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Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets

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38-29, 20-15 Away
Final
115 - 95

42-24, 22-10 Home

Anthony Edwards scores 29 points and Julius Randle adds 25 as Timberwolves rout Nuggets 115-95

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who improved to 3-0 against the Nuggets this season. The last game between these two Northwest Division foes is April 1 in Denver.

Donte DiVincenzo had 10 points as Minnesota's bench outscored Denver's reserves by a 26-14 margin.

Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points and eight rebounds. He and the rest of Denver's starters were taken out with 5:05 remaining and Minnesota up 109-84.

Jokic had a nifty coast-to-coast, fast-break dunk in the first half. It was a rare highlight for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray was 0 for 7 with one point in the first half. He finished 4 of 15 for 12 points.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Their stellar defense limited Denver to 20 assists, 18 fast-break points and 52 points in the paint. All were below the Nuggets' league-leading averages.

Nuggets: After scoring 140 points in Monday's win at Oklahoma City on 60.5% shooting, the Nuggets never found their shooting touch. They shot 40.4% in a game they never led.

Key moment Denver coach Michael Malone tried just about everything to spark his team in the first half. He called timeouts, challenged a play and even got a technical. Minnesota led by 14 in the opening half.

K ey stat The six straight wins is Minnesota's longest streak of the season.

Up next Both teams play Friday, with the Nuggets hosting the Los Angeles Lakers and the Timberwolves at home against Orlando.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 115 - 95
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 115 - 95
4th 5.1 Josh Minott defensive rebound 115 - 95
4th 8.1 Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper 115 - 95
4th 15.1 Luka Garza makes 27-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists) 115 - 95

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/den.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDEN
43-90 FG 36-89
48 Field Goal % 40
17-40 3PT 7-30
43 Three Point % 23
12-16 FT 16-22
75 Free Throw % 73
48 Rebounds 42
12 Offensive Rebounds 12
36 Defensive Rebounds 30
31 Assists 20
7 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 10
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
17 Fast Break Points 18
52 Points in Paint 52
16 Fouls 16
26 Largest Lead 0
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Strawther, G Out Oct 16
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Edwards, G Out Oct 29
Donte DiVincenzo, G Out Oct 5

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,832 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota 8 3 .727 - W4
Oklahoma City 8 3 .727 - L1
Portland 7 3 .700 0.5 W1
Denver 5 4 .556 2 L1
Utah 1 10 .091 7 L9
Full Standings

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