Minnesota
Timberwolves
140
–
139
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | 2OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 26 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 140 |
| DEN | 32 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 139 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
MIN
26
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+14
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending42.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite56.7
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 42.0Impact: 2.2
5-11 from 31 charge drawn+14 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 78.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
34
PTS
10
REB
8
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-25 (48.0%)
3PT5-15
FT5-7
TS%60.5%
eFG%58.0%
STL1
TOV5
ORTG128
DRTG121
NET+7
34 pointsDouble-Double5-15 from 3only 40 pts allowed on 104.4 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 44:59 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-16 | 50% | 5-11 | 46% | 5-7 | 71% | +14 |
| Mike Conley | 36:28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Rob Dillingham | 4:02 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Anthony Edwards | 50:29 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12-25 | 48% | 5-15 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | +8 |
| Josh Minott | 12:02 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julius Randle | 49:30 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11-22 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jaylen Clark | 9:11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 43:42 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5-17 | 29% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Rudy Gobert | 39:37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-9 | 56% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 140 | 52 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 52-111 | 47% | 19-50 | 38% | 17-25 | 68% | — |
Naz Reid —
Joe Ingles —
Donte DiVincenzo —
Leonard Miller —
Bones Hyland —
Luka Garza —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 38:08 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4-11 | 36% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | -5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 46:39 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-15 | 60% | 4-8 | 50% | 8-10 | 80% | +16 |
| Christian Braun | 53:10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 5:22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Peyton Watson | 45:19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| Jalen Pickett | 32:01 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 52:38 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18-29 | 62% | 6-11 | 55% | 19-24 | 79% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 139 | 45 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 47-86 | 55% | 12-34 | 35% | 33-44 | 75% | — |
Vlatko Čančar —
Trey Alexander —
PJ Hall —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN52/111 (47%)
Paint
31/52 (60%)
Mid
10/19 (53%)
3PT
19/51 (37%)
ATB3 31%RA 61%Paint 53%Corner 3 53%Mid 29%
DEN47/86 (55%)
Paint
32/46 (70%)
Mid
7/11 (64%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
RA 71%ATB3 46%Paint 71%Corner 3 10%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Peyton Watson
defended Anthony Edwards
11.0 min • 2 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Jalen Pickett
held Mike Conley
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Rudy Gobert
6.9 min • 28 pts • 71%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Josh Minott | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Rob Dillingham | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 1.6m 7pts 75% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | 9.1m 9pts 33% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 6.9m 28pts 71% |
| Christian Braun | 2.5m 5pts 100% | 7.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | 3.9m 5pts 67% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | 1.2m 1pts 0% | 4.8m 11pts 100% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 4.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.0m 5pts 50% | — | 3.2m 2pts 20% |
| Peyton Watson | 11.0m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Russell Westbrook | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 8.1m 5pts 40% | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Hunter Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 2.0m 9pts 100% | 1.3m 5pts 50% | 3.0m 2pts 25% | 2.7m 8pts 50% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q1 5:31
MIN Largest Lead
8
Q3 10:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:33 – Q1 3:26
+6 → +12
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 1:12 – Q2 3:37
+8 → +1
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 1:12 – Q2 3:37
+8 → 0
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 9:33 – Q2 11:06
+6 → +1