Denver Nuggets 126-116 Minnesota Timberwolves summary: score, stats and highlights | NBA Preseason 2025
Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic played 19 minutes and put up 14 points for the Nuggets in a ten-point defeat.
End of 4th Quarter
Moses Brown makes a tip layup shot in the lane
Moses Brown offensive rebound
Moses Brown misses a tip layup shot in the lane
Moses Brown offensive rebound
Curtis Jones misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
DaRon Holmes II offensive rebound
Tamar Bates misses a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner
Curtis Jones defensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner
Jules Bernard defensive rebound
DaRon Holmes II misses a 29-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Enrique Freeman hits a free throw
Shooting foul on Tamar Bates. Enrique Freeman to shoot 1 free throw
Shooting foul on Tamar Bates. Enrique Freeman to shoot 1 free throw
Personal foul
Enrique Freeman makes a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner assisted by Jules Bernard
Moses Brown dunks the ball assisted by Curtis Jones
Johnny Juzang makes a 9-foot turnaround jumper in the lane
DaRon Holmes II makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the right corner assisted by Curtis Jones
Enrique Freeman makes a 14-foot jumper from the right wing assisted by Rob Dillingham
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
Curtis Jones misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Team rebound
Jules Bernard misses a 27-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc
Running layup by Moses Brown
Tamar Bates steals the ball from Enrique Freeman
DaRon Holmes II hits the second free throw
DaRon Holmes II hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Enrique Freeman. DaRon Holmes II to shoot 2 free throws
Moses Brown defensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a layup
Joan Beringer offensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
Curtis Jones misses a 9-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane
Johnny Juzang drives to the hoop for a layup
Moses Brown drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by DaRon Holmes II
Full timeout (Timeout #5)
Enrique Freeman makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner assisted by Rob Dillingham
Jalen Pickett makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing assisted by Curtis Jones
Johnny Juzang drives to the hoop for a layup
Johnny Juzang offensive rebound
Zyon Pullin misses an 11-foot pullup bank shot along the right baseline
Zyon Pullin defensive rebound
Hunter Tyson misses a 27-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc
Rob Dillingham makes a 14-foot pullup jumper in the lane
Jalen Pickett makes a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Team rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 24-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Team rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses a 27-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
Joan Beringer misses a alley-oop layup
Joan Beringer offensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Full timeout (Timeout #4)
Hunter Tyson makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner assisted by Zeke Nnaji
Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
Curtis Jones misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a 13-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane
Zeke Nnaji drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by DaRon Holmes II
Johnny Juzang makes a 23-foot three-pointer from the left corner assisted by Rob Dillingham
Enrique Freeman defensive rebound
Jalen Pickett misses an 11-foot turnaround jumper in the lane
Joan Beringer hits the second free throw
Joan Beringer hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Jalen Pickett. Joan Beringer to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Jalen Pickett
Personal foul
Johnny Juzang steals the ball from Hunter Tyson
Turnover: Turnover
Hunter Tyson steals the ball from Zyon Pullin
Full timeout (Timeout #3)
Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
Curtis Jones misses a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner
Johnny Juzang makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Jalen Pickett makes a 27-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc
Zeke Nnaji steals the ball from Alize Johnson
Jalen Pickett makes a tip layup shot in the lane
Jalen Pickett offensive rebound
Jalen Pickett misses a 7-foot turnaround jumper in the lane
Spencer Jones steals the ball from Zyon Pullin
Spencer Jones steals the ball from Rob Dillingham
Jump ball - Rob Dillingham vs. Spencer Jones: Tip to Jalen Pickett
Zeke Nnaji drives to the hoop for a dunk assisted by Jalen Pickett
Joan Beringer makes a 2-foot cutting layup shot in the lane assisted by Zyon Pullin
Jalen Pickett makes an 11-foot pullup jumper in the lane assisted by Curtis Jones
Spencer Jones steals the ball from Rob Dillingham
Hunter Tyson makes a 28-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc assisted by Jalen Pickett
Johnny Juzang makes a 27-foot three-pointer from the right wing assisted by Rob Dillingham
End of 3rd Quarter
Team rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 14-foot pullup jumper from the right wing
Hunter Tyson makes a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing assisted by Jalen Pickett
Personal foul on Johnny Juzang
Julian Strawther defensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a running layup
Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
Jalen Pickett misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Zyon Pullin makes a 15-foot step back jumper in the lane
Rocco Zikarsky defensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses a tip layup shot in the lane
Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses a layup
Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
Hunter Tyson misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Tristen Newton makes a 9-foot driving bank hook in the lane
Turnover: Shot clock violation
Turnover: Turnover
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses the second free throw
Johnny Juzang hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Jalen Pickett. Johnny Juzang to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul
Alize Johnson defensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
Rocco Zikarsky misses a 7-foot driving bank hook along the left baseline
Rocco Zikarsky steals the ball from Julian Strawther
Bones Hyland steals the ball from Julian Strawther
Full timeout (Timeout #4)
Running layup by Terrence Shannon Jr. assisted by Bones Hyland
Bones Hyland defensive rebound
Julian Strawther misses a 14-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane
Julian Strawther defensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 13-foot fade away jumper in the lane
Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
Jalen Pickett misses a 15-foot step back jumper in the lane
Turnover: Turnover on Rocco Zikarsky
Offensive foul on Rocco Zikarsky
Personal foul
Jaylen Clark steals the ball from Jonas Valančiūnas
Bones Hyland makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Rocco Zikarsky defensive rebound
Bruce Brown misses a 6-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane
Rocco Zikarsky makes a tip dunk shot in the lane
Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a layup
Turnover: Turnover on Jalen Pickett
Offensive foul on Jalen Pickett
Bones Hyland makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Jaylen Clark offensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses an 8-foot driving floating jump shot along the right baseline
Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound
Rocco Zikarsky misses a 9-foot floating jumper in the lane
Peyton Watson drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Jalen Pickett
Rocco Zikarsky hits the second free throw
Rocco Zikarsky misses the first free throw
Full timeout (Timeout #3)
Shooting foul on Jonas Valančiūnas. Rocco Zikarsky to shoot 2 free throws
Running layup by Peyton Watson assisted by Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown steals the ball from Terrence Shannon Jr.
Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
Jonas Valančiūnas misses a hook shot
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Personal foul
Joan Beringer dunks the ball assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr.
Joan Beringer offensive rebound
Bones Hyland misses a 10-foot driving floating jump shot along the left baseline
Peyton Watson makes a 9-foot driving floating jump shot along the left baseline
Bruce Brown steals the ball from Joe Ingles
Turnover: Turnover on Jonas Valančiūnas
Offensive foul on Jonas Valančiūnas
Terrence Shannon Jr. drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Joe Ingles
Personal foul on Jonas Valančiūnas
Team rebound
Julian Strawther misses a 13-foot turnaround fade away in the lane
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Joan Beringer misses a 15-foot jumper in the lane
Jonas Valančiūnas goes out of bounds
Turnover: Turnover on Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas defensive rebound
Joe Ingles misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Bones Hyland defensive rebound
Jonas Valančiūnas misses a layup blocked by Joan Beringer
Turnover: Turnover on Bones Hyland
Offensive foul on Bones Hyland
Julian Strawther makes a 27-foot three-pointer from the left wing assisted by Tim Hardaway Jr.
Joan Beringer makes a 4-foot cutting layup shot in the lane assisted by Joe Ingles
Running dunk by Peyton Watson assisted by Tim Hardaway Jr.
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
Jaylen Clark misses a 3-foot cutting layup shot in the lane blocked by Bruce Brown
Julian Strawther makes a 1-foot cutting dunk shot in the lane assisted by Bruce Brown
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a layup blocked by Jonas Valančiūnas
Tim Hardaway Jr. hits the second free throw
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses the first free throw
Shooting foul on Rob Dillingham. Tim Hardaway Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Jonas Valančiūnas steals the ball from Rob Dillingham
Jonas Valančiūnas goes out of bounds
Running dunk by Joan Beringer assisted by Rob Dillingham
Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses a hook shot
Halftime
Johnny Juzang defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Nikola Jokić defensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a 9-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane blocked by Jamal Murray
Jamal Murray makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Bones Hyland hits the second free throw
Bones Hyland hits the first free throw
Turnover: Turnover on Spencer Jones
Personal foul on Spencer Jones. Bones Hyland to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul
Personal foul on Spencer Jones. Bones Hyland to shoot 2 free throws
Bones Hyland hits a free throw
Personal foul on Spencer Jones. Bones Hyland to shoot 1 free throw
Personal foul on Spencer Jones. Bones Hyland to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul
Jamal Murray hits the second free throw
Jamal Murray hits the first free throw
Personal foul on Bones Hyland. Jamal Murray to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Bones Hyland. Jamal Murray to shoot 2 free throws
Rocco Zikarsky makes a 7-foot turnaround jumper in the lane assisted by Bones Hyland
Aaron Gordon makes an 18-foot fade away jumper along the right baseline
Spencer Jones defensive rebound
Johnny Juzang misses a 23-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Aaron Gordon makes a 3-foot cutting layup shot in the lane assisted by Jamal Murray
Rocco Zikarsky makes an 11-foot floating jumper along the right baseline assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr.
Cameron Johnson goes out of bounds
Turnover: Turnover
Nikola Jokić defensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a 22-foot three-pointer from the right corner
Rocco Zikarsky defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses a layup
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the second free throw
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Cameron Johnson. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Shooting foul on Cameron Johnson. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Bones Hyland defensive rebound
Nikola Jokić misses a 5-foot floating jumper in the lane blocked by Jaylen Clark
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
Rocco Zikarsky misses a 9-foot floating jumper in the lane
Nikola Jokić makes a 9-foot driving floating bank jump shot along the right baseline assisted by Jamal Murray
Rocco Zikarsky hits the second free throw
Rocco Zikarsky hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Jamal Murray. Rocco Zikarsky to shoot 2 free throws
Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound
Rocco Zikarsky misses a tip layup shot in the lane
Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound
Jaylen Clark misses a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner
Nikola Jokić hits the second free throw
Nikola Jokić hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Rocco Zikarsky. Nikola Jokić to shoot 2 free throws
Shooting foul on Rocco Zikarsky. Nikola Jokić to shoot 2 free throws
Bones Hyland hits the second free throw
Bones Hyland hits the first free throw
Personal foul on Christian Braun. Bones Hyland to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Christian Braun. Bones Hyland to shoot 2 free throws
Full timeout (Timeout #2)
Christian Braun makes a 1-foot running alley-oop layup shot in the lane assisted by Jamal Murray
Nikola Jokić defensive rebound
Rocco Zikarsky misses a tip layup shot in the lane
Rocco Zikarsky offensive rebound
Jaylen Clark misses a 3-foot cutting layup shot in the lane
Aaron Gordon hits the second free throw
Aaron Gordon hits the first free throw
Personal foul on Jaylen Clark. Aaron Gordon to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Jaylen Clark. Aaron Gordon to shoot 2 free throws
Jaylen Clark makes a 2-foot cutting layup shot in the lane assisted by Bones Hyland
Christian Braun makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the left corner assisted by Jamal Murray
Joe Ingles makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the right corner assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr.
Delay of game technical foul
Aaron Gordon makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the right corner assisted by Nikola Jokić
Jamal Murray defensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses the second free throw
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the first free throw
Delay of game technical foul
Shooting foul on Tim Hardaway Jr.. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
Julian Strawther misses a running layup
Nikola Jokić steals the ball from Rob Dillingham
Julian Strawther steals the ball from Rob Dillingham
Tim Hardaway Jr. hits the second free throw
Tim Hardaway Jr. hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Terrence Shannon Jr.. Tim Hardaway Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Personal foul on Terrence Shannon Jr.
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Personal foul
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a 23-foot three-pointer from the left corner
Jaylen Clark offensive rebound
Terrence Shannon Jr. misses a 12-foot driving bank shot from the left wing
Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound
Julian Strawther misses a free throw
Shooting foul on Rob Dillingham. Julian Strawther to shoot 1 free throw
Julian Strawther makes a 1-foot cutting layup shot in the lane assisted by Jonas Valančiūnas
Rob Dillingham makes a 19-foot pullup jumper from the left wing assisted by Terrence Shannon Jr.
Joan Beringer defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc
Rob Dillingham makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the top of the arc assisted by Joe Ingles
Turnover: Turnover on Bruce Brown
Offensive foul on Bruce Brown
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the second free throw
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Jonas Valančiūnas. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Rob Dillingham offensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a 13-foot driving floating jump shot in the lane
Jonas Valančiūnas drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Tim Hardaway Jr.
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the second free throw
Terrence Shannon Jr. hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Bruce Brown. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Shooting foul on Bruce Brown. Terrence Shannon Jr. to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Jonas Valančiūnas
Peyton Watson drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Jonas Valančiūnas
Alley-oop dunk by Joan Beringer assisted by Joe Ingles
Jonas Valančiūnas makes a 9-foot turnaround fade away along the left baseline
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Joan Beringer misses a free throw
Full timeout (Timeout #2)
Shooting foul on Tim Hardaway Jr.. Joan Beringer to shoot 1 free throw
Joan Beringer makes a 7-foot cutting finger roll layup shot in the lane assisted by Rob Dillingham
Jonas Valančiūnas drives to the hoop for a hook shot
Personal foul on Joan Beringer
Julian Strawther defensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a running layup
Rob Dillingham defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the right wing
End of 1st Quarter
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
Jaden McDaniels misses a 17-foot pullup jumper from the left wing
Nikola Jokić makes a 10-foot driving floating bank jump shot along the right baseline
Running layup by Bones Hyland assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Donte DiVincenzo steals the ball from Nikola Jokić
Donte DiVincenzo makes a 23-foot three-pointer from the left corner assisted by Rudy Gobert
Bruce Brown makes a 23-foot pullup jumper from the right wing
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Bones Hyland misses a 30-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Bones Hyland steals the ball from Christian Braun
Running layup by Donte DiVincenzo assisted by Jaden McDaniels
Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
Bruce Brown misses a 9-foot pullup jumper from the right wing blocked by Donte DiVincenzo
Bones Hyland makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Nikola Jokić hits the second free throw
Nikola Jokić hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Donte DiVincenzo. Nikola Jokić to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Donte DiVincenzo
Nikola Jokić defensive rebound
Bones Hyland misses a 16-foot pullup jumper from the top of the key
Nikola Jokić makes a 13-foot jumper in the lane assisted by Jamal Murray
Christian Braun defensive rebound
Naz Reid misses a 10-foot driving bank shot in the lane
Full timeout (Timeout #1)
Personal foul on Tim Hardaway Jr.
Rudy Gobert steals the ball from Tim Hardaway Jr.
Team rebound
Rudy Gobert misses an 11-foot cutting layup shot from the left wing blocked by Cameron Johnson
Aaron Gordon makes a 17-foot fade away jumper from the top of the key
Running layup by Naz Reid assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Rudy Gobert steals the ball from Jamal Murray
Rudy Gobert drives to the hoop for a hook shot assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Aaron Gordon hits the second free throw
Aaron Gordon hits the first free throw
Personal foul on Bones Hyland. Aaron Gordon to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Bones Hyland
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
Naz Reid misses a 9-foot driving floating bank jump shot along the left baseline
Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
Cameron Johnson misses a 23-foot three-pointer from the right corner
Christian Braun defensive rebound
Bones Hyland misses a free throw
Shooting foul on Jamal Murray. Bones Hyland to shoot 1 free throw
Personal foul on Jamal Murray
Personal foul
Bones Hyland drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Rudy Gobert
Jamal Murray hits a free throw
Shooting foul on Jaden McDaniels. Jamal Murray to shoot 1 free throw
Layup by Jamal Murray assisted by Aaron Gordon
Jaden McDaniels makes a 23-foot step back jumper from the left wing
Nikola Jokić makes a 13-foot jumper in the lane assisted by Cameron Johnson
Jaden McDaniels makes a 27-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Full timeout (Timeout #1)
Aaron Gordon goes out of bounds
Turnover: Turnover on Aaron Gordon
Naz Reid makes a 9-foot turnaround hook shot in the lane
Naz Reid offensive rebound
Donte DiVincenzo misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Christian Braun hits the second free throw
Christian Braun misses the first free throw
Shooting foul on Donte DiVincenzo. Christian Braun to shoot 2 free throws
Jaden McDaniels hits the second free throw
Jaden McDaniels hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Christian Braun. Jaden McDaniels to shoot 2 free throws
Jamal Murray hits the second free throw
Jamal Murray hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Rob Dillingham. Jamal Murray to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Rob Dillingham
Rudy Gobert makes a 5-foot cutting finger roll layup shot in the lane assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Alley-oop layup by Cameron Johnson assisted by Nikola Jokić
Jaden McDaniels drives to the hoop for a layup assisted by Rudy Gobert
Turnover: Turnover on Jamal Murray
Offensive foul on Jamal Murray
Layup by Rudy Gobert assisted by Rob Dillingham
Jamal Murray makes a 15-foot pullup jumper from the right wing
Donte DiVincenzo makes a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing assisted by Rob Dillingham
Nikola Jokić hits the second free throw
Nikola Jokić hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Rudy Gobert. Nikola Jokić to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Rudy Gobert
Naz Reid makes a 27-foot three-pointer from the left wing assisted by Rob Dillingham
Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound
Cameron Johnson misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
Aaron Gordon misses the second free throw
Aaron Gordon hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Rudy Gobert. Aaron Gordon to shoot 2 free throws
Naz Reid makes a 24-foot three-pointer from the right wing assisted by Donte DiVincenzo
Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses a 25-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Christian Braun defensive rebound
Rob Dillingham misses a 26-foot three-pointer from the left wing
Rudy Gobert defensive rebound
Christian Braun misses the second free throw
Christian Braun hits the first free throw
Shooting foul on Naz Reid. Christian Braun to shoot 2 free throws
Personal foul on Naz Reid
Nikola Jokić defensive rebound
Donte DiVincenzo misses a 28-foot three-pointer from the right wing
Jump ball - Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokić: Tip to Rob Dillingham
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