Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Player Stats and Box Score for March 12 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Minnesota Timberwolves visited the Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves were looking to extend their winning streak to six games, while the Nuggets began a three-game homestand after beating the OKC Thunder on the road.

Coach Chris Finch finally has a healthy lineup and used a starting five of Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert. Randle missed a bunch of games since January, while Gobert recently returned from a 10-game absence.

Meanwhile, coach Michael Malone continued to miss the services of Aaron Gordon due to injury. Malone used a smaller lineup featuring Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic.

The Minnesota Timberwolves got off to a terrific start and never looked back as they defeated the Denver Nuggets 115-95. Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves, finishing with 29 points, four rebounds and six assists. Julius Randle had his best game since coming back from injury. He had 25 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Rudy Gobert dropped a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Jade McDaniels contributed 16 points and eight boards. Donte DiVincenzo came off the bench to provide 10 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic had another great game, putting up 34 points, eight rebounds and four assists. "The Joker" barely had any help outside of Russell Westbrook, who had 19 points, four rebounds and three steals.

Jamal Murray had a stinker, finishing with 12 points on 15 shots. He did have eight assists, but the Nuggets needed more scoring from him. Michael Porter Jr. only scored 10 points on his nine attempts from the floor.

The Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak and improved to 38-29 for the season. They are knocking on a Top 6 spot, while the Denver Nuggets dropped to 42-24. They are still tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the second-best record in the Western Conference.

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets Player Stats and Box Score

Timberwolves

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle	25	4	3	2	0	4	3	28	9-12	3-5	4-6	17
Jaden McDaniels	16	8	1	1	1	0	2	32	7-13	2-4	0-0	15
Rudy Gobert	11	10	3	0	1	0	3	30	4-8	0-0	3-4	16
Mike Conley	8	1	5	2	0	2	0	20	3-5	1-2	1-1	12
Anthony Edwards	29	4	6	1	0	3	2	35	10-22	5-12	4-5	10
Josh Minott	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	-4
Luka Garza	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	2-5	1-2	0-0	-4
Naz Reid	8	5	2	1	1	3	4	26	3-7	2-5	0-0	17
Donte DiVincenzo	10	6	6	0	2	0	1	25	4-10	2-6	0-0	23
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	16	1-3	1-1	0-0	10
Jaylen Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	-4
Terrence Shannon Jr.	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Rob Dillingham	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Joe Ingles	DNP

Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.	10	9	2	0	0	1	1	33	3-10	0-3	4-5	-31
Nikola Jokic	34	8	4	1	0	3	3	38	13-23	2-6	6-8	-24
Russell Westbrook	19	4	1	3	0	4	2	33	8-12	1-4	2-2	-22
Jamal Murray	12	5	8	1	0	0	2	35	4-15	1-5	3-3	-19
Christian Braun	6	4	0	0	0	0	2	33	3-10	0-2	0-2	-16
Zeke Nnaji	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Hunter Tyson	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	3-5	2-4	0-0	6
Peyton Watson	0	3	1	0	1	1	3	16	0-4	0-2	0-0	-11
Spencer Jones	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	6
Vlatko Cancar	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	6
PJ Hall	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Jalen Pickett	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	17	1-5	1-4	0-0	2
Trey Alexander	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0-2	0-0	1-2	6
Dario Saric	DNP
DeAndre Jordan	DNP

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets Game Summary

The Minnesota Timberwolves controlled the game from start to finish. They went on a 7-0 run from tipoff and never looked back as the Denver Nuggets barely put up a fight for the remainder of the game. Nikola Jokic was the lone bright spot for the Nuggets as Jamal Murray had a rough night shooting the ball.

Russell Westbrook played well, but the Nuggets missed Aaron Gordon's production and energy. The Timberwolves are gaining enough momentum to possibly finish the season strongly. They are only a few games behind a top four spot, so the West seedings from No. 2 to No. 10 are still up for grabs.