Minnesota Timberwolves 140, Denver Nuggets 139 — Recap

April 1, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 140, Denver Nuggets 139 (2 overtimes). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 26-32 DEN; Q2 MIN 26-21 DEN; Q3 MIN 32-26 DEN; Q4 MIN 28-33 DEN; OT1 MIN 13-13 DEN; OT2 MIN 15-14 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 61 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 threes on 18-of-29 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 34 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-25 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 26 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (MIN) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

61 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 6 3PM · 18-29 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

34 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 12-25 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 61 pointsNickeil Alexander-Walker · Season-high 26 pointsChristian Braun · Season-high 12 reboundsNickeil Alexander-Walker · Season-high 8 assists

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT		T
MIN	26	26	32	28	13	15		140
DEN	32	21	26	33	13	14		139

🧮 How They Scored

MINDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.4%Effective FG%61.6%

10.3%Turnover %13.2%

36.2%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.225Free-throw rate0.512

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	50	34	10	8	1	—	5	12-25	5-15	5-7	+8
Julius Randle F	50	26	9	7	1	—	4	11-22	4-8	—	+1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	45	26	8	8	—	2	1	8-16	5-11	5-7	+14
Jaden McDaniels F	44	12	6	—	—	—	2	5-17	0-4	2-2	-6
Rudy Gobert C	40	19	12	1	1	—	—	7-11	—	5-9	-10
Mike Conley G	36	9	1	8	1	—	1	3-8	3-7	—	-22
Josh Minott F	12	10	4	1	—	—	—	4-6	2-4	—	+14
Jaylen Clark G	9	2	2	2	—	—	1	1-4	0-1	—	+2
Rob Dillingham G	4	2	—	—	1	—	—	1-2	—	—	+4

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	53	61	10	10	2	—	4	18-29	6-11	19-24	+2
Christian Braun G	53	18	12	4	3	—	2	8-14	1-6	1-1	+12
Aaron Gordon F	47	30	8	5	—	1	2	9-15	4-8	8-10	+16
Peyton Watson G	45	7	3	—	—	4	1	3-9	0-3	1-2	-11
Russell Westbrook G	38	12	6	7	1	2	5	4-11	0-3	4-7	-5
Jalen Pickett G	32	9	4	5	—	—	—	4-6	1-3	—	+4
Zeke Nnaji F-C	11	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	-17
DeAndre Jordan C	5	2	2	1	—	—	2	1-2	—	—	-3
Hunter Tyson F	5	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	50	34	60.5	27.0	+6.9	13.7
Julius Randle	Bench	50	26	59.1	21.7	+1.0	10.7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	45	26	68.1	17.3	+15.9	14.3
Rudy Gobert	Bench	40	19	63.5	17.0	-9.8	9.8
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	44	12	33.6	19.4	-4.1	-1.7
Josh Minott	Bench	12	10	83.3	17.1	+53.8	23.3
Mike Conley	Bench	36	9	56.3	10.5	-34.4	5.3
Jaylen Clark	Bench	9	2	25.0	20.8	+17.4	-6.9
Rob Dillingham	Bench	4	2	50.0	18.2	+36.1	11.8
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Naz Reid	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Luka Garza	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Leonard Miller	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	53	61	77.1	38.1	+3.2	26.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	47	30	77.3	22.0	+16.3	15.3
Christian Braun	Bench	53	18	62.3	13.9	+10.4	12.2
Russell Westbrook	Bench	38	12	42.6	23.5	-8.3	4.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	32	9	75.0	8.7	+12.1	10.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	45	7	35.4	11.1	-10.8	0.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	5	2	50.0	33.3	-34.8	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	11	—	0.0	0.0	-64.8	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	-34.8	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0