Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
West Semifinals - Game 6 • Series tied 3-3
57-25, 24-17 Away
70
57-25, 24-17 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 14 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 70 |
MIN | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 115 |
56-26, 30-11 Home
115
56-26, 30-11 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -27 |
| 31 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -28 |
| 36 | 22 | 9-19 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -25 |
| 28 | 9 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -24 |
| 33 | 10 | 4-18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -32 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 13 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -14 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -20 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -14 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 |
| 10 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -15 |
70 | 26-86 | 7-36 | 11-14 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 17 | ||
30% | 19% | 79% |
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 21 | 8-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +23 | |
| 29 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | +30 | |
| 29 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | +25 | |
| 31 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +26 | |
| 34 | 27 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +43 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 11 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +16 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +9 | |
| 22 | 10 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +17 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +9 | |
| 17 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +16 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
115 | 40-86 | 15-40 | 20-24 | 62 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 14 | |||
47% | 38% | 83% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
ESPN
Referee:James Williams
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Tyler Ford
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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