Top Performers
Points
32
McDaniels
MIN

Rebounds
13
Gobert
MIN

Assists
10
Jokić
DEN

Threes
5
Johnson
DEN

34-75 (45.3%)
FG%
43-94 (45.7%)
10-27 (37.0%)
3PM
7-29 (24.1%)
20-25 (80.0%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
33
Rebounds
50
6
Offensive Rebounds
19
27
Defensive Rebounds
31
24
Assists
26
4
Steals
8
8
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
8
10
Points Off Turnovers
16
7
Fastbreak Points
13
40
Points In Paint
64
4
Second Chance Points
20
26
Fouls
21
1
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
12
7
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
9
Ties
6
2025-26 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves decisively defeated the Denver Nuggets, 110 to 98, in Game 6 of the 2026 First Round yesterday.
Game Info
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#58 Josh Tiven (Head Official)
#22 JB DeRosa
#61 Courtney Kirkland
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #21 | 35 | 8 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 1 | 5 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
C. Johnson #23 | 39 | 27 | 8 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 8-15 | 5-10 | 6-9 | 71.2 |
N. Jokić #15 | 43 | 28 | 9 (1) | 10 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 4 | 5 | 11-19 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 64.7 |
C. Braun #0 | 28 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
J. Murray #27 | 40 | 12 | 6 (1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 0 | 2 | 4-17 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 32.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 21 | 13 | 4 (2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 74.2 |
B. Brown #11 | 14 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
T. Jones #5 | 12 | 4 | 0 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | 4 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
A. Gordon #32 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 | |||||||||||||
J. Strawther #3 | |||||||||||||
J. Pickett #24 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 98 | 33 (6) | 24 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 34-75 | 10-27 | 20-25 | 57.0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Randle #30 | 37 | 18 | 4 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 4 | 2 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 45.8 |
J. McDaniels #3 | 45 | 32 | 10 (4) | 3 | 2 | 1 | +16 | 0 | 4 | 13-25 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 57.9 |
R. Gobert #27 | 42 | 10 | 13 (7) | 8 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 0 | 5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 64.4 |
T. Shannon Jr. #1 | 35 | 24 | 6 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 54.1 |
M. Conley #10 | 26 | 7 | 6 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Reid #11 | 34 | 15 | 7 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 2 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 55.8 |
J. Clark #22 | 12 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
B. Hyland #8 | 9 | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 12.9 |
K. Anderson #12 | |||||||||||||
J. Ingles #7 | |||||||||||||
D. DiVincenzo #0 | |||||||||||||
A. Edwards #5 | |||||||||||||
A. Dosunmu #13 | |||||||||||||
J. Phillips #4 | |||||||||||||
J. Beringer #19 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 110 | 50 (19) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 43-94 | 7-29 | 17-24 | 52.6 |
N. Jokić makes 6' floater
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 11:17
N. Jokić makes 5' turnaround hook shot
1Q 10:45
1Q 09:15
4-1
1Q 09:15
4-2
C. Braun makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 09:00
7-2
J. Randle makes 6' turnaround jump shot
1Q 08:47
7-4
J. Randle makes tip layup
1Q 08:19
7-6
T. Shannon Jr. makes running dunk
1Q 08:04
7-8
T. Shannon Jr. makes 5' running jump shot
Assisted by M. Conley
1Q 07:48
7-10
J. Randle makes 25' three
Assisted by R. Gobert
1Q 07:20
7-13
C. Johnson makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 06:58
9-13
J. Murray makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 05:35
11-13
M. Conley makes 7' driving floater
Assisted by R. Gobert
1Q 05:07
11-15
C. Johnson makes 7' floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 04:57
13-15
R. Gobert makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by N. Reid
1Q 04:26
13-17
N. Reid makes running finger roll
1Q 04:01
13-19
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 03:45
16-19
J. McDaniels makes 19' pullup
Assisted by J. Randle
1Q 03:25
16-21
1Q 03:01
16-22
J. Murray makes 10' driving floater
1Q 02:46
18-22
N. Reid makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by J. McDaniels
1Q 02:34
18-24
C. Johnson makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 02:17
21-24
J. McDaniels makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Reid
1Q 02:01
21-27
1Q 01:43
22-27
1Q 01:43
23-27
1Q 01:43
24-27
T. Hardaway Jr. makes running layup
Assisted by B. Brown
1Q 01:19
26-27
1Q 01:04
26-28
1Q 01:04
26-29
C. Johnson makes running layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
1Q 00:35
28-29
1Q 00:35
29-29
1Q 00:17
30-29
J. Valančiūnas makes 12' jump shot
Assisted by T. Jones
2Q 11:47
32-29
J. Clark makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Reid
2Q 11:28
32-32
T. Jones makes 9' driving floater
2Q 11:11
34-32
J. McDaniels makes putback layup
2Q 11:00
34-34
N. Reid makes putback layup
2Q 10:21
34-36
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Jones
2Q 10:07
37-36
M. Conley makes 12' driving floater
Assisted by J. Randle
2Q 09:14
37-38
J. Murray makes 12' turnaround jump shot
2Q 08:06
39-38
R. Gobert makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by M. Conley
2Q 07:50
39-40
N. Jokić makes 24' turnaround three
Assisted by S. Jones
2Q 06:12
42-40
2Q 06:04
42-41
2Q 06:04
42-42
N. Reid makes 10' driving floater
Assisted by J. Randle
2Q 05:28
42-44
J. McDaniels makes 16' running pullup
2Q 04:25
42-46
T. Shannon Jr. makes driving layup
2Q 03:58
42-48
J. McDaniels makes 13' driving floater
Assisted by R. Gobert
2Q 03:16
42-50
N. Jokić makes driving layup
2Q 03:05
44-50
J. Randle makes 24' three
Assisted by J. McDaniels
2Q 02:42
44-53
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 21' stepback
Assisted by N. Jokić
2Q 02:16
46-53
C. Johnson makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
2Q 01:34
49-53
2Q 01:19
49-54
2Q 01:19
49-55
2Q 01:05
50-55
T. Shannon Jr. makes driving dunk
2Q 00:57
50-57
N. Jokić makes 7' jump shot
3Q 11:44
52-57
N. Jokić makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by C. Johnson
3Q 10:41
54-57
3Q 10:20
54-58
J. Murray makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 09:58
56-58
R. Gobert makes putback dunk
3Q 09:44
56-60
S. Jones makes running reverse layup
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 09:15
58-60
M. Conley makes 26' three
Assisted by T. Shannon Jr.
3Q 08:50
58-63
3Q 08:38
59-63
3Q 08:38
60-63
T. Shannon Jr. makes layup
Assisted by J. Randle
3Q 08:23
60-65
T. Shannon Jr. makes driving finger roll
3Q 08:07
60-67
N. Jokić makes 5' floater
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 07:43
62-67
C. Johnson makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
3Q 07:11
65-67
N. Jokić makes 7' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by C. Johnson
3Q 05:36
67-67
J. Randle makes running layup
Assisted by J. McDaniels
3Q 05:07
67-69
3Q 04:55
68-69
3Q 04:55
69-69
J. McDaniels makes 4' driving floater
Assisted by N. Reid
3Q 04:00
69-71
3Q 04:00
69-72
3Q 03:37
70-72
N. Reid makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by B. Hyland
3Q 03:22
70-74
N. Jokić makes driving layup
3Q 03:12
72-74
N. Reid makes 2' driving floater
Assisted by R. Gobert
3Q 02:54
72-76
J. McDaniels makes 11' pullup
Assisted by R. Gobert
3Q 02:13
72-78
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 6' bank shot
3Q 01:46
74-78
T. Shannon Jr. makes driving layup
3Q 01:24
74-80
J. McDaniels makes layup
Assisted by J. Clark
3Q 00:06
74-82
S. Jones makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Hardaway Jr.
4Q 11:30
77-82
J. McDaniels makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by J. Randle
4Q 10:51
77-84
C. Johnson makes 25' three
Assisted by T. Jones
4Q 10:26
80-84
J. McDaniels makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Conley
4Q 10:02
80-86
4Q 09:47
81-86
T. Jones makes 12' pullup
4Q 09:27
83-86
N. Jokić makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 08:45
85-86
J. McDaniels makes 11' pullup
4Q 08:25
85-88
N. Jokić makes 7' turnaround hook shot
4Q 08:05
87-88
N. Reid makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Gobert
4Q 07:46
87-91
4Q 07:28
88-91
R. Gobert makes tip layup
4Q 06:38
88-93
T. Shannon Jr. makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Gobert
4Q 05:53
88-96
4Q 05:42
89-96
4Q 05:42
90-96
J. McDaniels makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by R. Gobert
4Q 05:26
90-98
C. Johnson makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Jokić
4Q 05:05
93-98
4Q 04:50
94-98
4Q 04:50
95-98
J. Randle makes 7' turnaround fadeaway
4Q 03:20
95-100
4Q 02:03
96-100
4Q 02:03
97-100
T. Shannon Jr. makes driving layup
4Q 01:43
97-102
4Q 01:43
97-103
4Q 01:27
98-103
J. McDaniels makes 19' pullup
4Q 01:07
98-105
4Q 00:57
98-106
4Q 00:55
98-107
4Q 00:55
98-108
4Q 00:25
98-109
4Q 00:25
98-110
34-75 (45.3%)
FG%
43-94 (45.7%)
10-27 (37.0%)
3PM
7-29 (24.1%)
20-25 (80.0%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
33
Rebounds
50
6
Offensive Rebounds
19
27
Defensive Rebounds
31
24
Assists
26
4
Steals
8
8
Blocks
3
13
Turnovers
8
10
Points Off Turnovers
16
7
Fastbreak Points
13
40
Points In Paint
64
4
Second Chance Points
20
26
Fouls
21
1
Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
5
Biggest Lead
12
7
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
9
Ties
6