Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
19-8, 8-6 Away
94
19-8, 8-6 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 27 | 20 | 26 | 21 | 94 |
DEN | 21 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 91 |
9-18, 7-9 Home
91
9-18, 7-9 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 36 | 22 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 22 | 7-14 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 7-16 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
94 | 38-86 | 8-17 | 10-12 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 17 | ||
44% | 47% | 83% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 18 | 6-19 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | 15 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | 27 | 11-21 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
91 | 33-81 | 8-22 | 17-20 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 14 | ||
41% | 36% | 85% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
MIN leads 1-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
12:00 AM, 27 December 2001
Denver, CO
Attendance: 14,726
- Referees:
- Ron Garretson
- Bennie Adams
- Tom Washington
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
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