Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
30-21, 9-15 Away
113
30-21, 9-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 25 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 113 |
MIN | 23 | 23 | 38 | 16 | 100 |
11-39, 9-16 Home
100
11-39, 9-16 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot running jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 14-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 10-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 13-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Darko Milicic misses layup
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 24-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes 21-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 21-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Darko Milicic misses 4-foot hook shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 14-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darko Milicic misses tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darko Milicic makes 8-foot two point shot (Michael Beasley assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 4-foot two point shot
- Michael Beasley misses 4-foot running jumper
- Kevin Love makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 15-foot two point shot
- Chris Andersen makes tip shot
- Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot two point shot
- Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington makes dunk (Chris Andersen assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Lazar Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson makes 22-foot jumper (Lazar Hayward assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 15-foot two point shot
- Al Harrington makes 12-foot two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Lazar Hayward misses 15-foot jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
- Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Pekovic misses jumper
- Al Harrington makes driving layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 22-foot jumper
- Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley makes 17-foot two point shot (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 1
- Darko Milicic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Darko Milicic makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Wesley Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Kevin Love misses 13-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes driving dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 15-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Jonny Flynn assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kevin Love misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 1
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three pointer
- Kevin Love makes dunk (Michael Beasley assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Darko Milicic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Michael Beasley makes 10-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Corey Brewer makes driving layup
- Corey Brewer makes free throw 1 of 1
- Arron Afflalo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes layup
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 12-foot two point shot (Michael Beasley assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jonny Flynn makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 11-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 22-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Kevin Love misses tip shot
- Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Corey Brewer makes 21-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes two point shot
- Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Love misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 14-foot jumper
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Al Harrington makes running jumper
- Anthony Tolliver misses 21-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Michael Beasley makes 6-foot running jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
- Sebastian Telfair makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup
- Anthony Carter misses 9-foot jumper
- Sebastian Telfair makes 9-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter misses 56-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses layup
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes driving layup
- Lazar Hayward makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Tolliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Sebastian Telfair misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Sebastian Telfair misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Harrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wesley Johnson misses 23-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Kevin Love makes running jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 6-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 19-foot two point shot
- Jonny Flynn misses 22-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kevin Love makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jonny Flynn makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 17-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses layup
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
- Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Beasley makes 17-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Darko Milicic makes 5-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Michael Beasley misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Beasley misses 19-foot jumper
- Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Nene Hilario vs. Darko Milicic (Chauncey Billups gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:48 | | Kenyon Martin misses 7-foot running jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Michael Beasley misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Nene Hilario misses 10-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:14 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Jonny Flynn misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Kenyon Martin kicked ball | 3 | 0 |
| 10:30 | | Kenyon Martin kicked ball | 3 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Michael Beasley misses 13-foot two point shot | 3 | 0 |
| 10:18 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:07 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 6 | 0 |
| 9:51 | | Darko Milicic misses layup | 6 | 0 |
| 9:49 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 6 | 0 |
| 9:49 | | Kevin Love makes tip shot | 6 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Kenyon Martin misses 24-foot jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 9:22 | | Darko Milicic defensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 9:12 | | Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul) | 6 | 2 |
| 9:12 | | Michael Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 9:12 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 9:12 | | Michael Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 9:12 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 8:57 | | Chauncey Billups misses 21-foot jumper | 6 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 2 |
| 8:47 | | Jonny Flynn makes 21-foot two point shot | 6 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:25 | | Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 8:23 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 8:15 | | Nene Hilario lost ball (Darko Milicic steals) | 6 | 4 |
| 8:11 | | Michael Beasley makes layup (Jonny Flynn assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 7:56 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 7:45 | | Corey Brewer misses 20-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 7:31 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:30 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 7:18 | | Jonny Flynn misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:18 | | Arron Afflalo defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 7:07 | | Nene Hilario misses 21-foot jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 7:05 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 6:50 | | Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 6 |
| 6:48 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 8 | 6 |
| 6:43 | | Kenyon Martin offensive foul (Corey Brewer draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 6:43 | | Kenyon Martin turnover | 8 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Nene Hilario shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul) | 8 | 6 |
| 6:33 | | Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 7 |
| 6:33 | | Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 6:13 | | Kenyon Martin misses layup | 8 | 8 |
| 6:13 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 6:00 | | Darko Milicic misses 4-foot hook shot | 8 | 8 |
| 5:58 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 5:48 | | Corey Brewer shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 5:48 | | Minnesota full timeout | 8 | 8 |
| 5:48 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 5:48 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 5:35 | | Corey Brewer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists) | 10 | 11 |
| 5:18 | | Arron Afflalo misses 21-foot two point shot | 10 | 11 |
| 5:18 | | Corey Brewer defensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 5:03 | | Michael Beasley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 10 | 11 |
| 5:03 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 4:48 | | Darko Milicic traveling | 10 | 11 |
| 4:30 | | Chauncey Billups makes 14-foot jumper (Nene Hilario assists) | 12 | 11 |
| 4:15 | | Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 4:13 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 4:05 | | Nene Hilario offensive charge (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 4:05 | | Nene Hilario turnover | 12 | 11 |
| 4:05 | | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 12 | 11 |
| 3:54 | | Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 11 |
| 3:53 | | Darko Milicic offensive rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 3:53 | | Darko Milicic misses tip shot | 12 | 11 |
| 3:51 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 12 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Jonny Flynn personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo | 12 | 11 |
| 3:43 | | Sebastian Telfair enters the game for Jonny Flynn | 12 | 11 |
| 3:38 | | Corey Brewer shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 12 | 11 |
| 3:38 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 3:38 | | Wesley Johnson enters the game for Corey Brewer | 13 | 11 |
| 3:38 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 3:21 | | Darko Milicic makes 8-foot two point shot (Michael Beasley assists) | 14 | 13 |
| 3:03 | | Kenyon Martin misses 4-foot two point shot | 14 | 13 |
| 3:02 | | Wesley Johnson defensive rebound | 14 | 13 |
| 2:47 | | Michael Beasley misses 4-foot running jumper | 14 | 13 |
| 2:47 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | 14 | 15 |
| 2:47 | | Kevin Love makes tip shot | 14 | 15 |
| 2:36 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 16 | 15 |
| 2:25 | | Michael Beasley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sebastian Telfair assists) | 16 | 18 |
| 2:06 | | Darko Milicic blocks J.R. Smith's 7-foot jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 2:04 | | Sebastian Telfair defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 2:01 | | Sebastian Telfair makes driving layup | 16 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Denver full timeout | 16 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Nikola Pekovic enters the game for Darko Milicic | 16 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Lazar Hayward enters the game for Michael Beasley | 16 | 20 |
| 1:53 | | Lazar Hayward personal foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 16 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Nikola Pekovic loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) | 16 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Al Harrington enters the game for Kenyon Martin | 16 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Anthony Tolliver enters the game for Kevin Love | 17 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Chauncey Billups misses three point jumper | 16 | 20 |
| 1:38 | | Denver offensive team rebound | 16 | 20 |
| 1:24 | | Wesley Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Tolliver assists) | 18 | 23 |
| 1:07 | | J.R. Smith misses 15-foot two point shot | 18 | 23 |
| 1:07 | | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 20 | 23 |
| 1:07 | | Chris Andersen makes tip shot | 20 | 23 |
| 53.9 | | Sebastian Telfair misses 21-foot two point shot | 20 | 23 |
| 51.8 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 20 | 23 |
| 33.9 | | Al Harrington misses 23-foot three point jumper | 20 | 23 |
| 31.9 | | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 20 | 23 |
| 30.1 | | Al Harrington makes dunk (Chris Andersen assists) | 22 | 23 |
| 20.9 | | Nikola Pekovic lost ball (Al Harrington steals) | 22 | 23 |
| 8.3 | | Nikola Pekovic illegal defense foul | 22 | 23 |
| 8.3 | | Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw | 23 | 23 |
| 0.3 | | Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot | 25 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 25 | 23 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:David Jones
Referee:Curtis Blair
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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