals . Will Barton had another productive outing off the bench , pouring in 14 points . Denver improved to 11 - 14 and currenly resides in second place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They now head to Utah for a Friday showdown with the Jazz . The Timberwolves were led by Andrew Wiggins , who posted a game - high 23 points . Karl-Anthony Towns was next in line with 18 points and six rebounds , while Ricky Rubio came within an assist of a double - double . The Minnesota point guard contributed 13 points , nine dimes and four rebounds after a one - point performance in his most recent contest . After three consecutive double - digit scoring outings that made it seem as if he was back on track , guard Kevin Martin notably crashed back down to earth with only two points on 1 - of - 8 shooting over 22 minutes . Zach LaVine ( 25 minutes ) outpaced Martin in playing time as a result , and exploded with 20 points , five assists , four rebounds , a steal and a block to lead the Minnesota reserves . Minnesota fell to 9 - 15 and remains in last place in the Western Conference 's Northwest Division . They head to New York for a Wednesday matchup against the Knicks .
The Denver Nuggets (11 - 14) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (9 - 15) 112 - 100 on Tuesday. The Nuggets had an outstanding shooting night overall, and benefited from solid efforts all across their roster. Four Denver starters tallied double - digit scoring, while reserve Randy Foye shared in the team lead with 19 points over 25 minutes. Kenneth Faried equaled Foye's point total, and also managed his third double - double over the last four games by hauling in 10 boards. Overall, the visitors managed stellar 56 and 56 percent success rates from the field and three - point range, respectively. In addition to Faried's and Foye's team - leading totals, the Nuggets also received 15 points from Danilo Gallinari for the second straight game. The resurgent small forward has now rattled off 13 consecutive double - digit scoring performances, a benefit of his rare extended stretch of health. Big man Joffrey Lauvergne pitched in with a second straight efficient performance (11 points, seven rebounds), and has now managed an outstanding 25 points over 37 minutes on the court over the last two games. Jameer Nelson once again started in place of Emmanuel Mudiay (ankle), and contributed all across the stat sheet with 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and a pair of steals. Will Barton had another productive outing off the bench, pouring in 14 points. Denver improved to 11 - 14 and currenly resides in second place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They now head to Utah for a Friday showdown with the Jazz. The Timberwolves were led by Andrew Wiggins, who posted a game - high 23 points. Karl-Anthony Towns was next in line with 18 points and six rebounds, while Ricky Rubio came within an assist of a double - double. The Minnesota point guard contributed 13 points, nine dimes and four rebounds after a one - point performance in his most recent contest. After three consecutive double - digit scoring outings that made it seem as if he was back on track, guard Kevin Martin notably crashed back down to earth with only two points on 1 - of - 8 shooting over 22 minutes. Zach LaVine (25 minutes) outpaced Martin in playing time as a result, and exploded with 20 points, five assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block to lead the Minnesota reserves. Minnesota fell to 9 - 15 and remains in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to New York for a Wednesday matchup against the Knicks.
The Denver Nuggets (11 - 14) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (9 - 15) 112 - 100 on Tuesday. The Nuggets had an outstanding shooting night overall, and benefited from solid efforts all across their roster. Four Denver starters tallied double - digit scoring, while reserve Randy Foye shared in the team lead with 19 points over 25 minutes. Kenneth Faried equaled Foye's point total, and also managed his third double - double over the last four games by hauling in 10 boards. Overall, the visitors managed stellar 56 and 56 percent success rates from the field and three - point range, respectively. In addition to Faried's and Foye's team - leading totals, the Nuggets also received 15 points from Danilo Gallinari for the second straight game. The resurgent small forward has now rattled off 13 consecutive double - digit scoring performances, a benefit of his rare extended stretch of health. Big man Joffrey Lauvergne pitched in with a second straight efficient performance (11 points, seven rebounds), and has now managed an outstanding 25 points over 37 minutes on the court over the last two games. Jameer Nelson once again started in place of Emmanuel Mudiay (ankle), and contributed all across the stat sheet with 10 points, four assists, three rebounds and a pair of steals. Will Barton had another productive outing off the bench, pouring in 14 points. Denver improved to 11 - 14 and currenly resides in second place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They now head to Utah for a Friday showdown with the Jazz. The Timberwolves were led by Andrew Wiggins, who posted a game - high 23 points. Karl-Anthony Towns was next in line with 18 points and six rebounds, while Ricky Rubio came within an assist of a double - double. The Minnesota point guard contributed 13 points, nine dimes and four rebounds after a one - point performance in his most recent contest. After three consecutive double - digit scoring outings that made it seem as if he was back on track, guard Kevin Martin notably crashed back down to earth with only two points on 1 - of - 8 shooting over 22 minutes. Zach LaVine (25 minutes) outpaced Martin in playing time as a result, and exploded with 20 points, five assists, four rebounds, a steal and a block to lead the Minnesota reserves. Minnesota fell to 9 - 15 and remains in last place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to New York for a Wednesday matchup against the Knicks.
<GAME> <DATE> 15 December 2015 <DAY> Tuesday <STADIUM> Target Center <CITY> Minneapolis <HOME> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 15 <QTRS> 24 25 31 20 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 31 <TEAM-TO> 9 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Madison Square Garden <NEXT-CITY> New York City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New York <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Knicks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 112 <WINS-LOSSES> 11 14 <QTRS> 27 36 29 20 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 20 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Vivint Smart Home Arena <NEXT-CITY> Salt Lake City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Utah <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Jazz <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 17 53 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 13 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Garnett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Miller <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tayshaun Prince <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Martin <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 5 6 83 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 10 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 8 11 73 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none