Denver
Nuggets
127
–
114
FINAL
Minnesota
Timberwolves
Date
Monday, October 27, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34 | 23 | 45 | 25 | 127 |
| MIN | 30 | 35 | 29 | 20 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
25
PTS
19
REB
10
AST
+17
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending90.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite52.6
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 29.4Impact: 2.7
Triple-Double90.0% FG5 deflections6 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 68.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
43
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
+30
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-29 (55.2%)
3PT5-9
FT6-7
TS%67.0%
eFG%63.8%
TOV2
ORTG141
DRTG111
NET+30
43 points55.2% FG5-9 from 33 deflections+30 plus/minusonly 24 pts allowed on 47.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 1:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Peyton Watson | 24:42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 31:37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +25 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 10:18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 13:24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Hunter Tyson | 1:25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 32:49 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| Cameron Johnson | 18:56 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:08 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9-10 | 90% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-7 | 100% | +17 |
| Christian Braun | 27:29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jamal Murray | 37:13 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16-29 | 55% | 5-9 | 56% | 6-7 | 86% | +30 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 46 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 46-88 | 52% | 13-26 | 50% | 22-25 | 88% | — |
Julian Strawther —
DaRon Holmes II —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 35:26 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -13 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 25:14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -11 |
| Johnny Juzang | 2:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Rob Dillingham | 12:03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bones Hyland | 15:37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mike Conley | 25:39 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| Julius Randle | 34:33 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-4 | 25% | 7-8 | 88% | -5 |
| Rudy Gobert | 26:27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29:53 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-3 | 100% | -7 |
| Naz Reid | 27:21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 40-85 | 47% | 10-32 | 31% | 24-29 | 83% | — |
Joe Ingles —
Leonard Miller —
Jaylen Clark —
Joan Beringer —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/88 (52%)
Paint
28/51 (55%)
Mid
11/23 (48%)
3PT
13/26 (50%)
RA 51%Paint 57%ATB3 44%Corner 3 63%Mid 50%
MIN40/85 (47%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
10/32 (31%)
RA 72%ATB3 30%Paint 33%Corner 3 33%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Rudy Gobert
defended Nikola Jokić
6.8 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Mike Conley
held Jamal Murray
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julius Randle
vs Nikola Jokić
2.0 min • 10 pts • 63%
| MIN Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | DaRon Holmes II | Hunter Tyson | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 3.1m 6pts 67% | — | — | 2.5m 7pts 75% | — | 1.1m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 50% |
| Julius Randle | 6.0m 5pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 10pts 63% | — | — |
| Rudy Gobert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 6.8m 4pts 33% | — | — |
| Mike Conley | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.5m 3pts 33% |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | — | — | 1.2m 1pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Naz Reid | 2.4m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 5pts 50% | — |
| Bones Hyland | 1.1m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Dillingham | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 3.6m 8pts 100% | 2.1m 11pts 100% | — | 0.3m 2pts 100% | 0.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.2m 13pts 71% | 4.5m 2pts 33% | 3.3m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIN leads, negative = DEN leads
MIN Largest Lead
9
Q2 7:42
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q4 9:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 4:57 – Q1 6:27
-10 → -4
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 4:57 – Q1 6:55
-10 → -1
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 5:36 – Q2 7:06
0 → +7
MIN 10-0 run
Q2 5:36 – Q2 7:06
0 → +8