Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Preseason
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 40 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 126 |
DEN | 28 | 35 | 17 | 36 | 116 |
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0-1
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rob Dillingham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rob Dillingham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert makes layup (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Cameron Johnson makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bones Hyland makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Bones Hyland misses free throw 1 of 1
- Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes 9-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Naz Reid makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 15-foot two point shot
- Cameron Johnson blocks Rudy Gobert 's 10-foot layup
- Naz Reid misses 9-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Bones Hyland misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo blocks Bruce Brown 's 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Bones Hyland misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Bruce Brown makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Bones Hyland makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rob Dillingham misses two point shot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot
- Joan Beringer makes layup (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Joan Beringer misses free throw 1 of 1
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot two point shot
- Joan Beringer makes alley oop dunk shot (Joe Ingles assists)
- Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Rob Dillingham misses driving floating jump shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rob Dillingham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Ingles assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rob Dillingham makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 1-foot layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
- Julian Strawther misses free throw 1 of 1
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses two point shot
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Joe Ingles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
- Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jaylen Clark makes 1-foot layup (Bones Hyland assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaylen Clark misses layup
- Rocco Zikarsky misses tip shot
- Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaylen Clark misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rocco Zikarsky misses tip shot
- Rocco Zikarsky makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rocco Zikarsky makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Rocco Zikarsky misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jaylen Clark blocks Nikola Jokic 's 4-foot two point shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Rocco Zikarsky makes 10-foot two point shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Johnny Juzang misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes 17-foot two point shot
- Rocco Zikarsky makes 5-foot two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jamal Murray blocks Terrence Shannon Jr. 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 3-foot two point shot
- Joan Beringer makes 1-foot dunk (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jonas Valanciunas blocks Terrence Shannon Jr. 's 2-foot driving layup
- Julian Strawther makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
- Bruce Brown blocks Jaylen Clark 's 2-foot layup
- Peyton Watson makes dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Joan Beringer makes 3-foot layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
- Joan Beringer blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 5-foot driving layup
- Joe Ingles misses 24-foot three point shot
- Joan Beringer misses 14-foot jumper
- Julian Strawther misses 12-foot two point shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layup (Joe Ingles assists)
- Peyton Watson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Bones Hyland misses driving floating jump shot
- Joan Beringer makes dunk (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 10-foot two point shot
- Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
- Rocco Zikarsky misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rocco Zikarsky makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Rocco Zikarsky misses 8-foot two point shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
- Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. misses driving layup
- Rocco Zikarsky makes dunk
- Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
- Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Johnny Juzang misses 12-foot two point shot
- Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
- Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
- Rocco Zikarsky misses 6-foot two point shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point shot
- Johnny Juzang makes free throw 1 of 2
- Johnny Juzang misses free throw 2 of 2
- Tristen Newton makes 8-foot two point shot
- Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji misses two point shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses tip shot
- Zyon Pullin makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Johnny Juzang misses two point shot
- Hunter Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Johnny Juzang misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Johnny Juzang makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Hunter Tyson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Jalen Pickett makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)
- Joan Beringer makes 1-foot layup (Zyon Pullin assists)
- Zeke Nnaji makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Jalen Pickett misses 6-foot two point shot
- Jalen Pickett makes tip shot
- Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Johnny Juzang makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Curtis Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Joan Beringer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joan Beringer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jalen Pickett misses 10-foot two point shot
- Johnny Juzang makes 23-foot three point shot (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Zeke Nnaji makes driving layup (DaRon Holmes II assists)
- Rob Dillingham misses driving floating jump shot
- Curtis Jones misses running pullup jump shot
- Hunter Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)
- Johnny Juzang misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joan Beringer misses alley oop layup
- Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Johnny Juzang misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Pickett makes 23-foot three point shot
- Rob Dillingham makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Hunter Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zyon Pullin misses 11-foot two point shot
- Johnny Juzang makes driving layup
- Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point shot (Curtis Jones assists)
- Enrique Freeman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
- Moses Brown makes driving layup (DaRon Holmes II assists)
- Johnny Juzang makes driving layup
- Curtis Jones misses driving floating jump shot
- Rob Dillingham misses 25-foot three point shot
- Rob Dillingham misses two point shot
- DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 1 of 2
- DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 2 of 2
- Moses Brown makes two point shot
- Jules Bernard misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Curtis Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Enrique Freeman makes 13-foot jumper (Rob Dillingham assists)
- DaRon Holmes II makes 23-foot three point jumper (Curtis Jones assists)
- Johnny Juzang makes 9-foot two point shot
- Moses Brown makes dunk (Curtis Jones assists)
- Enrique Freeman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jules Bernard assists)
- Enrique Freeman makes free throw 1 of 1
- DaRon Holmes II misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Johnny Juzang misses 23-foot three point shot
- Tamar Bates misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Curtis Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Moses Brown misses tip shot
- Moses Brown makes tip shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Rob Dillingham gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:38 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:35 | Naz Reid shooting foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:35 | Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:35 | Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:32 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:23 | Rob Dillingham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:19 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:13 | Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:09 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:50 | Naz Reid makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 3 | 1 | |
| 10:36 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul | 3 | 1 | |
| 10:36 | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:36 | Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:33 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Rob Dillingham misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:13 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:00 | Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:57 | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:49 | Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rob Dillingham assists) | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:35 | Rudy Gobert shooting foul | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:35 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9:35 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:24 | Donte DiVincenzo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rob Dillingham assists) | 9 | 4 | |
| 9:02 | Jamal Murray makes 14-foot pullup jump shot | 9 | 6 | |
| 8:40 | Rudy Gobert makes layup (Rob Dillingham assists) | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:25 | Jamal Murray offensive foul | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:25 | Jamal Murray turnover | 11 | 6 | |
| 8:11 | Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 13 | 6 | |
| 7:57 | Cameron Johnson makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13 | 8 | |
| 7:48 | Rudy Gobert makes layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 15 | 8 | |
| 7:40 | Rob Dillingham personal foul | 15 | 8 | |
| 7:33 | Rob Dillingham shooting foul | 15 | 8 | |
| 7:33 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 9 | |
| 7:33 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 10 | |
| 7:17 | Christian Braun shooting foul | 15 | 10 | |
| 7:17 | Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:17 | Bones Hyland enters the game for Rob Dillingham | 16 | 10 | |
| 7:17 | Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 10 | |
| 7:10 | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul | 17 | 10 | |
| 7:10 | Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 10 | |
| 7:10 | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 17 | 10 | |
| 7:10 | Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 11 | |
| 7:00 | Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 17 | 11 | |
| 6:57 | Naz Reid offensive rebound | 17 | 11 | |
| 6:55 | Naz Reid makes 8-foot two point shot | 19 | 11 | |
| 6:40 | Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover | 19 | 11 | |
| 6:28 | Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 22 | 11 | |
| 6:11 | Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists) | 22 | 13 | |
| 5:50 | Jaden McDaniels makes 23-foot step back jumpshot | 24 | 13 | |
| 5:31 | Jamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 24 | 15 | |
| 5:31 | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul | 24 | 15 | |
| 5:31 | Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 24 | 16 | |
| 5:23 | Bones Hyland makes driving layup (Rudy Gobert assists) | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:23 | Jamal Murray shooting foul | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:23 | Bones Hyland misses free throw 1 of 1 | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:20 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:08 | Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 26 | 16 | |
| 5:08 | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | 26 | 16 | |
| 4:52 | Naz Reid misses two point shot | 26 | 16 | |
| 4:50 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 26 | 16 | |
| 4:46 | Bones Hyland personal foul | 26 | 16 | |
| 4:46 | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 17 | |
| 4:46 | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 18 | |
| 4:35 | Rudy Gobert makes 9-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 28 | 18 | |
| 4:22 | Jamal Murray bad pass (Rudy Gobert steals) | 28 | 18 | |
| 4:18 | Naz Reid makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 30 | 18 | |
| 3:56 | Aaron Gordon makes 15-foot two point shot | 30 | 20 | |
| 6:40 | Nuggets Full timeout | 19 | 11 | |
| 3:44 | Cameron Johnson blocks Rudy Gobert 's 10-foot layup | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:44 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:44 | Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:44 | Peyton Watson enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:32 | Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass (Rudy Gobert steals) | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:30 | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:30 | Timberwolves Full timeout | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:05 | Naz Reid misses 9-foot two point shot | 30 | 20 | |
| 3:02 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 30 | 20 | |
| 2:48 | Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists) | 30 | 22 | |
| 2:34 | Bones Hyland misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 30 | 22 | |
| 2:32 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 30 | 22 | |
| 2:25 | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul | 30 | 22 | |
| 2:25 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 23 | |
| 2:25 | Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray | 30 | 23 | |
| 2:25 | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 24 | |
| 2:12 | Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 33 | 24 | |
| 1:53 | Donte DiVincenzo blocks Bruce Brown 's 8-foot pullup jump shot | 33 | 24 | |
| 1:50 | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | 33 | 24 | |
| 1:48 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 35 | 24 | |
| 1:33 | Christian Braun bad pass (Bones Hyland steals) | 35 | 24 | |
| 1:21 | Bones Hyland misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot | 35 | 24 | |
| 1:18 | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | 35 | 24 | |
| 1:03 | Bruce Brown makes 22-foot pullup jump shot | 35 | 26 | |
| 54.2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists) | 38 | 26 | |
| 44.4 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | 38 | 26 | |
| 40.3 | Bones Hyland makes two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 40 | 26 | |
| 21.7 | Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot | 40 | 28 | |
| 2.5 | Jaden McDaniels misses 17-foot pullup jump shot | 40 | 28 | |
| 2.5 | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | 40 | 28 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 40 | 28 | |
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Game Information
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Referee:Karl Lane
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
Referee:Agon Abazi
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15 | L2 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
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