National Basketball Association
Denver 78, Minnesota 74
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 8:00 PM
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#50 Gediminas Petraitis, #15 Zach Zarba, #59 Gary Zielinski
Attendance:
12059
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Denver
|
13-23 |
5-11 |
8-12 |
W1 |
| Minnesota
|
12-24 |
5-14 |
7-10 |
L4 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 5-14 record at home this season. The Denver Nuggets are 8-12 while on the road this season.
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Minnesota has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Timberwolves have won 2 of their last 10 games.
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Denver has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nuggets have won 2 of their last 10 games.
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Karl-Anthony Towns played 32:07 minutes and scored 14 points. He shot 42.9% from the field and has averaged 15.4 points over the last five games.
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Danilo Gallinari played 35:18 minutes and scored 20 points. He shot 40.0% from the field and has averaged 20.4 points over the last five games.
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Following this game the Minnesota Timberwolves average 98.9 points per game and hold opponents to 102.2 points per game. The Denver Nuggets average 98.8 points per game and hold opponents to 103.4 points per game.
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
Minnesota |
|
Danilo Gallinari 20 |
Scoring |
Karl-Anthony Towns 14 |
|
Darrell Arthur 5 |
Assists |
Ricky Rubio 7 |
|
Jusuf Nurkic 10 |
Rebounds |
Karl-Anthony Towns 14 |
|
Danilo Gallinari 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Nikola Pekovic 6 |
|
Kenneth Faried 2 |
Steals |
Gorgui Dieng 1 |
|
Jusuf Nurkic 5 |
Blocks |
Karl-Anthony Towns 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3P |
FT |
Ast |
Reb |
| Denver
|
78 |
35.8 |
8-20 |
12-17 |
21 |
46 |
| Minnesota
|
74 |
38.4 |
3-11 |
15-20 |
23 |
40 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .261 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .333 after a loss.
