Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
West 1st Round - Game 3 • MIN leads series 2-1
54-28, 26-15 Away
96
54-28, 26-15 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 11 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 96 |
MIN | 25 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 113 |
49-33, 26-15 Home
113
49-33, 26-15 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Julius Randle misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses running layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses running layup
- Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot
- Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert misses tip shot
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Julius Randle misses driving layup
- Julius Randle makes dunk (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
- Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Cameron Johnson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Naz Reid misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses driving layup
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bones Hyland misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 20-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot two point shot (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup
- Donte DiVincenzo misses heave jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji makes 7-foot jump bank shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown makes 1-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses driving layup
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes 2-foot layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 5-foot two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three pointer
- Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Bruce Brown makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Jaden McDaniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)
- Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 17-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Julius Randle misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert misses 13-foot jumper
- Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
- Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot jumper
- Julius Randle makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rudy Gobert makes 5-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Spencer Jones misses 13-foot jumper
- Anthony Edwards makes two point shot
- Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo misses driving layup
- Cameron Johnson makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
- Cameron Johnson makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle makes running layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun misses running layup
- Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Rudy Gobert misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
- Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three pointer (Naz Reid assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 12-foot two point shot
- Naz Reid makes driving layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bones Hyland misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes tip shot
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Naz Reid misses 24-foot running jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bones Hyland makes 28-foot three pointer
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes alley oop dunk (Naz Reid assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Ayo Dosunmu misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Strawther misses free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Naz Reid misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup
- Bruce Brown makes two point shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards misses 16-foot two point shot
- Bones Hyland misses 33-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle misses driving layup
- Bruce Brown misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
- Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot fade away jump shot
- Ayo Dosunmu makes layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julius Randle makes 2-foot two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot
- Ayo Dosunmu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Julius Randle misses two point shot
- Rudy Gobert misses tip in dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 3
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 3
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 3 of 3
- Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
- Bruce Brown makes driving layup
- Jaden McDaniels makes driving dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 25-foot three pointer
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jalen Pickett misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jalen Pickett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Donte DiVincenzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julian Strawther misses running pullup jump shot
- Julius Randle makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Julian Strawther makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
- Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ayo Dosunmu misses two point shot
- Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
- Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyus Jones makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Donte DiVincenzo makes dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
- Tyus Jones misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Mike Conley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kyle Anderson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Joan Beringer misses tip shot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: DEN, 51
Win %: DEN, 52.4
Win %: DEN, 52.9
Win %: DEN, 51.4
Win %: DEN, 52.9
Win %: DEN, 51.4
Win %: DEN, 50.9
Win %: DEN, 52.4
Win %: DEN, 50.9
Win %: DEN, 52.4
Win %: DEN, 52.9
Win %: DEN, 51.4
Win %: DEN, 50.9
Win %: DEN, 52.4
Win %: DEN, 52.9
Win %: DEN, 50.9
Win %: MIN, 56.2
Win %: MIN, 54.5
Win %: MIN, 56.4
Win %: MIN, 57.0
Win %: MIN, 55.2
Win %: MIN, 57.0
Win %: MIN, 55.2
Win %: MIN, 57.0
DEN @ MIN Videos
Jaden McDaniels has the crowd in a frenzy after massive slam
Bones Hyland drains a 3 from the top of the key
Donte DiVincenzo drains a filthy fadeaway 3
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Prime Video
Referee:Kevin Cutler
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Sean Corbin
Referee:Justin Van Duyne
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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