Minnesota Timberwolves @ New Jersey Nets
36-34, 16-19 Away
96
36-34, 16-19 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 20 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 96 |
NJ | 18 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 75 |
32-38, 19-16 Home
75
32-38, 19-16 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 13 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 10-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
96 | 38-81 | 3-6 | 17-23 | 53 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 14 | ||
47% | 50% | 74% |
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 31 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 3-12 | 0-6 | 1-1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
75 | 31-87 | 1-15 | 12-12 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 18 | ||
36% | 7% | 100% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
MIN wins 2-0
Game Information
IZOD Center
6:00 PM, 26 March 2005
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 17,849
- Referees:
- Jess Kersey
- Kevin Fehr
- Dan Crawford
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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