Wolves and Nuggets follow each other in the standings. Denver is still 6th in the West and is heading in the right direction with its victory against Houston, despite the absence of Nikola Jokic and after a loss against the Thunder.
Oklahoma City, precisely, failed to confirm and surprise Minnesota, seventh in the West. The Wolves were too strong offensively and this is their third success in a row.
Detroit – Indiana
Philadelphie – Cleveland
Washington – Atlanta
Chicago – Milwaukee
New Orleans – Utah
Phoenix – New York
Oklahoma City – Minnesota : 101-138
The Thunder did not defend and wanted to resist with their attack. But right now Wolves are hitting hard. In the first period, they scored 77 points, including 45 in the second quarter, with 57% shooting success! They have the advantage, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with 20 units, tries to limit the damage.
Except that in the second half, the winning baskets and the contribution of the bench end up making the difference. Naz Reid scored 20 points at 8/8 on the shoot, the substitutes scored 74 points and Wolves netted 22 award-winning baskets. The Thunder sinks and it’s a third straight victory for Karl-Anthony Towns and his gang.
| Thunder / 101 |
Tirs |
Bounces |
|
| Players |
Min |
Tirs |
3pts |
LF |
O |
D |
T |
Pd |
Fte |
Int |
Bp |
Ct |
+/- |
Pts |
Eval |
| I. Roby |
37 |
7/15 |
1/3 |
6/7 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-17 |
21 |
22 |
| D. Bazley |
18 |
1/3 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
| A. Pokusevski |
27 |
4/10 |
2/5 |
2/2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-12 |
12 |
14 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander |
30 |
14/21 |
1/3 |
4/5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
-13 |
33 |
33 |
| T man |
32 |
5/13 |
3/7 |
2/2 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
-15 |
15 |
10 |
| L. Waters III |
27 |
2/9 |
1/8 |
0/0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-36 |
5 |
1 |
| O. Sarr |
16 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
1/2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
-28 |
5 |
8 |
| T. Maledon |
25 |
2/10 |
1/6 |
3/3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
-32 |
8 |
5 |
| V. Krejci |
28 |
0/3 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
-31 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
|
37/86 |
9/35 |
18/21 |
8 |
31 |
39 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
23 |
3 |
|
101 |
|
|
| Timberwolves / 138 |
Tirs |
Bounces |
|
| Players |
Min |
Tirs |
3pts |
LF |
O |
D |
T |
Pd |
Fte |
Int |
Bp |
Ct |
+/- |
Pts |
Eval |
| J. Vanderbilt |
24 |
2/4 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+9 |
4 |
17 |
| J. McDaniels |
23 |
6/12 |
3/7 |
1/2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
13 |
| K. Towns |
25 |
7/12 |
1/3 |
5/7 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
25 |
| P. Beverley |
24 |
2/8 |
2/7 |
1/2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
+8 |
7 |
6 |
| D. Russell |
25 |
5/11 |
2/7 |
5/5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
+13 |
17 |
21 |
| T. Prince |
20 |
7/10 |
3/5 |
1/1 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+21 |
18 |
21 |
| N. Knight |
5 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
1/2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
| J. Layman |
5 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
| J.Okogie |
6 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
2/2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+11 |
2 |
3 |
| N. Reid |
18 |
8/8 |
2/2 |
2/2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+29 |
20 |
26 |
| J. McLaughlin |
23 |
2/3 |
1/1 |
0/0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+28 |
5 |
8 |
| M. Beasley |
23 |
5/11 |
5/10 |
0/0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+21 |
15 |
17 |
| J. Nowell |
13 |
3/7 |
1/2 |
0/0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+21 |
7 |
8 |
| L. Bolmaro |
5 |
2/4 |
2/3 |
0/0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+8 |
6 |
7 |
| Total |
|
49/90 |
22/47 |
18/23 |
7 |
34 |
41 |
35 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
7 |
|
138 |
|
|
Denver – Houston : 116-101
Deprived of Nikola Jokic, sick, the Nuggets were able to count on a great DeMarcus Cousins (31 points). The former All-Star is in Denver to replace the 2021 MVP if necessary, and he showed against the Rockets that he can fill this role perfectly. Michael Malone’s players made the difference in the second quarter.
At the end of the third, DeMarcus Cousins chained a 3-pt and free throws to give the Nuggets a 17-point lead before the last act. He drives the nail then, with a dunk in the last minutes, to maintain a sufficient gap. It’s the twelfth straight loss for Houston…
| Nuggets / 116 |
Tirs |
Bounces |
|
| Players |
Min |
Tirs |
3pts |
LF |
O |
D |
T |
Pd |
Fte |
Int |
Bp |
Ct |
+/- |
Pts |
Eval |
| you. green |
28 |
3/8 |
1/3 |
7/7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+9 |
14 |
15 |
| A. Gordon |
29 |
5/9 |
0/1 |
2/4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+8 |
12 |
12 |
| W. Barton |
29 |
4/10 |
2/6 |
1/2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+11 |
11 |
9 |
| D. Cousins |
24 |
10/14 |
3/4 |
8/9 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
+10 |
31 |
39 |
| M. Morris |
26 |
4/8 |
2/2 |
0/0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+10 |
10 |
17 |
| Yes. Green |
24 |
6/14 |
0/4 |
2/2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+5 |
14 |
19 |
| F. Campazzo |
19 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
| M. Howard |
1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
| B. Hyland |
20 |
2/7 |
2/5 |
5/5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
+6 |
11 |
14 |
| B. Forbes |
19 |
3/9 |
1/4 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+4 |
7 |
0 |
| D. Reed |
20 |
2/6 |
2/4 |
0/0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+6 |
6 |
7 |
| Total |
|
39/86 |
13/33 |
25/31 |
10 |
31 |
41 |
27 |
21 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
|
116 |
|
|
| Rockets / 101 |
Tirs |
Bounces |
|
| Players |
Min |
Tirs |
3pts |
LF |
O |
D |
T |
Pd |
Fte |
Int |
Bp |
Ct |
+/- |
Pts |
Eval |
| J. Tate |
23 |
5/10 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
-4 |
10 |
12 |
| C. Wood |
31 |
7/12 |
0/2 |
8/8 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-8 |
22 |
32 |
| E. Gordon |
30 |
4/7 |
3/5 |
0/0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
-9 |
11 |
5 |
| K. Porter Jr. |
31 |
3/12 |
2/8 |
1/2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
-13 |
9 |
6 |
| J. Green |
32 |
7/14 |
2/6 |
2/4 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-8 |
18 |
21 |
| K. Martin Jr. |
19 |
3/4 |
2/3 |
1/2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-4 |
9 |
13 |
| A. Sengun |
22 |
5/10 |
0/3 |
1/4 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-14 |
11 |
15 |
| G. Mathews |
29 |
1/5 |
0/4 |
1/1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-8 |
3 |
1 |
| J. Christopher |
18 |
1/6 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
-11 |
2 |
0 |
| D. Nix |
2 |
0/1 |
0/0 |
0/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
-1 |
| T. Queen |
2 |
2/2 |
1/1 |
1/1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
6 |
7 |
| Total |
|
38/83 |
10/36 |
15/22 |
9 |
35 |
44 |
25 |
21 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
|
101 |
|
|