Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
14
18
32
2682
3173
28
10
36
81
42
52
14
11
79
30
8
38
4
29
6
15
17
105
4
75
23
31
2117
1011
48
02
02
100
59
30
89
01
76
03
45
2227
6060
88
32
36
2419
138
6
66
36
55
115
41
156
12
106
03
33
3224
6060
7
2
29
21
10
48
0
0
0
5
3
8
0
7
0
4
22
60
5
3
60
17
11
65
2
2
100
9
0
9
1
6
3
5
27
60
8
3
38
24
13
54
6
3
50
11
4
15
1
10
0
3
32
60
8
2
25
19
8
42
6
6
100
5
1
6
2
6
3
3
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
37
6
17
35
3
9
33
2
2
100
2
5
7
2
1
1
1
2
17
2
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
35
6
9
67
2
4
50
4
4
100
0
5
5
2
0
0
3
3
18
-7
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
34
6
12
50
0
2
0
4
5
80
2
6
8
11
0
1
2
3
16
-3
double
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
28
7
12
58
2
5
40
1
1
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
2
0
17
1
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
27
5
10
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
1
0
2
2
11
4
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
20
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
2
1
3
-2
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
19
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
6
1
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
15
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
5
2
0
0
0
1
6
1
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
12
3
5
60
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
3
7
9
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
8
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
0
1
2
1
4
4
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
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
December
2016
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
76ers
Philadelphia
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
10
22
32
3542
3543
25
7
28
94
42
45
17
12
71
27
16
43
3
29
8
8
15
103
4
49
13
27
2222
147
7
22
21
95
65
25
90
01
105
30
14
3118
6060
66
12
18
2426
1011
42
310
36
12
610
18
628
02
86
23
03
2430
6060
4
1
25
22
14
64
2
2
100
6
2
8
0
10
3
1
31
60
9
3
33
22
7
32
2
1
50
5
5
10
1
5
0
4
18
60
6
1
17
24
10
42
3
3
100
6
1
7
0
8
2
0
24
60
6
2
33
26
11
42
10
6
60
10
8
18
2
6
3
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach
LaVine
Zach LaVine
True
40
7
17
41
2
8
25
1
2
50
0
1
1
5
1
0
0
0
17
-1
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
39
9
11
82
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
6
8
1
1
1
1
5
20
2
none
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
36
11
20
55
2
4
50
1
4
25
1
4
5
1
2
0
0
0
25
1
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
34
7
17
41
1
2
50
0
0
0
5
6
11
10
0
2
3
1
15
6
triple
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
33
5
14
36
1
7
14
7
7
100
2
6
8
7
4
0
4
2
18
-1
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
19
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
5
-4
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
17
0
5
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
2
0
0
0
3
0
-10
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
14
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
-1
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
-2
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
December
2016
Friday
Target Center
Minneapolis
Bucks
Milwaukee
True
The host Denver Nuggets squeezed out a win against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday , 105 - 103 . Denver ( 14 - 18 ) has worked its way into playoff contention , now sitting within half a game of the eighth seed . On Tuesday , a balanced offensive approach helped guide the team to victory over the young and up - and - coming Timberwolves . All five starters scored in double digits for Denver , with forward Danilo Gallinari leading the way with 18 . Sophomore Nikola Jokic also impressed , leading the team with 11 assists to go along with 16 points and eight rebounds . The team made 10 three - pointers , and shot over 51 percent from the field on the night . Minnesota ( 10 - 22 ) , meanwhile , has seen struggles early in the season . The Timberwolves also saw all five starters score double digits , with their young big three leading the way . Reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a triple - double , with 15 points , 11 rebounds , and 10 assists . Guards Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and 25 , respectively . Big man Gorgui Dieng also impressed , scoring 20 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting . Minnesota 's bench , however , had issues , scoring a combined eight points . Minnesota will host the Bucks on Friday , while Denver will host the 76ers . Both benches made minimal impact in Wednesday 's Nuggets-Timberwolves game , as the starters led the way for both teams . All ten starters scored in double - digits , as both sides saw the game determined by their primary rotation . For Denver , forward Danilo Gallinari led the way with 18 points . Sophomore Nikola Jokic had an impressive near - triple - double , scoring 16 points to go with a team - high 11 assists and eight rebounds . Guard Gary Harris and forward Wilson Chandler each scored 17 . The Nuggets hit over 51 percent of their shots and hit 10 three - pointers on the night . For Minnesota , the young big three of Karl-Anthony Towns , Zach LaVine , and Andrew Wiggins showcased their skill once again . Towns had 15 points , 11 rebounds , and 10 assists for a triple - double . LaVine scored 17 , and Wiggins had a game - high 25 points . Big man Gorgui Dieng also impressed , scoring 20 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting .
The host Denver Nuggets squeezed out a win against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, 105 - 103. Denver (14 - 18) has worked its way into playoff contention, now sitting within half a game of the eighth seed. On Tuesday, a balanced offensive approach helped guide the team to victory over the young and up - and - coming Timberwolves. All five starters scored in double digits for Denver, with forward Danilo Gallinari leading the way with 18. Sophomore Nikola Jokic also impressed, leading the team with 11 assists to go along with 16 points and eight rebounds. The team made 10 three - pointers, and shot over 51 percent from the field on the night. Minnesota (10 - 22), meanwhile, has seen struggles early in the season. The Timberwolves also saw all five starters score double digits, with their young big three leading the way. Reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a triple - double, with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Guards Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and 25, respectively. Big man Gorgui Dieng also impressed, scoring 20 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting. Minnesota's bench, however, had issues, scoring a combined eight points. Minnesota will host the Bucks on Friday, while Denver will host the 76ers.
The host Denver Nuggets squeezed out a win against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, 105 - 103. Denver (14 - 18) has worked its way into playoff contention, now sitting within half a game of the eighth seed. On Tuesday, a balanced offensive approach helped guide the team to victory over the young and up - and - coming Timberwolves. All five starters scored in double digits for Denver, with forward Danilo Gallinari leading the way with 18. Sophomore Nikola Jokic also impressed, leading the team with 11 assists to go along with 16 points and eight rebounds. The team made 10 three - pointers, and shot over 51 percent from the field on the night. Minnesota (10 - 22), meanwhile, has seen struggles early in the season. The Timberwolves also saw all five starters score double digits, with their young big three leading the way. Reigning Rookie of the Year Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a triple - double, with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Guards Zach LaVine and Andrew Wiggins scored 17 and 25, respectively. Big man Gorgui Dieng also impressed, scoring 20 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting. Minnesota's bench, however, had issues, scoring a combined eight points. Minnesota will host the Bucks on Friday, while Denver will host the 76ers. Both benches made minimal impact in Wednesday's Nuggets-Timberwolves game, as the starters led the way for both teams. All ten starters scored in double - digits, as both sides saw the game determined by their primary rotation. For Denver, forward Danilo Gallinari led the way with 18 points. Sophomore Nikola Jokic had an impressive near - triple - double, scoring 16 points to go with a team - high 11 assists and eight rebounds. Guard Gary Harris and forward Wilson Chandler each scored 17. The Nuggets hit over 51 percent of their shots and hit 10 three - pointers on the night. For Minnesota, the young big three of Karl-Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine, and Andrew Wiggins showcased their skill once again. Towns had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists for a triple - double. LaVine scored 17, and Wiggins had a game - high 25 points. Big man Gorgui Dieng also impressed, scoring 20 points on 9 - of - 11 shooting.
<GAME> <DATE> 28 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 105 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 18 <QTRS> 22 27 32 24 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 103 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 22 <QTRS> 31 18 24 30 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 30 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Target Center <NEXT-CITY> Minneapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 18 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 3 9 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 8 <AST> 11 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <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> Juan Hernangómez <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> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 20 55 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 20 <FG> 9 11 82 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Zach LaVine <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <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> Adreian Payne <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> Tyus Jones <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> Jordan Hill <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> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none