Minnesota
Timberwolves
138
–
142
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 29 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 138 |
| DEN | 32 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 19 | 142 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
35
PTS
2
REB
10
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.39
Impact Composite46.3
Hustle: 7.5Defense: 38.3Impact: 0.5
35 pointsDouble-Double9-18 from 3held opponents to 40.0% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 71.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
56
PTS
16
REB
15
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-21 (71.4%)
3PT4-6
FT22-23
TS%90.0%
eFG%81.0%
BLK2
TOV5
ORTG131
DRTG118
NET+13
56 pointsTriple-Double71.4% FG4-6 from 34 deflections6 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 42 pts allowed on 82.0 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 39:25 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12-22 | 55% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-7 | 86% | -13 |
| Naz Reid | 28:12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-7 | 29% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 39:31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9-12 | 75% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Jaylen Clark | 5:21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Mike Conley | 9:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Donte DiVincenzo | 34:10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2-11 | 18% | 0-7 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Anthony Edwards | 42:16 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14-25 | 56% | 5-14 | 36% | 11-13 | 85% | -17 |
| Rudy Gobert | 33:59 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +18 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 9:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bones Hyland | 22:39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 138 | 47 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 51-104 | 49% | 12-45 | 27% | 24-30 | 80% | — |
Rob Dillingham —
Johnny Juzang —
Joan Beringer —
Leonard Miller —
Joe Ingles —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 42:13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Bruce Brown | 28:17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 41:05 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-11 | 27% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 42:36 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15-21 | 71% | 4-6 | 67% | 22-23 | 96% | +15 |
| Spencer Jones | 40:52 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamal Murray | 42:26 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12-32 | 38% | 9-18 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Julian Strawther | 11:49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 10:24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 142 | 45 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 47-101 | 47% | 19-43 | 44% | 29-32 | 91% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
DaRon Holmes II —
Curtis Jones —
Hunter Tyson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN51/104 (49%)
Paint
35/51 (69%)
Mid
5/11 (45%)
3PT
12/45 (27%)
ATB3 26%RA 81%Paint 44%Mid 43%Corner 3 29%
DEN47/101 (47%)
Paint
25/50 (50%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
19/43 (44%)
ATB3 43%RA 62%Paint 35%Corner 3 50%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Tim Hardaway Jr.
defended Donte DiVincenzo
8.9 min • 5 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Peyton Watson
held Anthony Edwards
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Julius Randle
8.4 min • 22 pts • 82%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Bones Hyland | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Jaylen Clark | Julius Randle | Mike Conley | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert | Terrence Shannon Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 2.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 7pts 100% | — | 8.4m 22pts 82% | — | — | 4.3m 11pts 60% | — |
| Peyton Watson | 6.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jamal Murray | 5.1m 9pts 50% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 6.1m 8pts 33% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | 1.0m 6pts 40% | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | 4.1m 2pts 100% | 3.8m 3pts 25% | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 8.9m 5pts 33% | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | 4.3m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 20% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.1m 7pts 60% | 2.5m 4pts 20% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | 0.9m 3pts 50% | 2.5m 8pts 50% | 3.7m 10pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 25% | 1.7m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q3 6:15
MIN Largest Lead
9
OT 2:01
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 11:54 – Q2 1:10
+3 → +9
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 1:28 – Q2 2:57
+7 → 0
MIN 11-0 run
Q2 1:28 – Q2 3:35
+7 → -2
MIN 13-0 run
Q2 1:28 – Q2 4:13
+7 → -4