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DEN 3-3
98 – 110
FINAL
MIN 5-3

Denver Nuggets 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 110 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Denver Nuggets 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-29 MIN; Q2 DEN 20-28 MIN; Q3 DEN 24-25 MIN; Q4 DEN 24-28 MIN.

Top performers (box score): Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Cameron Johnson (DEN) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Terrence Shannon Jr. (MIN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Jaden McDaniels
32 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 13-25 FG
Scoring · DEN
Nikola Jokic
28 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 11-19 FG
Scoring · DEN
Cameron Johnson
27 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 8-15 FG
Season highs
Jaden McDaniels · Season-high 32 pointsRudy Gobert · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DEN 5 largest lead Q1 9:00 (DEN 7, MIN 2) · 7-0 run, Q3 7:43–Q3 5:36
MIN 12 largest lead Q4 0:25 (DEN 98, MIN 110) · 11-0 run, Q1 8:47–Q1 7:20
Swings 9 lead changes Tied 6 times

Ahead for good: Jaden McDaniels makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Naz Reid assists) (Q3 4:00, DEN 69, MIN 71).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 3:20 Julius Randle makes 6-foot two point shotMIN · DEN 95, MIN 100
  • Q4 2:03 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 96, MIN 100
  • Q4 2:03 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 97, MIN 100
  • Q4 1:43 Terrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layupMIN · DEN 97, MIN 102
  • Q4 1:43 Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1MIN · DEN 97, MIN 103
  • Q4 1:27 Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 98, MIN 103
  • Q4 1:07 Jaden McDaniels makes 19-foot pullup jump shotMIN · DEN 98, MIN 105
  • Q4 0:57 Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · DEN 98, MIN 106
  • Q4 0:55 Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · DEN 98, MIN 107
  • Q4 0:55 Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · DEN 98, MIN 108
  • Q4 0:25 Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · DEN 98, MIN 109
  • Q4 0:25 Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · DEN 98, MIN 110

Linescore

1234 T
DEN 30202424 98
MIN 29282528 110

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIN
40Points in the paint64
7Fast-break points13
4Second-chance points20
10Points off turnovers16
20Bench points19
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.0%Effective FG%49.5%
13.1%Turnover %6.3%
16.2%Offensive rebound %41.3%
0.333Free-throw rate0.255

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Nikola Jokic C 432891001411-191-55-6-9
Jamal Murray G 4012640104-170-24-4-18
Cameron Johnson F 3927830128-155-106-9-3
Spencer Jones F 358210113-42-30-0-9
Christian Braun G 283100311-41-40-0-9
Tim Hardaway Jr. G 2113421114-71-24-4-5
Bruce Brown G 141112030-20-11-2-5
Tyus Jones G 134031002-40-00-0+5
Jonas Valanciunas C 42200011-30-00-0-2
Zeke Nnaji F-C 30000000-00-00-0-5

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jaden McDaniels F 453210321013-251-45-6+16
Rudy Gobert C 42101381204-60-02-4+11
Julius Randle F 3718451046-172-54-6+15
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F 3524612009-201-75-5+7
Naz Reid F-C 3415741027-131-30-1+11
Mike Conley G 267631013-71-40-0-1
Jaylen Clark G 123210001-31-30-0-3
Nah'Shon Hyland G 91210000-30-31-2+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Nikola Jokic Starter 432864.728.6-10.717.7
Cameron Johnson Starter 392771.225.0-5.314.1
Jamal Murray Starter 401232.022.1-25.24.9
Spencer Jones Starter 358100.07.0-8.84.0
Christian Braun Starter 28337.58.5-16.1-0.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. Bench 211374.219.6-11.916.1
Tyus Jones Bench 13450.015.4+26.19.4
Jonas Valanciunas Bench 04233.344.4-41.1-5.3
Bruce Brown Bench 14117.418.2-13.1-9.0
Zeke Nnaji Bench 0300.00.0-85.70.0
Jalen Pickett Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Julian Strawther Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
DaRon Holmes II Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jaden McDaniels Starter 453257.925.2+18.617.1
Terrence Shannon Jr. Starter 352454.125.9+12.519.2
Julius Randle Starter 371845.827.0+19.25.9
Rudy Gobert Starter 421064.48.0+14.513.7
Mike Conley Starter 26750.012.5-1.910.1
Naz Reid Bench 341555.818.3+13.412.6
Jaylen Clark Bench 12350.011.5+5.42.6
Nah'Shon Hyland Bench 09112.919.0+29.2-2.8
Joe Ingles Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Ayo Dosunmu Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Julian Phillips Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Joan Beringer Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series DEN 5 – 5 MIN
Last 41 meetings · since 2020-21 DEN 20 – 21 MIN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Denver Nuggets Next game recap: @ OKC · Thu, Oct 22
Minnesota Timberwolves Next game recap: @ SAS · Mon, May 4

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