April 23, 2026
EXPLORE THE GAME
Every shot, every lead change, every rotation — visualized.
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PLAYER PERFORMANCE
Minnesota Timberwolves
McDaniels dominated both ends of the floor, pairing a highly efficient 20-point scoring night (9-of-13 shooting) with a dominant effort on the glass (10 rebounds). His two-way brilliance was cemented by a +4.5 Defense credit, built on suffocating his matchups into a 6-of-16 shooting performance.
Gobert completely anchored the paint, utilizing a massive 17 shot contests to stifle opponents into a miserable 8-of-26 shooting clip. His rim protection fueled a +6.9 Defense credit, while his 6 screen assists and relentless glass-cleaning kept the offense humming.
DiVincenzo was an absolute menace in the passing lanes, racking up 4 steals and 4 deflections to drive a stellar +8.1 Defense credit. He paired this disruptive energy with elite connective playmaking, dishing out 7 assists to comfortably exceed his season average.
Randle struggled to find his typical scoring groove, missing all three of his perimeter looks during an inefficient 6-of-15 shooting night. He managed to salvage his floor time with solid positional defense, holding opponents to 40% shooting when he was the primary contest to earn a +2.2 Defense credit.
Edwards settled for too many difficult perimeter looks, clanking 6 of his 8 three-point attempts to finish well below his season scoring average. His lack of engagement bled into his own end, where a -2.2 Defense credit reflected opponents shooting a comfortable 56% against him.
Dosunmu relentlessly attacked the interior, shrugging off a winless night from deep to pour in 25 points on blistering 10-of-15 shooting. His downhill pressure collapsed the defense and fueled his playmaking (9 assists), resulting in a massive +23.0 Offense credit.
Reid’s microwave scoring was unplugged in this outing, as he forced up inefficient looks (2-of-7) to finish with just 5 points. His struggles extended to the defensive end, where he offered little resistance and allowed his matchups to shoot 60%.
Hyland's typical high-volume bench scoring was neutralized by a stark lack of touches, limiting him to just 6 points on five shot attempts. He did manage to lock down his assignments during his 15 minutes, holding opponents scoreless (0-of-3) when he was the primary defender.
Anderson was a complete non-factor during his five minutes of spot duty, failing to record a single point, rebound, or assist. His offensive passivity resulted in a negative Offense credit as he merely kept the ball moving without threatening the defense.
Phillips made the most of his brief 81-second cameo, immediately jumping into the passing lanes to secure a steal. This instant burst of energy was enough to register a surprisingly high +2.6 Defense credit in absolute garbage time.
Ingles was inserted for the final 42 seconds of garbage time, functioning purely as a veteran placeholder. He logged no official statistics, continuing his late-season role as a locker-room presence rather than an on-court contributor.
Beringer saw less than a minute of mop-up duty but still managed to pull down a pair of rebounds. His brief activity on the glass was enough to generate a +1.7 Offense credit before the final buzzer sounded.
Conley made a fleeting 42-second appearance at the end of the game, missing his lone three-point attempt. The veteran point guard was merely burning the final seconds off the clock in a purely ceremonial stint.
Denver Nuggets
A brutal shooting night (7-of-26 from the floor) and a sharp drop in playmaking (just 3 assists vs his 11.3 average) hampered Jokić's usual offensive orchestration. However, he compensated with sheer volume at the foul line (11-of-11) and active hands in the passing lanes, generating 5 deflections to help buoy his +7.5 Defense credit.
An ice-cold perimeter stroke derailed Murray's scoring rhythm, as he bricked all five of his three-point attempts en route to an inefficient 5-of-17 shooting night. His struggles compounded on the other end of the floor, where opponents hunted him to the tune of 8-of-13 shooting when he was the nearest defender.
Active hands defined Jones's minutes, as his 5 deflections fueled a massive +4.5 Hustle credit. He also flashed perfect perimeter efficiency (2-of-2 from deep) and stifled his assignments, holding opponents to a miserable 4-of-15 shooting clip when he was the primary defender.
Braun completely vanished on the offensive end, missing all four of his field goal attempts to finish 86% below his season scoring average. He survived his minutes strictly through defensive grit, yielding a +2.1 Defense credit by suffocating his matchups into a 2-of-8 shooting performance.
A frigid shooting night (0-of-3 from deep) neutered Johnson's usual floor-spacing value, continuing a recent downward trend from beyond the arc. Despite the scoring dip, he managed to salvage some utility on the other end, generating a +1.6 Defense credit by holding his primary matchups to 2-of-5 shooting.
Hardaway provided his standard microwave scoring off the bench, leaning heavily on the three-ball to generate a +6.2 Offense credit. He also chipped in surprisingly well on the glass, pulling down 5 rebounds to comfortably exceed his season average.
Brown operated efficiently as a secondary cutter and finisher, converting 4-of-7 looks from the floor to post a +5.4 Offense credit. Despite earning a solid Defense credit overall, his point-of-attack resistance faltered, as opponents converted 75% of their attempts when he was the nearest defender.
Nnaji exploded for a highly unexpected offensive outburst, leveraging perfect shooting from the field and aggressive rim runs to draw fouls (5-of-6 FT). This hyper-efficient scoring barrage drove a massive +12.7 Offense credit, a stark contrast to his typically invisible bench cameos.
Strawther struggled to find any rhythm during his rotation minutes, bleeding value via inefficient shooting (2-of-7) and a pair of sloppy turnovers (avg 0.5). His defensive resistance was practically non-existent, allowing opponents to torch him for 6-of-8 shooting when he was the primary contest.
Relegated to deep-bench duty, Jones barely left a footprint during his four minutes of action. He managed a single field goal for a minor +1.1 Offense credit but failed to register a single assist or hustle statistic.
Holmes was deployed strictly for garbage-time cleanup, grabbing a pair of rebounds in his four minutes on the floor. He contested two shots and offered a screen assist, but was entirely excluded from the offensive flow.
Pickett operated purely as a mop-up guard in his brief four-minute stint, converting one of his two free throws. He managed a single assist to earn a +0.9 Offense credit but otherwise stayed out of the way as the clock wound down.
