Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves
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Murray scores 43 points, Jokic has triple-double as Nuggets beat Timberwolves 127-114
The Timberwolves played without star guard Anthony Edwards, who will miss at least a week with a strained right hamstring after he was injured in Sunday’s game against Indiana. Reserve guard Jaylen Clark also missed the game with left calf tightness.
Jokic finished with 25 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double in three games this season. He now has 167 career triple-doubles, third on the NBA's all-time list.
Murray made 16 of 29 shots and hit five 3-pointers for the Nuggets, who outscored the Timberwolves 45-29 in the third quarter to overcome an eight-point halftime deficit.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points and Peyton Watson added 12 for Denver.
Jaden McDaniels led Minnesota with 25 points, while Julius Randle scored 24 and Naz Reid had 18.
Minnesota led 65-57 at halftime, but Murray opened the third quarter with five quick points on a jumper and a 3-pointer. His third 3 of the quarter put Denver on top 79-78. Hardaway hit a pair of 3s late in the quarter to stretch Denver's lead to 102-94 after three quarters.
The Timberwolves cut the lead to 104-101 but Watson answered with eight points in a 10-0 run including back-to-back corner 3s to restore the Nuggets' cushion.
The Nuggets lost all four of their regular-season games against Minnesota last year, but they clearly benefited from the absence of Edwards, who averaged 31.5 points per game against Denver last season.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 127 - 114 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 127 - 114 |
| 4th 12.7 |  |
Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | 127 - 114 |
| 4th 16.4 |  |
Johnny Juzang misses 11-foot step back jumpshot | 127 - 114 |
| 4th 32.0 | |
shot clock turnover | 127 - 114 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-88 | FG | 40-85 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 13-26 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 22-25 | FT | 24-29 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Dec 1 |
| Aaron Gordon, F | Out | Nov 23 |
| Christian Braun, G | Out | Nov 14 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 14,018 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
22 | 1 | .957 | - | W14 |
 Denver |
16 | 6 | .727 | 5.5 | W2 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 8 | .652 | 7 | W5 |
 Portland |
9 | 14 | .391 | 13 | L1 |
 Utah |
8 | 14 | .364 | 13.5 | L1 |
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