Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 4, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	40	32	24	30	126
DEN	28	35	17	36	116

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, 126-116. The Timberwolves improve to 1-0, while the Nuggets fall to 0-1.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	12	3-4	1-1	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	+12	9
11Naz ReidPF	12	4-6	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+12	10
27Rudy GobertC	12	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	2	0	0	2	+12	6
0Donte DiVincenzoSG	12	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	6	1	1	0	2	+12	8
4Rob DillinghamPG	23	3-10	1-4	0-0	2	9	0	0	4	4	+4	7
8Bones Hyland	22	5-8	3-4	5-6	3	3	1	0	1	3	+5	18
19Joan Beringer	22	6-8	0-0	2-3	4	0	0	1	0	5	-6	14
22Jaylen Clark	20	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2
7Joe Ingles	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	0	+2	3
1Terrence Shannon Jr.	20	2-9	0-2	7-8	4	4	0	0	1	1	+2	11
44Rocco Zikarsky	13	3-8	0-0	3-4	8	0	1	0	1	2	+4	9
33Johnny Juzang	19	6-13	3-7	1-2	6	0	1	0	0	1	-4	16
24Alize Johnson	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+2	0
13Tristen Newton	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
Zyon Pullin	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-2	2
25Enrique Freeman	8	3-3	2-2	1-1	2	0	0	0	1	1	-4	9
14Jules Bernard	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-3	0


TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	15-3050.0%	21-2680.8%	41	32	7	3	11	24	-	126

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	14	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	1	-5	2
32Aaron GordonPF	15	4-4	1-1	5-6	3	1	0	0	1	0	-4	14
15Nikola JokicC	18	4-5	0-0	6-6	5	2	1	0	1	0	-6	14
0Christian BraunSG	15	2-2	1-1	2-4	3	0	0	0	1	2	-9	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	16	3-6	1-3	5-5	1	5	0	1	2	3	0	12
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	14	0-3	0-2	3-4	2	3	0	0	1	3	-1	3
8Peyton Watson	17	5-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-10	10
11Bruce Brown	15	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	2	1	1	2	-12	2
3Julian Strawther	17	3-6	1-1	0-1	3	0	0	0	1	0	-9	7
17Jonas Valanciūnas	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	1	4	5	-6	6
21Spencer Jones	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	2	+2	0
24Jalen Pickett	14	5-9	3-4	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	3	-7	13
22Zeke Nnaji	11	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	-1	4
5Hunter Tyson	15	3-5	3-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	0	+4	9
Curtis Jones	12	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	0	+6	0
14DaRon Holmes II	8	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	+2	5
3Moses Brown	4	4-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+3	8
Tamar Bates	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	+3	0
20Kessler Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-7554.7%	11-2839.3%	23-2882.1%	37	27	9	4	15	22	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to Dillingham
(11:41) MISS DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:38) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (11:35) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:35) MISS Braun Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:32) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:23) MISS Dillingham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:19) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:09) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:50) Reid 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
31
(10:36) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (10:36) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
32
(10:36) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:33) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:17) MISS Dillingham 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:57) DiVincenzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:49) Reid 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Dillingham 1 AST)
62
(9:35) Gobert S.FOUL (P2.T3) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (9:35) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
63
+1 (9:35) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
64
+3 (9:24) DiVincenzo 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dillingham 2 AST)
94
+2 (9:02) Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
96
+2 (8:40) Gobert 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Dillingham 3 AST)
116
(8:25) Murray OFF.Foul (P1) (G.Petraitis)
(8:25) Murray Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:11) McDaniels 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
136
+2 (7:57) Johnson 3' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
138
+2 (7:48) Gobert 5' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
158
(7:40) Dillingham P.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
(7:33) Dillingham S.FOUL (P2.PN) (A.Abazi)
+1 (7:33) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
159
+1 (7:33) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1510
(7:17) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (7:17) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1610
+1 (7:17) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1710
(7:10) DiVincenzo S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Abazi)
(7:10) MISS Braun Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:10) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (7:10) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1711
(7:00) MISS DiVincenzo 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:57) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:55) Reid 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (8 PTS)
1911
(6:40) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:40) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:28) McDaniels 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2211
+2 (6:11) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
2213
+2 (5:50) McDaniels 23' Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2413
+2 (5:31) Murray 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2415
(5:31) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (5:31) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2416
+2 (5:23) Hyland 8' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gobert 2 AST)
2616
(5:23) Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (G.Petraitis)
(5:23) MISS Hyland Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:20) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:08) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(5:08) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:52) MISS Reid 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(4:50) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:46) Hyland P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:46) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
2617
+1 (4:46) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2618
+2 (4:35) Gobert 9' Driving Hook Shot (6 PTS) (DiVincenzo 3 AST)
2818
(4:22) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:22) Gobert STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:18) Reid 3' Running Layup (10 PTS) (DiVincenzo 4 AST)
3018
+2 (3:56) Gordon 16' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS)
3020
(3:44) MISS Gobert 10' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:44) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:44) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:32) Hardaway Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:32) Gobert STEAL (2 STL)
(3:30) Hardaway Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Abazi)
(3:30) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:05) MISS Reid 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(3:02) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:48) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
3022
(2:34) MISS Hyland 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:25) DiVincenzo S.FOUL (P2.PN) (A.Abazi)
+1 (2:25) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3023
+1 (2:25) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3024
+3 (2:12) Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (DiVincenzo 5 AST)
3324
(1:53) MISS B. Brown 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:53) DiVincenzo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:50) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:48) DiVincenzo 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
3524
(1:33) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:33) Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
(1:21) MISS Hyland 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:18) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:03) B. Brown 23' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3526
+3 (0:54) DiVincenzo 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gobert 3 AST)
3826
(0:44) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:44) DiVincenzo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:40) Hyland 1' Running Layup (7 PTS) (DiVincenzo 6 AST)
4026
+2 (0:21) Jokic 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)
4028
(0:02) MISS McDaniels 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:02) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

126Points116

45-88(51.1%)Field Goal(%)41-75(54.7%)

15-30(50.0%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

21-26(80.8%)Free Throw(%)23-28(82.1%)

41(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

32Assists27

7Steals9

3Blocks4

11Turnovers15

24Fouls22

50Pts In The Paint48

16Fast Break Pts16

20Pts Off Turnovers14

86Bench Pts67

19Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, October 4, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 12,096 (63.3%)