The Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 142-138 on Dec 25, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 44 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14-25 | 5-14 | 11-13 | 1 |
| Julius Randle | 39 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12-22 | 2-7 | 6-7 | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 40 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Naz Reid | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Bones Hyland | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Rudy Gobert | 34 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 34 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Jaylen Clark | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mike Conley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 265 | 138 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 51-104 | 12-45 | 24-30 | 27 |
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 | 43 | 56 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15-21 | 4-6 | 22-23 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 42 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-32 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 41 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 41 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Peyton Watson | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 236 | 135 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 44-94 | 19-43 | 28-30 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Timberwolves · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 23, 2025: NY 104, MIN 115 · Next Dec 27, 2025: BKN 123, MIN 107
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 23, 2025: DEN 130, DAL 131 · Next Dec 27, 2025: DEN 126, ORL 127