Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
13
17
30
670
713
19
3
16
95
39
41
32
25
78
40
22
62
6
18
1
18
23
106
4
67
12
18
2623
118
4
311
39
13
912
75
987
11
55
10
53
2627
6060
42
00
0
2422
119
5
612
49
8
910
55
965
22
44
00
28
2627
6060
6
1
17
26
11
42
3
3
100
9
7
16
1
5
1
5
26
60
7
2
29
23
8
35
11
9
82
12
5
17
1
5
0
3
27
60
4
0
0
24
11
46
6
4
67
9
5
14
2
4
0
2
26
60
2
0
0
22
9
41
12
9
75
10
5
15
2
4
0
8
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
42
4
16
25
0
4
0
5
6
83
0
5
5
2
0
0
1
4
13
10
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
40
7
21
33
2
9
22
5
6
83
0
4
4
1
1
2
0
3
21
7
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
38
6
17
35
0
2
0
4
4
100
1
2
3
11
0
0
4
3
16
6
double
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
33
4
9
44
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
9
14
0
0
0
3
3
11
8
double
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
29
11
15
73
0
0
0
4
5
80
12
13
25
3
0
0
4
5
26
20
double
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
18
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
2
2
1
4
-16
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
14
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
5
8
0
0
1
3
3
8
-4
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
12
2
6
33
1
3
33
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
7
-6
none
Nate
Robinson
Nate Robinson
False
9
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Erick
Green
Erick Green
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
December
2014
Sunday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Raptors
Toronto
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
5
23
28
139
1160
15
3
20
103
41
40
24
17
71
30
14
44
9
29
5
7
24
102
4
32
20
62
2327
108
5
64
54
84
79
32
111
42
96
20
21
2720
6060
55
10
18
2528
1310
52
014
08
57
95
27
122
30
86
03
13
2728
6060
3
2
67
23
10
43
6
5
83
7
3
10
4
9
2
2
27
60
2
0
0
27
8
30
4
4
100
9
2
11
2
6
0
1
20
60
5
1
20
25
13
52
0
0
0
9
2
11
3
8
0
1
27
60
5
0
0
28
10
36
14
8
57
5
7
12
0
6
3
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
41
8
18
44
1
3
33
5
8
62
3
3
6
3
0
2
0
4
22
-12
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
35
5
12
42
0
0
0
4
6
67
3
9
12
2
2
5
0
2
14
-1
double
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
True
34
5
14
36
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
2
14
-3
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
32
10
21
48
0
1
0
3
4
75
2
4
6
4
2
0
0
2
23
-7
none
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
19
4
7
57
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
8
-16
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
28
1
9
11
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
13
0
1
5
5
2
12
none
Chase
Budinger
Chase Budinger
False
20
2
8
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
0
0
1
3
4
8
none
Jeff
Adrien
Jeff Adrien
False
12
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
3
67
2
2
4
2
1
0
1
3
6
-3
none
Robbie
Hummel
Robbie Hummel
False
10
3
6
50
0
1
0
1
1
100
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
7
5
none
Anthony
Bennett
Anthony Bennett
False
5
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
-2
none
Troy
Daniels
Troy Daniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
December
2014
Saturday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Warriors
Golden State
False
The Denver Nuggets ( 13 - 17 ) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves ( 5 - 23 ) 106 - 102 on Friday at the Pepsi Center in Denver . In the victory in front of their home crowd , Denver shot 41 percent from the field , but only 16 percent from the three - point line . The Nuggets were forced into 18 turnovers , but made up for it by out - rebounding the Timberwolves a whopping 62 - 44 . With so many rebounds , the Nuggets gave themselves many second - chance opportunities , which gave them just enough of an edge to secure the win . The Nuggets bench did n't provide much help in this game , combining to score only 19 of the 106 total points . Luckily , the starters were all on their game , with each scoring in double figures . Kenneth Faried had an absolutely monster day , going 11 - for - 15 from the field and scored 26 points , while also grabbing 25 rebounds . The points and rebounds were both season - highs for the forward and a good sight for the Nuggets , as Faried has n't lived up to his expectations so far this season . Wilson Chandler also surpassed the 20 - point mark , as he went off for 21 points ( 7 - 21 FG , 2 - 9 3Pt , 5 - 6 FT ) and four rebounds . He 's averaging 14 points and six rebounds on the season . Ty Lawson provided his sixteenth double - double of the season already . He finished the game with 16 points ( 6 - 17 FG , 0 - 2 3Pt , 4 - 4 FT ) and 11 assists . Aaron Afflalo and Timofey Mozgov recorded 13 and 11 points respectively . For the Timberwolves , Thaddeus Young and Andrew Wiggins led the way . Young went 10 - for - 21 from the field and 0 - for - 1 from the three - point line to score 23 points , while also adding six rebounds . As one of the more veteran players on the team , it was good seeing him get into a rhythm to help lead the younger guys . First overall pick Andrew Wiggins contributed 22 points ( 8 - 18 FG , 1 - 3 3Pt , 5 - 8 FT ) and five rebounds . He 's had a very successful streak of two games , combining for 49 points and seven rebounds over that span of time . Gorgui Dieng added another double - double to his resume , finishing with 14 points and 13 rebounds . The only other Timberwolve to reach double figures was Shabazz Muhammad , who recorded 14 points ( 5 - 14 FG , 2 - 4 3Pt , 2 - 2 FT ) . The Nuggets ' next game will be at home against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday , while the Timberwolves will travel to Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday .
The Denver Nuggets (13 - 17) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 23) 106 - 102 on Friday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. In the victory in front of their home crowd, Denver shot 41 percent from the field, but only 16 percent from the three - point line. The Nuggets were forced into 18 turnovers, but made up for it by out - rebounding the Timberwolves a whopping 62 - 44. With so many rebounds, the Nuggets gave themselves many second - chance opportunities, which gave them just enough of an edge to secure the win. The Nuggets bench didn't provide much help in this game, combining to score only 19 of the 106 total points. Luckily, the starters were all on their game, with each scoring in double figures. Kenneth Faried had an absolutely monster day, going 11 - for - 15 from the field and scored 26 points, while also grabbing 25 rebounds. The points and rebounds were both season - highs for the forward and a good sight for the Nuggets, as Faried hasn't lived up to his expectations so far this season. Wilson Chandler also surpassed the 20 - point mark, as he went off for 21 points (7 - 21 FG, 2 - 9 3Pt, 5 - 6 FT) and four rebounds. He's averaging 14 points and six rebounds on the season. Ty Lawson provided his sixteenth double - double of the season already. He finished the game with 16 points (6 - 17 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and 11 assists. Aaron Afflalo and Timofey Mozgov recorded 13 and 11 points respectively. For the Timberwolves, Thaddeus Young and Andrew Wiggins led the way. Young went 10 - for - 21 from the field and 0 - for - 1 from the three - point line to score 23 points, while also adding six rebounds. As one of the more veteran players on the team, it was good seeing him get into a rhythm to help lead the younger guys. First overall pick Andrew Wiggins contributed 22 points (8 - 18 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 5 - 8 FT) and five rebounds. He's had a very successful streak of two games, combining for 49 points and seven rebounds over that span of time. Gorgui Dieng added another double - double to his resume, finishing with 14 points and 13 rebounds. The only other Timberwolve to reach double figures was Shabazz Muhammad, who recorded 14 points (5 - 14 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). The Nuggets' next game will be at home against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, while the Timberwolves will travel to Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
The Denver Nuggets (13 - 17) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (5 - 23) 106 - 102 on Friday at the Pepsi Center in Denver. In the victory in front of their home crowd, Denver shot 41 percent from the field, but only 16 percent from the three - point line. The Nuggets were forced into 18 turnovers, but made up for it by out - rebounding the Timberwolves a whopping 62 - 44. With so many rebounds, the Nuggets gave themselves many second - chance opportunities, which gave them just enough of an edge to secure the win. The Nuggets bench didn't provide much help in this game, combining to score only 19 of the 106 total points. Luckily, the starters were all on their game, with each scoring in double figures. Kenneth Faried had an absolutely monster day, going 11 - for - 15 from the field and scored 26 points, while also grabbing 25 rebounds. The points and rebounds were both season - highs for the forward and a good sight for the Nuggets, as Faried hasn't lived up to his expectations so far this season. Wilson Chandler also surpassed the 20 - point mark, as he went off for 21 points (7 - 21 FG, 2 - 9 3Pt, 5 - 6 FT) and four rebounds. He's averaging 14 points and six rebounds on the season. Ty Lawson provided his sixteenth double - double of the season already. He finished the game with 16 points (6 - 17 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and 11 assists. Aaron Afflalo and Timofey Mozgov recorded 13 and 11 points respectively. For the Timberwolves, Thaddeus Young and Andrew Wiggins led the way. Young went 10 - for - 21 from the field and 0 - for - 1 from the three - point line to score 23 points, while also adding six rebounds. As one of the more veteran players on the team, it was good seeing him get into a rhythm to help lead the younger guys. First overall pick Andrew Wiggins contributed 22 points (8 - 18 FG, 1 - 3 3Pt, 5 - 8 FT) and five rebounds. He's had a very successful streak of two games, combining for 49 points and seven rebounds over that span of time. Gorgui Dieng added another double - double to his resume, finishing with 14 points and 13 rebounds. The only other Timberwolve to reach double figures was Shabazz Muhammad, who recorded 14 points (5 - 14 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT). The Nuggets' next game will be at home against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, while the Timberwolves will travel to Oakland to play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 December 2014 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 17 <QTRS> 26 27 26 27 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 62 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 5 23 <QTRS> 27 20 27 28 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 17 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 7 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2014 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 26 <FG> 11 15 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 25 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 13 <OREB> 12 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 21 33 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 11 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 14 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Erick Green <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Nate Robinson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 21 48 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 5 8 62 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 12 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robbie Hummel <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Adrien <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chase Budinger <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Bennett <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 9 11 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 13 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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> Troy Daniels <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <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