Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Final Score & Over/Under Result — Oct 27, 2025

Denver's hot streak met Minnesota's defensive struggles, and the Nuggets made the mismatch count in a 127–114 win that featured a third-quarter explosion. Coming in on a two-game run averaging 132.0 points while holding opponents to 124.0, Denver seized control through a 74-point third quarter—the game's decisive frame—that broke open what had been competitive through halftime at 122 combined.

The first half stayed tight: 64 combined points in Q1 set an early pace, then Q2 slowed to just 58 combined as both teams tightened up. The Timberwolves, averaging 117.3 allowed over their last three, couldn't sustain that discipline. Denver poured in 45 third-quarter points to Minnesota's 29, a 16-point swing that proved insurmountable. Jamal Murray led the charge with 43 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Nikola Jokić added a near-triple-double: 25 points, 19 rebounds, and 10 assists. Tim Hardaway Jr. contributed 20 points, 1 rebound, and 3 assists off the bench.

Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels (25 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast) and Julius Randle (24 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast) kept pace offensively, with Naz Reid adding 18 points and 7 rebounds, but the third-quarter gap was too much to close. Denver closed Q4 at 25 points to Minnesota's 20, finishing with a combined 241 points—a total that fell short of what either team's recent form suggested was possible.