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MIN 5-3
138 – 142
FINAL
DEN 3-3

Minnesota Timberwolves 138, Denver Nuggets 142 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 138, Denver Nuggets 142 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-32 DEN; Q2 MIN 26-25 DEN; Q3 MIN 23-35 DEN; Q4 MIN 37-23 DEN; OT1 MIN 23-27 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 56 points, 16 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 threes on 15-of-21 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 44 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 14-of-25 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 35 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 9 threes on 12-of-32 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 32 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Jaden McDaniels (MIN) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN
Nikola Jokic
56 PTS, 16 REB, 15 AST, 4 3PM · 15-21 FG
Scoring · MIN
Anthony Edwards
44 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 14-25 FG
Scoring · DEN
Jamal Murray
35 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 9 3PM · 12-32 FG
Season highs
Nikola Jokic · Season-high 56 points

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 9 largest lead OT 2:59 (MIN 124, DEN 115) · 17-0 run, Q2 10:32–Q2 6:18
DEN 16 largest lead Q3 5:45 (MIN 63, DEN 79) · 9-0 run, Q2 5:34–Q2 2:45
Swings 8 lead changes Tied 10 times

Ahead for good: Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three pointer (OT 0:35, MIN 128, DEN 131).

Linescore

1234OT T
MIN 2926233723 138
DEN 3225352327 142

🧮 How They Scored

MINDEN
70Points in the paint50
31Fast-break points14
14Second-chance points18
26Points off turnovers15
26Bench points11
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.8%Effective FG%55.9%
10.0%Turnover %12.9%
24.4%Offensive rebound %23.4%
0.288Free-throw rate0.317

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G 42446330614-255-1411-13-17
Julius Randle F 39327631212-222-76-7-13
Jaden McDaniels F 3921440239-121-32-2+4
Rudy Gobert C 3491200604-70-01-2+18
Donte DiVincenzo G 346882102-110-72-2+12
Naz Reid F-C 2813630015-132-71-1-4
Nah'Shon Hyland G 2311451114-82-41-3+7
Mike Conley G 100021100-10-10-0-15
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F 100000000-30-20-0-5
Jaylen Clark G 52000001-20-00-0-9
Johnny Juzang G 10000000-00-00-0+2

Denver Nuggets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Nikola Jokic C 4356161502515-214-622-23+15
Jamal Murray G 433521001412-329-182-3+5
Peyton Watson G 429403023-51-22-2+15
Tim Hardaway Jr. G 4119400107-163-112-2+4
Spencer Jones F 4112812025-102-50-0+2
Bruce Brown G 287331033-70-01-2-6
Julian Strawther G 120310000-30-10-0+3
Jonas Valanciunas C 102410011-50-00-0-9
Zeke Nnaji F-C 52100101-20-00-0-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Anthony Edwards Starter 424471.634.6-15.817.7
Julius Randle Starter 393263.826.2-13.015.2
Jaden McDaniels Starter 392181.516.0+5.810.0
Rudy Gobert Starter 34957.110.0+26.78.3
Donte DiVincenzo Starter 34625.313.8+14.05.4
Naz Reid Bench 281348.419.2-0.76.4
Nah'Shon Hyland Bench 231159.016.4+10.911.7
Jaylen Clark Bench 05250.022.2-67.74.3
Mike Conley Bench 1000.04.5-59.54.3
Joe Ingles Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Johnny Juzang Bench 0100.00.0+200.00.0
Leonard Miller Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Rob Dillingham Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Terrence Shannon Jr. Bench 1000.014.3-32.1-6.4
Joan Beringer Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Nikola Jokic Starter 435690.032.1+13.033.6
Jamal Murray Starter 433552.532.7+0.29.8
Tim Hardaway Jr. Starter 411956.315.6+5.47.0
Spencer Jones Starter 411260.011.7+3.65.5
Peyton Watson Starter 42976.57.3+14.43.5
Bruce Brown Bench 28744.415.5-9.52.6
Jonas Valanciunas Bench 10220.023.1-34.40.0
Zeke Nnaji Bench 05250.015.4-75.08.9
Jalen Pickett Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Julian Strawther Bench 1200.09.4+10.71.6
Hunter Tyson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
DaRon Holmes II Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Curtis Jones Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 0 – 3 DEN
Last 34 meetings · since 2020-21 MIN 16 – 18 DEN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Minnesota Timberwolves 20-11 L1 L10 7-3 Next game recap: vs BKN · Sat, Dec 27
Denver Nuggets 22-8 W1 L10 8-2 Next game recap: @ ORL · Sat, Dec 27

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