Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
West 1st Round - Game 3 • DEN leads series 3-0
53-29, 19-22 Away
120
53-29, 19-22 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 28 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 120 |
MIN | 28 | 27 | 33 | 23 | 111 |
42-40, 22-19 Home
111
42-40, 22-19 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 14 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +11 | |
| 40 | 25 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +9 | |
| 38 | 20 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +7 | |
| 29 | 14 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | |
| 38 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 27 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | |
| 24 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +11 | |
| 14 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | |
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120 | 48-84 | 13-32 | 11-13 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | |||
57% | 41% | 85% | ||||||||||||
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 32 | 18 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -2 | |
| 42 | 27 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -10 | |
| 39 | 12 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | |
| 22 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44 | 36 | 10-22 | 3-11 | 13-15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -7 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | |
| 29 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -10 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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111 | 36-79 | 10-27 | 29-35 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 21 | |||
46% | 37% | 83% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:James Williams
Referee:Zach Zarba
Referee:Eric Dalen
Referee:Dedric Taylor
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 41 | 13 | .759 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 34 | 20 | .630 | 7 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15 | W3 |
| Utah | 17 | 37 | .315 | 24 | W1 |
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