Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 25, 2025

FINAL / OT

20-11MinnesotaT-wolves

138

22-8DenverNuggets

142

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIN	29	26	23	37	23	138
DEN	32	25	35	23	27	142

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves, 142-138, in OT. Denver improves to 22-8 on the season, while Minnesota falls to 20-11.

Player Stats

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	39	9-12	1-3	2-2	4	4	0	2	3	5	+4	21
30Julius RandlePF	39	12-22	2-7	6-7	7	6	3	1	2	4	-13	32
27Rudy GobertC	33	4-7	0-0	1-2	12	0	0	6	0	6	+18	9
5Anthony EdwardsSG	42	14-25	5-14	11-13	6	3	3	0	6	1	-17	44
0Donte DiVincenzoPG	34	2-11	0-7	2-2	8	8	2	1	0	6	+12	6
10Mike Conley	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	0	-15	0
11Naz Reid	28	5-13	2-7	1-1	6	3	0	0	1	3	-4	13
8Bones Hyland	22	4-8	2-4	1-3	4	5	1	1	1	2	+7	11
22Jaylen Clark	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9	2
1Terrence Shannon Jr.	9	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
9Johnny Juzang	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
19Joan Beringer	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Rob Dillingham	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Leonard Miller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	51-10449.0%	12-4526.7%	24-3080.0%	47	31	10	12	13	27	-	138

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	40	5-10	2-5	0-0	8	1	2	0	2	4	+2	12
8Peyton WatsonPF	42	3-5	1-2	2-2	4	0	3	0	2	4	+15	9
15Nikola JokicC	42	15-21	4-6	22-23	16	15	0	2	5	2	+15	56
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	41	7-16	3-11	2-2	4	0	0	1	0	1	+4	19
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	12-32	9-18	2-3	2	10	0	1	4	3	+5	35
11Bruce Brown	28	3-7	0-0	1-2	3	3	1	0	3	2	-6	7
3Julian Strawther	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	+3	0
22Zeke Nnaji	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-9	2
17Jonas Valanciūnas	10	1-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	-9	2
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Curtis Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	47-10146.5%	19-4344.2%	29-3290.6%	45	31	6	5	17	18	-	142

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMINDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Gobert: Tip to DiVincenzo
(11:35) MISS Randle 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:33) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (11:10) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
03
(10:55) MISS Gobert 7' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:55) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:55) Timberwolves Rebound
(10:50) Edwards Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:42) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:42) Edwards STEAL (1 STL)
(10:36) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:36) S. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(10:31) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:28) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:02) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:02) Edwards STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:58) DiVincenzo 3' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
23
(9:41) MISS S. Jones 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:41) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:39) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:26) MISS DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS Murray 5' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:08) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:08) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (9:01) Jokic 11' Driving Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
25
(8:47) Randle Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(8:47) S. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
(8:41) Watson Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (8:33) Edwards 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
55
+2 (8:16) Murray 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
57
(8:02) MISS Randle 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:58) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:47) MISS S. Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:34) Edwards 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Randle 3 AST)
87
(7:16) Murray Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:10) Edwards Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(7:10) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:07) Gobert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Myers)
+1 (7:07) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
88
+1 (7:07) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
89
(6:51) MISS DiVincenzo 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:48) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:48) Gobert Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
109
(6:43) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:27) S. Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
(6:27) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:27) Edwards Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
119
+1 (6:27) Edwards Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
129
(6:27) MISS Edwards Free Throw 3 of 3
(6:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:12) MISS S. Jones 3' Reverse Layup
(6:12) Gobert BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:10) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (6:06) Edwards 2' Running Reverse Layup (10 PTS)
149
(5:54) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
+3 (5:48) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1412
+2 (5:39) McDaniels 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1612
(5:20) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:19) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(5:05) MISS Randle 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:02) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(5:02) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
(5:02) NUGGETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(5:02) MISS Gobert Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:02) Timberwolves Rebound
+1 (5:02) Gobert Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1712
(4:48) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(4:48) Edwards STEAL (3 STL)
+3 (4:35) Reid 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
2012
+2 (4:21) Brown 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2014
(4:04) MISS Reid 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:04) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:52) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
+1 (3:52) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2015
+1 (3:52) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2016
(3:38) MISS Reid 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:37) NUGGETS Rebound
(3:37) Gobert L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Foster)
+2 (3:27) Jokic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2018
(3:27) Randle S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Myers)
+1 (3:27) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2019
+2 (3:17) Edwards 20' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Conley 1 AST)
2219
+3 (3:00) Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2222
(3:00) Timberwolves Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:44) Randle 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
2522
+2 (2:30) Jokic 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2524
(2:17) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:13) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:12) MISS Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:12) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:03) Jokic 2' Running Layup (16 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2526
(1:39) MISS Edwards 37' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Timberwolves Rebound
(1:38) Timberwolves Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
+2 (1:23) Hardaway Jr. 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2528
(1:10) MISS Conley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:00) MISS Strawther 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:00) Conley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:57) Reid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:53) MISS Reid 6' Running Layup
(0:51) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:46) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:46) Conley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:41) Randle 4' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2728
(0:32) MISS Jokic 5' Driving Layup
(0:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (0:30) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (18 PTS)
2730
+2 (0:20) Edwards 4' Driving Reverse Layup (14 PTS)
2930
+2 (0:05) Hardaway Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2932
(0:00) MISS Hyland 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

MIN

DEN

138Points142

51-104(49.0%)Field Goal(%)47-101(46.5%)

12-45(26.7%)3-Point(%)19-43(44.2%)

24-30(80.0%)Free Throw(%)29-32(90.6%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(11)

31Assists31

10Steals6

12Blocks5

13Turnovers17

27Fouls18

70Pts In The Paint50

31Fast Break Pts14

26Pts Off Turnovers15

26Bench Pts11

9Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, December 25, 2025 · 10:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 20,046 (105.0%)

tv: ESPN