Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Timberwolves - April 10

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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Nikola Jokic averages 26.4 points, 12.4 boards and 9.0 assists, shooting 57.8% from the field (10th in NBA) and 35.2% from downtown, with 1.1 made treys per game.

Porter averages 16.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Jamal Murray is averaging 21.0 points, 6.6 assists and 4.1 boards.

Aaron Gordon is averaging 14.0 points, 3.4 assists and 6.5 rebounds.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope averages 10.2 points, 2.4 boards and 2.4 assists, shooting 45.8% from the floor and 41.1% from downtown, with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.

Timberwolves Key Players

Anthony Edwards averages 26.3 points, 5.5 boards and 5.1 assists. He is also sinking 46.2% of his shots from the field and 36.0% from 3-point range, with 2.5 triples per contest.

The Timberwolves are getting 13.7 points, 12.8 boards and 1.3 assists per game from Rudy Gobert.

Naz Reid's numbers on the season are 13.4 points, 5.3 boards and 1.3 assists per contest. He is draining 48.0% of his shots from the field and 41.9% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.1 treys.

Mike Conley's numbers on the season are 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists per contest. He is making 45.1% of his shots from the floor and 43.6% from beyond the arc (fifth in NBA), with an average of 2.3 triples.

The Timberwolves are receiving 6.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game from Kyle Anderson.

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets have a +408 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.1 points per game. They're putting up 114.6 points per game to rank 14th in the league and are allowing 109.5 per outing to rank sixth in the NBA.

Denver is seventh in the league at 44.5 rebounds per game. That's 2.2 more than the 42.3 its opponents average.

The Nuggets hit 11.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league), while their opponents have made 11.2 on average.

Denver's 115.4 points per 100 possessions on offense rank eighth in the NBA, and the 110.4 points it allows per 100 possessions rank eighth in the league.

Minnesota Key Stats

The Timberwolves are outscoring opponents by 7.0 points per game, with a +554 scoring differential overall. They put up 113.2 points per game (18th in NBA) and allow 106.2 per outing (first in league).

Minnesota comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.3 boards. It collects 43.8 rebounds per game (14th in league) compared to its opponents' 41.5.

The Timberwolves make 12.7 three-pointers per game (14th in the league), 1.3 more than their opponents.

Minnesota averages 113.1 points per 100 possessions on offense (16th in league), and gives up 105.8 points per 100 possessions (first in NBA).

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