Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	11	28	29	28	96
MIN	25	36	27	25	113

Game Recap

The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets, 113-96 and now lead the series 2-1.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	23	2-6	0-3	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	3	-14	6
21Spencer JonesPF	28	2-3	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	4	-5	6
15Nikola JokicC	35	7-26	2-10	11-11	15	3	2	0	4	3	-21	27
0Christian BraunSG	23	0-4	0-1	2-4	2	0	0	1	0	1	-19	2
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	5-17	0-5	6-7	3	4	0	0	1	0	-12	16
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	3-8	2-6	3-4	5	0	0	0	1	1	-13	11
3Julian Strawther	14	2-7	1-3	1-2	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	6
11Bruce Brown	23	4-7	0-0	1-2	4	2	1	0	1	2	-3	9
22Zeke Nnaji	16	2-2	1-1	5-6	3	1	1	0	0	3	+2	10
5Tyus Jones	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
14DaRon Holmes II	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jalen Pickett	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
17Jonas Valanciūnas	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	28-8234.1%	8-3225.0%	32-4080.0%	40	12	5	2	10	18	-	96

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	40	9-13	1-3	1-1	10	3	1	1	0	2	+8	20
30Julius RandlePF	32	6-15	0-3	3-6	6	4	0	1	1	3	+8	15
27Rudy GobertC	36	3-7	0-0	4-5	12	3	0	3	0	4	+18	10
5Anthony EdwardsSG	23	6-15	2-8	3-3	5	3	0	0	2	5	+11	17
0Donte DiVincenzoPG	32	6-13	3-8	0-0	4	7	4	0	1	4	+20	15
11Naz Reid	17	2-7	1-4	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	4	+4	5
13Ayo Dosunmu	31	10-15	0-3	5-6	3	9	0	0	2	2	+11	25
8Bones Hyland	15	2-5	2-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	2	-1	6
12Kyle Anderson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+3	0
4Julian Phillips	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	+3	0
7Joe Ingles	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19Joan Beringer	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Mike Conley	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	44-9347.3%	9-3426.5%	16-2176.2%	53	31	6	5	10	27	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Jokic: Tip to McDaniels
(11:43) MISS Randle 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:36) MISS Jokic 10' Running Layup
(11:35) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:34) MISS Jokic 3PT Jump Shot
(11:31) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Edwards 6' Running Layup
(11:24) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:19) MISS Edwards 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:00) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Hook Shot
(10:58) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:32) McDaniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:30) McDaniels 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
02
(10:30) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (10:30) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
03
(10:20) MISS Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:18) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:55) MISS Randle 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:51) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:50) MISS DiVincenzo 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:50) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (9:48) McDaniels 2' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
05
(9:36) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
(9:28) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:25) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:08) MISS Edwards 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:05) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:03) MISS Gobert Tip Layup Shot
(9:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:46) MISS Jokic 4' Driving Layup
(8:46) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:45) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (8:40) Murray 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
25
+2 (8:24) Edwards 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
27
(8:00) Edwards S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
(8:00) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (8:00) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
37
+1 (8:00) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
47
+3 (7:48) DiVincenzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Edwards 1 AST)
410
(7:33) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:30) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:10) MISS McDaniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:07) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:00) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:57) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:49) MISS McDaniels 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:49) S. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:24) MISS Murray 5' Driving Layup
(6:21) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:15) MISS Randle 2' Driving Layup
(6:12) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:07) MISS Braun 3' Running Layup
(6:07) Gobert BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:03) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:51) Randle 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Gobert 1 AST)
412
(5:32) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:12) S. Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
+2 (4:59) McDaniels 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Edwards 2 AST)
414
+2 (4:43) Jokic 5' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
614
+2 (4:19) McDaniels 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
616
(4:01) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:58) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(3:48) MISS Edwards 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:46) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) Edwards P.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Foster)
(3:33) MISS Johnson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:31) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:25) Dosunmu 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
618
(3:25) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:14) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:12) Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:59) MISS Reid 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:56) Nuggets Rebound
(2:49) MISS Strawther 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:47) Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:41) Hyland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:41) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:30) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(2:28) Hyland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:12) MISS Dosunmu 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:04) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:01) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:53) MISS Reid 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:50) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:42) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
918
+2 (1:22) Gobert 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (DiVincenzo 2 AST)
920
(1:22) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
+1 (1:22) Gobert Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
921
(1:11) MISS Jokic 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:09) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:09) Reid S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Foster)
+1 (1:09) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1021
+1 (1:09) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1121
(0:59) MISS Hyland 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:56) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:45) MISS Hardaway Jr. 21' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:42) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:28) DiVincenzo 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Gobert 2 AST)
1123
(0:26) Strawther Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (0:09) Dosunmu 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1125
(0:01) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Heave
(0:00) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

96Points113

28-82(34.1%)Field Goal(%)44-93(47.3%)

8-32(25.0%)3-Point(%)9-34(26.5%)

32-40(80.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

40(6)Rebounds(Offensive)53(12)

12Assists31

5Steals6

2Blocks5

10Turnovers10

18Fouls27

34Pts In The Paint68

7Fast Break Pts21

4Pts Off Turnovers14

39Bench Pts36

0Largest Lead27

Game Details

Thursday, April 23, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: Prime Video