Minnesota
Timberwolves
117
–
108
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 22 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 117 |
| DEN | 31 | 19 | 32 | 26 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Julius Randle
MIN
14
PTS
9
REB
7
AST
+7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite62.9
Hustle: 15.0Defense: 46.8Impact: 1.1
3 deflections6 contested shotsheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 37.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Edwards
MIN
21
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
+2
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-19 (47.4%)
3PT3-9
FT0-2
TS%52.8%
eFG%55.3%
STL1
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG110
DRTG107
NET+3
only 29 pts allowed on 64.1 possessions
Box Score
| MIN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 32:43 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9-12 | 75% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +20 |
| Anthony Edwards | 39:03 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9-19 | 47% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| Julius Randle | 32:06 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | +7 |
| Rudy Gobert | 37:34 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 35:41 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 5-10 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bones Hyland | 15:35 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-7 | 86% | 3-3 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 26:07 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | -1 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 21:11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 41 | 7 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 46-85 | 54% | 14-36 | 39% | 11-19 | 58% | — |
Jaylen Clark —
Terrence Shannon Jr. —
Joan Beringer —
Julian Phillips —
Joe Ingles —
Mike Conley —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther | 16:56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:48 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9-22 | 41% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-7 | 71% | -7 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23:11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Christian Braun | 37:36 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:07 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15-26 | 58% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 33:30 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 83% | 3-4 | 75% | 4-7 | 57% | -17 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 9:36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Jalen Pickett | 6:25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6:14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Bruce Brown | 28:03 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 41-85 | 48% | 6-22 | 27% | 20-27 | 74% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
KJ Simpson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIN46/85 (54%)
Paint
26/38 (68%)
Mid
11/20 (55%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
ATB3 41%RA 71%Paint 63%Mid 50%Corner 3 25%
DEN41/85 (48%)
Paint
30/52 (58%)
Mid
8/19 (42%)
3PT
6/22 (27%)
Paint 50%RA 65%ATB3 25%Mid 43%Corner 3 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Rudy Gobert
6.2 min • 12 pts • 63%
Best Defender
Christian Braun
held Anthony Edwards
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Julius Randle
3.5 min • 8 pts • 43%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Edwards | Ayo Dosunmu | Bones Hyland | Donte DiVincenzo | Jaden McDaniels | Julius Randle | Naz Reid | Rudy Gobert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 8pts 43% | 1.2m 8pts 80% | 6.2m 12pts 63% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 5.0m 6pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 3.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 3.1m 5pts 100% | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 3.7m 3pts 25% | — | — | 4.7m 9pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 0% |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 2.8m 6pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 4pts 33% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 4pts 33% | 3.6m 6pts 60% | 1.9m 5pts 40% | 2.3m 8pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MIN leads
DEN Largest Lead
11
Q1 10:50
MIN Largest Lead
14
Q3 1:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 11:39 – Q2 1:43
+9 → +3
MIN 9-0 run
Q1 11:39 – Q2 1:43
+9 → +2
MIN 11-0 run
Q1 11:39 – Q2 2:08
+9 → 0
MIN 9-0 run
Q2 3:34 – Q2 5:53
+2 → -4