Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West Semifinals - Game 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
56-26, 26-15 Away
106
56-26, 26-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 23 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 106 |
DEN | 25 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 99 |
57-25, 33-8 Home
99
57-25, 33-8 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 39 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | +14 | |
| 35 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +12 | |
| 31 | 20 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | +6 | |
| 31 | 14 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +20 | |
| 42 | 43 | 17-29 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +10 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 12 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | |
| 23 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | |
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106 | 43-82 | 11-27 | 9-12 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 20 | |||
52% | 41% | 75% | ||||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 33 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -23 | |
| 40 | 20 | 6-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -9 | |
| 41 | 32 | 11-25 | 2-9 | 8-8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -12 | |
| 37 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 | |
| 34 | 17 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -22 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 16 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +19 | |
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +15 | |
| 19 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
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99 | 35-75 | 13-31 | 16-20 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | |||
47% | 42% | 80% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:James Capers
Referee:Courtney Kirkland
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Justin Van Duyne
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 14 | .763 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 36 | 22 | .621 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | .610 | 9 | W1 |
| Portland | 28 | 31 | .475 | 17 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 40 | .310 | 26.5 | L3 |
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