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Timberwolves at Nuggets · Thu, Dec 25 · Regular season

Denver beat Minnesota, 142⁠-⁠138. Here is how the win chance moved.

Minnesota138Denver142

Final/OT · DEC 25
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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

01Box score

Updated 1:12 PM ET

Minnesota Timberwolves

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Anthony Edwards G42446330614-255-1411-13-17
Julius Randle F39327631212-222-76-7-13
Jaden McDaniels F3921440239-121-32-2+4
Rudy Gobert C3491200604-70-01-2+18
Donte DiVincenzo G346882102-110-72-2+12
Naz Reid F-C2813630015-132-71-1-4
Nah'Shon Hyland G2311451114-82-41-3+7
Terrence Shannon Jr. G-F100000000-30-20-0-5
Mike Conley G100021100-10-10-0-15
Jaylen Clark G52000001-20-00-0-9
Johnny Juzang G10000000-00-00-0+2
Team138473110121351-10412-4524-30

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Nikola Jokic C4356161502515-214-622-23+15
Jamal Murray G433521001412-329-182-3+5
Peyton Watson G429403023-51-22-2+15
Spencer Jones F4112812025-102-50-0+2
Tim Hardaway Jr. G4119400107-163-112-2+4
Bruce Brown G287331033-70-01-2-6
Julian Strawther G120310000-30-10-0+3
Jonas Valanciunas C102410011-50-00-0-9
Zeke Nnaji F-C52100101-20-00-0-9
Team1424531651747-10119-4329-32

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Timberwolves edges

No clear mismatch in Minnesota's favor.

Nuggets edges

  • On offenseDenver's offense gets to the line (4th) against a Minnesota defense that sends opponents to the line (24th).

Key battles

  • Denver's offense shoots efficiently (1st), but Minnesota's defense contests every shot (5th). Watch the shooting.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
MINRankStatRankDEN
117.612thOffensive rating1st123.4
114.38thDefensive rating21st118.2
+3.310thNet rating7th+5.2
99.89thPace20th97.7
55.96thEffective FG %1st57.7
12.418thTurnover %3rd10.9
25.715thOffensive rebound %24th23.6
21.510thFree throw rate4th23.7
52.95thOpponent eFG %14th54.3
12.414thForced turnover %30th10.0
73.720thDefensive rebound %7th75.3
22.024thOpponent FT rate10th19.6