Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
West 1st Round - Game 2 • Series tied 1-1
49-33, 23-18 Away
119
49-33, 23-18 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 25 | 39 | 26 | 29 | 119 |
DEN | 39 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 114 |
54-28, 28-13 Home
114
54-28, 28-13 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 36 | 24 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +6 | |
| 37 | 14 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +6 | |
| 28 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | |
| 31 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +20 | |
| 40 | 30 | 10-25 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | |
| 27 | 11 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | -4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 22 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | |
| 10 | 13 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
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119 | 43-90 | 14-34 | 19-30 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 30 | |||
48% | 41% | 63% | ||||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 37 | 8 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | |
| 28 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | |
| 40 | 24 | 8-20 | 1-7 | 7-7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +1 | |
| 43 | 30 | 11-25 | 6-14 | 2-2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -4 | |
| 35 | 16 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +4 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | |
| 27 | 16 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 5-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | |
| 16 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -11 | |
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114 | 38-86 | 15-41 | 23-30 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 24 | |||
44% | 37% | 77% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
MIN @ DEN Videos
Nuggets hit back-to-back-to-back 4-point plays in 1st quarter
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Wolves put exclamation point on Game 2 win with DiVincenzo slam
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
NBCPeacock
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Mitchell Ervin
Referee:Gediminas Petraitis
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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