NBA Final Intelligence
Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Denver Nuggets 114 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Denver Nuggets 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 25-39 DEN; Q2 MIN 39-25 DEN; Q3 MIN 26-29 DEN; Q4 MIN 29-21 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-25 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Julius Randle (MIN) 24 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Donte DiVincenzo (MIN) 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · MIN
30 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-25 FG
Scoring · DEN
30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 6 3PM · 11-25 FG
Scoring · DEN
24 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 8-20 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
MIN
8 largest lead
Q2 2:00 (MIN 64, DEN 56) · 6-0 run, Q1 6:32–Q1 4:42
DEN
19 largest lead
Q2 11:32 (MIN 25, DEN 44) · 14-0 run, Q2 8:30–Q2 6:35
Swings
15 lead changes
Tied 7 times
Ahead for good: Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists) (Q4 4:34, MIN 108, DEN 107).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:34 Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)MIN · MIN 108, DEN 107
- Q4 4:06 Donte DiVincenzo makes running layupMIN · MIN 110, DEN 107
- Q4 3:36 Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · MIN 110, DEN 108
- Q4 2:06 Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunkMIN · MIN 112, DEN 108
- Q4 1:18 Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)DEN · MIN 112, DEN 111
- Q4 1:05 Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)MIN · MIN 115, DEN 111
- Q4 0:49 Nikola Jokic makes driving dunkDEN · MIN 115, DEN 113
- Q4 0:19 Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · MIN 115, DEN 114
- Q4 0:18 Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2MIN · MIN 116, DEN 114
- Q4 0:18 Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2MIN · MIN 117, DEN 114
- Q4 0:03 Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot running dunk (Julius Randle assists)MIN · MIN 119, DEN 114
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 39 | 26 | 29 | 119 | |
| DEN | 39 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 114 |
🧮 How They Scored
MINDEN
52Points in the paint40
13Fast-break points21
20Second-chance points3
12Points off turnovers10
33Bench points23
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
55.6%Effective FG%52.9%
10.4%Turnover %8.3%
19.1%Offensive rebound %11.1%
0.333Free-throw rate0.349
Box Score
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards G | 40 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-25 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 0 |
| Jaden McDaniels F | 37 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | +6 |
| Julius Randle F | 36 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 8-10 | +6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo G | 31 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-2 | +20 |
| Rudy Gobert C | 28 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Naz Reid F-C | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-4 | -4 |
| Ayo Dosunmu G | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland G | 10 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Mike Conley G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 43 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-25 | 6-14 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 40 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-20 | 1-7 | 7-7 | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 37 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Christian Braun G | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 5-7 | +4 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 5-8 | +4 |
| Bruce Brown G | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Spencer Jones F | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Starter | 40 | 30 | 51.8 | 31.9 | +1.2 | 13.4 |
| Julius Randle | Starter | 36 | 24 | 65.2 | 22.5 | +7.4 | 15.6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Starter | 31 | 16 | 81.0 | 16.2 | +32.0 | 16.6 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Starter | 37 | 14 | 45.3 | 20.5 | +9.9 | 1.0 |
| Rudy Gobert | Starter | 28 | 2 | 20.5 | 11.1 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | Bench | 10 | 13 | 110.5 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 24.1 |
| Naz Reid | Bench | 27 | 11 | 51.1 | 15.2 | -4.8 | 9.3 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bench | 22 | 9 | 56.3 | 16.4 | -6.5 | 9.0 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | +37.1 | 12.9 |
| Mike Conley | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +26.4 | 5.0 |
| Joe Ingles | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaylen Clark | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Phillips | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joan Beringer | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 43 | 30 | 58.0 | 29.0 | -4.3 | 13.9 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 40 | 24 | 52.0 | 27.1 | -1.3 | 17.5 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 35 | 16 | 66.2 | 14.5 | +5.1 | 12.3 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 28 | 13 | 59.7 | 16.7 | -16.1 | 5.7 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 37 | 8 | 40.5 | 11.8 | -1.2 | 4.7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 27 | 16 | 63.9 | 18.2 | +3.0 | 8.5 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 17 | 7 | 71.7 | 16.2 | -25.0 | 8.5 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 03 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -96.7 | -5.9 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | -12.9 | -5.4 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
MIN 2
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4 DEN
Last 37 meetings · since 2020-21
MIN 18
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19 DEN
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- MIN 105@DEN 116 Recap
- MIN 117@DEN 108 Recap
- MIN 138@DEN 142 Recap
- DEN 123@MIN 112 Recap
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