The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 126-116 on Oct 4, 2025 in the preseason at Pechanga Arena.
Final · Pechanga Arena
Top performers
- Bones Hyland led the Timberwolves with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Minnesota Timberwolves box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 22 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Joan Beringer | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Naz Reid | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Rocco Zikarsky | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Enrique Freeman | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Rob Dillingham | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Rudy Gobert | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Joe Ingles | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Clark | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Zyon Pullin | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tristen Newton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 207 | 110 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 39-74 | 12-22 | 20-24 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 189 | 97 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33-56 | 8-18 | 23-28 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2025-26 season · Previous May 28, 2025: MIN 94, OKC 124 · Next Oct 7, 2025: IND 135, MIN 134
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous May 18, 2025: DEN 93, OKC 125 · Next Oct 6, 2025: DEN 112, TOR 108