Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Timberwolves in Western Semifinals | Game 1 - May 4

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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.4 points, 9.0 assists and 12.4 rebounds.

Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 16.7 points, 1.5 assists and 7.0 rebounds.

Jamal Murray averages 21.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists, shooting 48.1% from the field and 42.5% from downtown (10th in NBA), with 2.5 made treys per contest.

Aaron Gordon averages 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 55.6% from the floor.

Reggie Jackson's numbers on the season are 10.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, shooting 43.1% from the floor and 35.9% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.2 made 3-pointers.

Timberwolves Key Players

Edwards' numbers on the season are 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He is also sinking 46.1% of his shots from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range, with an average of 2.4 triples.

Rudy Gobert averages 14.0 points, 12.9 boards and 1.3 assists. He is also sinking 66.1% of his shots from the field (second in league).

The Timberwolves are receiving 21.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game from Karl-Anthony Towns.

The Timberwolves are receiving 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game from Naz Reid.

The Timberwolves are getting 11.4 points, 2.9 boards and 5.9 assists per game from Mike Conley.

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets have a +431 scoring differential, topping opponents by 5.3 points per game. They're putting up 114.9 points per game to rank 14th in the league and are giving up 109.6 per contest to rank sixth in the NBA.

The 44.4 rebounds per game Denver averages rank seventh in the league, and are 2.1 more than the 42.3 its opponents collect per outing.

The Nuggets knock down 11.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) at a 37.4% rate (ninth-best in the NBA), compared to the 11.2 their opponents make while shooting 35.5% from beyond the arc.

Denver ranks seventh in the NBA with 115.6 points scored per 100 possessions, and eighth in the league defensively with 110.5 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Minnesota Key Stats

The Timberwolves put up 113.0 points per game (18th in league) while giving up 106.5 per outing (first in NBA). They have a +529 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 6.5 points per game.

Minnesota averages 43.6 rebounds per game (15th in league) while conceding 41.4 per contest to opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 2.2 boards per game.

The Timberwolves knock down 12.6 three-pointers per game (15th in the league), 1.2 more than their opponents. They are shooting 38.7% from beyond the arc (third-best in NBA), and opponents are shooting 35.4%.

Minnesota ranks 16th in the NBA with 113.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and first defensively with 106.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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