Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets: Recap and Play-by-Play

Thu, Dec 25, 10:30 PM ETBall Arena · at Nuggets · Conference game

Final

#15DENNuggets142▲ winner

Closing lineMIN -1.5✓ DEN covered by 5.5

Closing total238.5Over by 41.5

Season records: Timberwolves and Nuggets
MIN	2025-26	DEN
55-39	Record	56-32
42-51	ATS	46-41
45-48	O/U	53-34

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

2025-26 season, regular season

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Box score

Score by quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
MIN	29	26	23	37	23	138
DEN	32	25	35	23	27	142

Team stats

MIN		DEN
51-104 49%	Field goals	47-101 47%
12-45 27%	3-pointers	19-43 44%
24-30 80%	Free throws	29-32 91%
47 11 off	Rebounds	45 11 off
31	Assists	31
10	Steals	6
12	Blocks	5
14	Turnovers	17
27	Fouls	18
70	Points in paint	50
31	Fast-break points	14

Players

MIN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	42	44	6	3	-17
Jaden McDaniels F	40	21	4	4	+4
Julius Randle F	39	32	7	6	-13
Rudy Gobert C	34	9	12	0	+18
Donte DiVincenzo G	34	6	8	8	+12
Bench
Naz Reid C	28	13	6	3	-4
Bones Hyland G	23	11	4	5	+7
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	10	0	0	0	-5
Mike Conley G	10	0	0	2	-15
Jaylen Clark G	5	2	0	0	-9

Did not play: Johnny Juzang, Rob Dillingham (COACH'S DECISION), Leonard Miller (COACH'S DECISION), Joan Beringer (COACH'S DECISION), Joe Ingles (COACH'S DECISION)

DEN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	43	56	16	15	+15
Jamal Murray G	42	35	2	10	+5
Peyton Watson G	42	9	4	0	+15
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	41	19	4	0	+4
Spencer Jones F	41	12	8	1	+2
Bench
Bruce Brown G	28	7	3	3	-6
Julian Strawther G	12	0	3	1	+3
Jonas Valanciunas C	10	2	4	1	-9
Zeke Nnaji F	5	2	1	0	-9

Did not play: DaRon Holmes II (COACH'S DECISION), Jalen Pickett (COACH'S DECISION), Hunter Tyson (COACH'S DECISION), Curtis Jones (COACH'S DECISION)