Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets
November 15, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 123-112 on 2025-11-15 on the road against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. The Nuggets started Tim Hardaway Jr., Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, and Peyton Watson. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 9 points (3/4) in his matchups, with Julius Randle as his primary defender. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 2 points (1/3) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
112
Did not play: Joan Beringer (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bones Hyland (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
123
Did not play: Zeke Nnaji (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (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 11.7 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Clark 9.5 min
- Mike Conley · Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels 5.7 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels 3.6 min
- Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Rob Dillingham 2.9 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Peyton Watson Starter 16.5 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones 5.9 min
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 5.4 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Aaron Gordon · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown 5.1 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Aaron Gordon · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Spencer Jones 5.0 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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Nikola Jokić 9 pts (3/4) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Julius Randle (28 %, 5 pts) · Rudy Gobert (27 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (15 %, 0 pts)
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Jamal Murray 9 pts (3/5) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (26 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (18 %, 3 pts) · Anthony Edwards (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Peyton Watson: 36 poss., 6 pts (1/3) · Nikola Jokić: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Julius Randle | Aaron Gordon: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Nikola Jokić: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jamal Murray: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Jamal Murray: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rudy Gobert | Nikola Jokić: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Naz Reid | Aaron Gordon: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Peyton Watson: 6 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Mike Conley | Bruce Brown: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jamal Murray: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Bruce Brown: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Bruce Brown: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Anthony Edwards 2 pts (1/3) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (34 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Murray (24 %, 2 pts) · Tim Hardaway Jr. (10 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 12 pts (3/8) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Nikola Jokić (43 %, 6 pts) · Aaron Gordon (30 %, 2 pts) · Jamal Murray (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Jaden McDaniels: 20 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nikola Jokić | Julius Randle: 31 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Rudy Gobert: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Aaron Gordon | Julius Randle: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Naz Reid: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Peyton Watson | Anthony Edwards: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Donte DiVincenzo: 19 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bruce Brown | Anthony Edwards: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Rob Dillingham: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Strawther | Mike Conley: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Rudy Gobert: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Naz Reid: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Spencer Jones | Naz Reid: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Edwards: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |