Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West Semifinals - Game 5 • DEN leads series 3-2
56-26, 26-15 Away
97
56-26, 26-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 26 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 97 |
DEN | 28 | 22 | 38 | 24 | 112 |
57-25, 33-8 Home
112
57-25, 33-8 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -18 | |
| 40 | 18 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | -2 | |
| 38 | 23 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -17 | |
| 39 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -13 | |
| 44 | 18 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -12 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | |
| 20 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 | |
| 12 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | |
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97 | 38-78 | 8-26 | 13-19 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 20 | |||
49% | 31% | 68% | ||||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 34 | 18 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | |
| 36 | 6 | 2-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +4 | |
| 41 | 40 | 15-22 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +21 | |
| 38 | 16 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +16 | |
| 41 | 16 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +11 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 28 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
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112 | 44-80 | 9-19 | 15-18 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 17 | |||
55% | 47% | 83% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Bill Kennedy
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:John Goble
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 51 | 15 | .773 | - | W6 |
| Minnesota | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10 | L1 |
| Denver | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | L2 |
| Portland | 31 | 35 | .470 | 20 | L1 |
| Utah | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | W1 |
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