Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West Semifinals - Game 2 • MIN leads series 2-0
56-26, 26-15 Away
106
56-26, 26-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 28 | 33 | 21 | 24 | 106 |
DEN | 20 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 80 |
57-25, 33-8 Home
80
57-25, 33-8 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot (Mike Conley assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes tip shot
- Mike Conley misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Anderson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels misses 16-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 8-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Naz Reid misses driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 6-foot two point shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Aaron Gordon misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Anderson misses 14-foot two point shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot
- Kyle Anderson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Justin Holiday makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kyle Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes two point shot (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point shot
- Kyle Anderson makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 8-foot two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Reggie Jackson misses two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses 22-foot three point shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 23-foot three point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup
- Mike Conley misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 2-foot hook shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- Reggie Jackson misses tip shot
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Reggie Jackson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot hook shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes dunk (Mike Conley assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 4-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels makes dunk (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving layup
- Aaron Gordon misses 16-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Kyle Anderson makes 4-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Justin Holiday assists)
- Mike Conley makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid misses 5-foot two point shot
- Kyle Anderson misses tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Mike Conley misses technical free throw
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes 14-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point shot
- Monte Morris misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Justin Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2
- Justin Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Edwards misses driving layup
- Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot
- Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Naz Reid misses driving layup
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Naz Reid misses two point shot
- Reggie Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Justin Holiday misses 23-foot three point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2
- Christian Braun makes layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes dunk
- Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Justin Holiday makes 23-foot three pointer (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot three point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point shot
- Mike Conley makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
- Karl-Anthony Towns misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Minott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luka Garza assists)
- Julian Strawther misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Luka Garza makes 1-foot two point shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists)
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leonard Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Peyton Watson misses two point shot
- Wendell Moore Jr. makes driving layup
- Jalen Pickett makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji misses 12-foot two point shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: DEN, 54.0
Win %: DEN, 56.9
Win %: DEN, 54.0
Win %: DEN, 51.9
Win %: MIN, 51
Win %: MIN, 52.8
Win %: MIN, 51
Win %: DEN, 51.9
Win %: DEN, 53.4
Win %: DEN, 51.9
Win %: MIN, 51
Win %: DEN, 51.8
Win %: DEN, 53.4
Win %: DEN, 53.9
Win %: DEN, 51.8
Win %: DEN, 53.4
Win %: DEN, 53.9
Win %: DEN, 52.3
Win %: DEN, 51.8
Win %: DEN, 53.3
Win %: DEN, 51.8
Win %: MIN, 51.1
Win %: MIN, 51.1
Win %: MIN, 53.2
Win %: MIN, 53.9
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:David Guthrie
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 37 | 22 | .627 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 36 | 23 | .610 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 28 | 31 | .475 | 16.5 | L1 |
| Utah | 18 | 40 | .310 | 26 | L3 |
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