MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists and three other players had 23 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to their seventh straight victory on Saturday night, 123-112 over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Tim Hardaway Jr., Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray had 23 points apiece, while Gordon also had 10 rebounds and Murray dished out 12 assists.

Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards scored 26 points each to lead the Timberwolves, whose four-game winning streak was snapped.

Minnesota led 60-55 at halftime, but the Nuggets outscored the Timberwolves in the third and fourth quarters to pull away.

A glitch in the NBA’s courtside statistics system froze the stat-keeping program late in the third quarter at Target Center. After the game, a Timberwolves employee told The Associated Press the system crashed when statisticians tried to input a double-foul called with 2:08 remaining in the third quarter.

The final statistics were made available several hours after the conclusion of the game.

The Nuggets were missing both of their starting forwards, Christian Braun (left ankle sprain) and Cam Johnson (right biceps strain), who were both injured during Denver’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Braun is expected to be sidelined at least six weeks.

The Northwest Division rivals have met in the playoffs twice in the last three years. The Timberwolves swept the regular-season series last year, but Denver has won both meetings this season. The teams last played in Minneapolis in October. Edwards and Jaylen Clark were out with injuries, and the Nuggets overcame an eight-point halftime deficit with a 45-point third quarter en route to a 127-114 win.

The Nuggets and Timberwolves meet next on Christmas Day in a game that will tip off on The Spot Denver 3 and conclude on Denver7.

Up next

Nuggets: Host Chicago on Monday.

Timberwolves: Host Dallas on Monday.
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Denver Nuggets 2025-26 schedule

November 17, 2025 (Mon): Chicago – 7:00 PM MTNovember 19, 2025 (Wed): at New Orleans – 6:00 PM MTNovember 21, 2025 (Fri): at Houston – 7:30 PM MT – PrimeNovember 22, 2025 (Sat): Sacramento – 7:00 PM MTNovember 24, 2025 (Mon): at Memphis – 6:00 PM MTNovember 28, 2025 (Fri): San Antonio – 7:30 PM MTNovember 29, 2025 (Sat): at Phoenix – 7:00 PM MTDecember 1, 2025 (Mon): Dallas – 7:00 PM MTDecember 3, 2025 (Wed): at Indiana – 5:00 PM MTDecember 5, 2025 (Fri): at Atlanta – 5:30 PM MTDecember 7, 2025 (Sun): at Charlotte – 4:00 PM MTDecember 9-16, 2025: NBA CupDecember 18, 2025 (Thu): Orlando – 7:00 PM MTDecember 20, 2025 (Sat): Houston – 3:00 PM MTDecember 22, 2025 (Mon): Utah – 7:00 PM MTDecember 23, 2025 (Tue): at Dallas – 6:00 PM MT – NBCDecember 25, 2025 (Thu): Minnesota – 8:30 PM MT – Denver7December 27, 2025 (Sat): at Orlando – 5:00 PM MTDecember 29, 2025 (Mon): at Miami – 5:30 PM MTDecember 31, 2025 (Wed): at Toronto – 5:30 PM MTJanuary 2, 2026 (Fri): at Cleveland – 5:30 PM MTJanuary 4, 2026 (Sun): at Brooklyn – 1:30 PM MTJanuary 5, 2026 (Mon): at Philadelphia – 6:30 PM MT – PeacockJanuary 7, 2026 (Wed): at Boston – 5:30 PM MTJanuary 9, 2026 (Fri): Atlanta – 7:00 PM MTJanuary 11, 2026 (Sun): Milwaukee – 6:00 PM MTJanuary 13, 2026 (Tue): at New Orleans – 6:00 PM MTJanuary 14, 2026 (Wed): at Dallas – 7:30 PM MT – ESPNJanuary 17, 2026 (Sat): Washington – 7:00 PM MTJanuary 18, 2026 (Sun): Charlotte – 6:00 PM MTJanuary 20, 2026 (Tue): L.A. Lakers – 8:00 PM MT – NBCJanuary 22, 2026 (Thu): at Washington – 5:00 PM MTJanuary 23, 2026 (Fri): at Milwaukee – 6:00 PM MTJanuary 25, 2026 (Sun): at Memphis – 1:30 PM MTJanuary 27, 2026 (Tue): Detroit – 7:00 PM MTJanuary 29, 2026 (Thu): Brooklyn – 7:00 PM MTJanuary 30, 2026 (Fri): LA Clippers – 8:00 PM MT – ESPNFebruary 1, 2026 (Sun): Oklahoma City – 7:30 PM MT – NBCFebruary 3, 2026 (Tue): at Detroit – 5:00 PM MTFebruary 4, 2026 (Wed): at New York – 5:00 PM MT – ESPNFebruary 7, 2026 (Sat): at Chicago – 6:00 PM MTFebruary 9, 2026 (Mon): Cleveland – 7:00 PM MTFebruary 11, 2026 (Wed): Memphis – 8:00 PM MT – ESPNFebruary 19, 2026 (Thu): at LA Clippers – 8:30 PM MTFebruary 20, 2026 (Fri): at Portland – 8:00 PM MTFebruary 22, 2026 (Sun): at Golden State – 1:30 PM MT – Denver7February 25, 2026 (Wed): Boston – 8:00 PM MT – ESPNFebruary 27, 2026 (Fri): at Oklahoma City – 7:30 PM MT – ESPNMarch 1, 2026 (Sun): Minnesota – 1:30 PM MT – Denver7March 2, 2026 (Mon): at Utah – 7:00 PM MTMarch 5, 2026 (Thu): L.A. Lakers – 8:00 PM MT – PrimeMarch 6, 2026 (Fri): New York – 7:00 PM MTMarch 9, 2026 (Mon): at Oklahoma City – 5:30 PM MT – PeacockMarch 11, 2026 (Wed): Houston – 8:00 PM MT – ESPNMarch 12, 2026 (Thu): at San Antonio – 7:00 PM MTMarch 14, 2026 (Sat): at L.A. Lakers – 6:30 PM MT – Denver7March 17, 2026 (Tue): Philadelphia – 7:00 PM MTMarch 20, 2026 (Fri): Toronto – 7:00 PM MTMarch 22, 2026 (Sun): Portland – 3:00 PM MTMarch 24, 2026 (Tue): at Phoenix – 9:00 PM MT – NBCMarch 25, 2026 (Wed): Dallas – 8:00 PM MTMarch 27, 2026 (Fri): Utah – 7:00 PM MTMarch 29, 2026 (Sun): Golden State – 8:00 PM MT – NBCApril 1, 2026 (Wed): at Utah – 7:00 PM MTApril 4, 2026 (Sat): San Antonio – 1:00 PM MT – PrimeApril 6, 2026 (Mon): Portland – 7:00 PM MTApril 8, 2026 (Wed): Memphis – 7:00 PM MTApril 10, 2026 (Fri): Oklahoma City – 8:00 PM MT – PrimeApril 12, 2026 (Sun): at San Antonio – 6:30 PM MT