Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Brooklyn Nets
December 27, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nets beat the Timberwolves 123-107 on 2025-12-27 on the road against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Nic Claxton, Noah Clowney, and Egor Dëmin. Cam Thomas (Nets) scored 8 points (3/4) in his matchups, with Jaylen Clark as his primary defender. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 10 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Terance Mann as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
107
Did not play: Mike Conley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision)
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
123
Did not play: Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ziaire Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 14.9 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Bones Hyland · Jaylen Clark 6.1 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 5.1 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Jaylen Clark 4.4 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 3.2 min
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin Starter 21.7 min
- Day'Ron Sharpe · Cam Thomas · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf · Drake Powell 11.1 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Cam Thomas · Noah Clowney · Egor Dëmin 5.5 min
- Day'Ron Sharpe · Noah Clowney · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf · Drake Powell 2.5 min
- Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Noah Clowney · Drake Powell 2.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Cam Thomas 8 pts (3/4) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Clark (29 %, 3 pts) · Donte DiVincenzo (18 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (14 %, 0 pts)
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Michael Porter Jr. 17 pts (6/12) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (22 %, 4 pts) · Julius Randle (21 %, 0 pts) · Naz Reid (19 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Noah Clowney: 27 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Terance Mann: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Julius Randle | Noah Clowney: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Michael Porter Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Michael Porter Jr.: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Egor Dëmin: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Terance Mann: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Drake Powell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rudy Gobert | Nic Claxton: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Naz Reid | Danny Wolf: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Jaylen Clark | Cam Thomas: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Egor Dëmin: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Nolan Traore: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Egor Dëmin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Nolan Traore: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Drake Powell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Johnny Juzang | Noah Clowney: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Wilson: 1 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Joan Beringer | Nic Claxton: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Danny Wolf: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Terance Mann: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nets defense
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Anthony Edwards 10 pts (3/5) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Terance Mann (33 %, 0 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (18 %, 3 pts) · Drake Powell (15 %, 3 pts)
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Julius Randle 12 pts (5/11) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Clowney (40 %, 2 pts) · Nic Claxton (13 %, 3 pts) · Danny Wolf (9 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Noah Clowney | Julius Randle: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Naz Reid: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Jaden McDaniels: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Nic Claxton | Rudy Gobert: 29 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Julius Randle: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Egor Dëmin | Donte DiVincenzo: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaylen Clark: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Terance Mann | Anthony Edwards: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Thomas | Jaylen Clark: 12 poss., 9 pts (3/3) · Donte DiVincenzo: 6 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Nolan Traore | Bones Hyland: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Rob Dillingham: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Day'Ron Sharpe | Rudy Gobert: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Naz Reid: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Drake Powell | Anthony Edwards: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Donte DiVincenzo: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Danny Wolf | Naz Reid: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Julius Randle: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Wilson | Johnny Juzang: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |