Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
2-5, 1-3 Away
116
2-5, 1-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 22 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 116 |
DEN | 34 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 123 |
3-4, 2-3 Home
123
3-4, 2-3 Home
Shot Chart
- Paul Millsap makes two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses two point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Will Barton assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 9-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes dunk
- Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- JaMychal Green makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- JaMychal Green misses 24-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- JaMychal Green makes 2-foot dunk (Monte Morris assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JaMychal Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
- JaMychal Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
- Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Facundo Campazzo misses three point jumper
- Paul Millsap makes tip shot
- Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Paul Millsap makes tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Paul Millsap assists)
- Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Juancho Hernangomez blocks Paul Millsap 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt blocks PJ Dozier 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Facundo Campazzo misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
- JaMychal Green misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt blocks Will Barton 's 6-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 6-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes driving dunk (JaMychal Green assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- PJ Dozier makes two point shot (Monte Morris assists)
- JaMychal Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jake Layman blocks JaMychal Green 's 8-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (PJ Dozier assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 25-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
- Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Gary Harris misses 5-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Facundo Campazzo makes 2-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Will Barton misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 15-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes two point shot (Gary Harris assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Gary Harris makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ed Davis misses two point shot
- Jarrett Culver makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Juancho Hernangomez misses driving floating jump shot
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three pointer (Malik Beasley assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jarrett Culver misses driving layup
- D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot jumper
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists)
- Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Juancho Hernangomez makes tip shot
- Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Ricky Rubio misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid makes 3-foot layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ricky Rubio misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 6-foot two point shot
- Malik Beasley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- PJ Dozier blocks Anthony Edwards's driving layup
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 26-foot three pointer (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes alley oop layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Malik Beasley makes dunk (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Juancho Hernangomez assists)
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Culver assists)
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 24-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Malik Beasley misses driving floating jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three pointer
- D'Angelo Russell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Juancho Hernangomez misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Juancho Hernangomez makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Malik Beasley misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jarrett Culver misses 4-foot two point shot
- Ed Davis makes tip shot
- Juancho Hernangomez makes 3-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jarrett Culver makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Malik Beasley misses three point jumper
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Ed Davis makes driving layup (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Malik Beasley makes 3-foot two point shot
- Jarrett Culver misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer
- Anthony Edwards misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 4-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 23-foot pullup jump shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jake Layman makes dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
- Jake Layman makes 25-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot (Jake Layman assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Beasley misses driving layup
- Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
- Malik Beasley misses 26-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic blocks Anthony Edwards 's 5-foot driving layup
- D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point shot
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes 3-foot two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
- Jarred Vanderbilt makes dunk (D'Angelo Russell assists)
- D'Angelo Russell makes two point shot (Malik Beasley assists)
- D'Angelo Russell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Malik Beasley misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jarred Vanderbilt misses two point shot
- D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- D'Angelo Russell makes 27-foot three pointer
TIMBERWOLVES
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Ed Davis vs. Nikola Jokic (Juancho Hernangomez gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:45 | | D'Angelo Russell bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11:42 | | Gary Harris makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11:29 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 14-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:26 | | Paul Millsap defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 11:19 | | Paul Millsap makes two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 11:04 | | Malik Beasley misses 22-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 11:01 | | Ed Davis offensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:48 | | Ed Davis misses two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:39 | | Paul Millsap misses two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:37 | | Juancho Hernangomez defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:29 | | Jarrett Culver makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:08 | | Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot | 2 | 6 |
| 9:51 | | Juancho Hernangomez makes 23-foot three point jumper (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 5 | 6 |
| 9:31 | | Ed Davis shooting foul | 5 | 6 |
| 9:31 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9:31 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9:22 | | Juancho Hernangomez misses driving floating jump shot | 5 | 8 |
| 9:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 5 | 8 |
| 9:13 | | Gary Harris makes 5-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5 | 10 |
| 9:05 | | Juancho Hernangomez makes 25-foot three pointer (Malik Beasley assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 8:46 | | Jarrett Culver shooting foul | 8 | 10 |
| 8:46 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 8:46 | | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 8:35 | | Malik Beasley makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 8:13 | | Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer (Will Barton assists) | 10 | 15 |
| 8:03 | | Paul Millsap personal foul | 10 | 15 |
| 7:56 | | Jarrett Culver out of bounds lost ball turnover | 10 | 15 |
| 7:42 | | Jamal Murray makes 9-foot two point shot | 10 | 17 |
| 7:32 | | Malik Beasley lost ball turnover (Will Barton steals) | 10 | 17 |
| 7:29 | | Will Barton makes dunk | 10 | 19 |
| 7:29 | | Timberwolves Full timeout | 10 | 17 |
| 7:07 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 12-foot two point shot | 10 | 19 |
| 7:00 | | Jarrett Culver offensive rebound | 10 | 19 |
| 6:56 | | Jarrett Culver misses driving layup | 10 | 19 |
| 6:56 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 10 | 19 |
| 6:41 | | Gary Harris misses driving floating jump shot | 10 | 19 |
| 6:39 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 10 | 19 |
| 6:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses layup | 10 | 19 |
| 6:36 | | Jarrett Culver defensive rebound | 10 | 19 |
| 6:36 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul | 10 | 19 |
| 6:36 | | Naz Reid enters the game for Ed Davis | 10 | 19 |
| 6:27 | | D'Angelo Russell misses 20-foot jumper | 10 | 19 |
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 10 | 19 |
| 6:20 | | Nikola Jokic bad pass (D'Angelo Russell steals) | 10 | 19 |
| 6:14 | | Juancho Hernangomez makes 2-foot dunk (Malik Beasley assists) | 12 | 19 |
| 6:07 | | Naz Reid personal foul | 12 | 19 |
| 6:01 | | Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot two point shot (Gary Harris assists) | 12 | 21 |
| 5:49 | | Juancho Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 21 |
| 5:46 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 12 | 21 |
| 5:37 | | Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Will Barton assists) | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | Monte Morris enters the game for Jamal Murray | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | Anthony Edwards enters the game for Jarrett Culver | 12 | 23 |
| 5:24 | | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 5:04 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 13 | 25 |
| 4:50 | | Naz Reid lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals) | 13 | 25 |
| 4:46 | | Gary Harris misses two point shot | 13 | 25 |
| 4:45 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 13 | 25 |
| 4:45 | | Ricky Rubio enters the game for D'Angelo Russell | 13 | 25 |
| 4:42 | | Naz Reid vs. Gary Harris (Nikola Jokic gains possession) | 13 | 25 |
| 4:38 | | Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13 | 28 |
| 4:20 | | Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 28 |
| 4:19 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 13 | 28 |
| 4:03 | | Will Barton bad pass (Juancho Hernangomez steals) | 13 | 28 |
| 4:00 | | Malik Beasley misses two point shot | 13 | 28 |
| 3:55 | | Juancho Hernangomez offensive rebound | 13 | 28 |
| 3:55 | | Juancho Hernangomez makes tip shot | 15 | 28 |
| 3:50 | | Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover | 15 | 28 |
| 3:50 | | JaMychal Green enters the game for Paul Millsap | 15 | 28 |
| 3:50 | | Jake Layman enters the game for Juancho Hernangomez | 15 | 28 |
| 3:36 | | Jake Layman misses 23-foot three point jumper | 15 | 28 |
| 3:33 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 15 | 28 |
| 3:29 | | JaMychal Green makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 15 | 30 |
| 3:18 | | Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 15 | 30 |
| 3:15 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 15 | 30 |
| 3:13 | | Naz Reid personal foul | 15 | 30 |
| 3:13 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 31 |
| 3:13 | | PJ Dozier enters the game for Will Barton | 15 | 31 |
| 3:13 | | Facundo Campazzo enters the game for Gary Harris | 15 | 31 |
| 3:13 | | Ed Davis enters the game for Naz Reid | 15 | 31 |
| 3:13 | | Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 31 |
| 3:12 | | Ed Davis defensive rebound | 15 | 31 |
| 3:01 | | Facundo Campazzo personal foul | 15 | 31 |
| 2:52 | | Malik Beasley makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists) | 17 | 31 |
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul | 17 | 31 |
| 2:52 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 17 | 31 |
| 2:52 | | Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 17 | 31 |
| 2:52 | | Malik Beasley makes free throw 1 of 1 | 18 | 31 |
| 2:33 | | JaMychal Green misses 24-foot jumper | 18 | 31 |
| 2:29 | | Ed Davis defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 2:11 | | Ricky Rubio misses 25-foot three point jumper | 18 | 31 |
| 2:09 | | JaMychal Green defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 2:00 | | Jamal Murray misses 15-foot two point shot | 18 | 31 |
| 1:57 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 1:48 | | Anthony Edwards traveling | 18 | 31 |
| 1:48 | | D'Angelo Russell enters the game for Malik Beasley | 18 | 31 |
| 1:38 | | Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 18 | 31 |
| 1:35 | | Ed Davis defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 1:27 | | Anthony Edwards misses driving layup | 18 | 31 |
| 1:27 | | PJ Dozier defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 1:21 | | PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 18 | 31 |
| 1:18 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 18 | 31 |
| 1:15 | | PJ Dozier shooting foul | 18 | 31 |
| 1:15 | | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 1:15 | | D'Angelo Russell makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 31 |
| 54.7 | | Jake Layman shooting foul | 20 | 31 |
| 54.7 | | JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 32 |
| 54.7 | | JaMychal Green misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 32 |
| 52.7 | | Ricky Rubio defensive rebound | 20 | 32 |
| 31.8 | | JaMychal Green shooting foul | 20 | 32 |
| 31.8 | | Jake Layman makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 32 |
| 31.8 | | Jake Layman makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 32 |
| 18.4 | | JaMychal Green makes 2-foot dunk (Monte Morris assists) | 22 | 34 |
| 0.3 | | Ricky Rubio misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 22 | 34 |
| 0.3 | | Timberwolves offensive team rebound | 22 | 34 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 34 | |
Regular Season Series
DEN leads 2-0
Game Information
Ball Arena
2:00 AM, 6 January 2021
Denver, CO
- Referees:
- Tre Maddox
- Nick Buchert
- Robert Hussey
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | L2 |
| Portland | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | W2 |
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