Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Apr 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	23	31	24	18	96
MIN	22	28	32	30	112

Game Recap

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets, 112-96, in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	26	3-6	1-2	2-4	2	2	1	1	2	3	-12	9
32Aaron GordonPF	23	4-11	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	-7	9
15Nikola JokicC	40	8-22	0-3	8-8	15	9	3	1	4	3	-12	24
0Christian BraunSG	33	2-4	1-1	3-4	5	1	1	1	2	3	-9	8
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	10-25	3-7	7-7	5	5	0	1	2	3	-13	30
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	3-10	0-6	4-5	5	2	1	0	0	2	+1	10
21Spencer Jones	25	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	0	1	2	0	3	-14	0
11Bruce Brown	20	3-7	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	3	-14	6
14DaRon Holmes II	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jalen Pickett	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Jonas Valanciūnas	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	33-8737.9%	6-2821.4%	24-2885.7%	38	21	7	7	10	22	-	96

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Jaden McDanielsSF	32	4-11	0-1	4-4	8	3	0	1	2	5	+14	12
30Julius RandlePF	32	6-16	0-1	3-4	9	2	0	0	4	3	+13	15
27Rudy GobertC	35	2-8	0-1	0-0	15	2	2	2	2	2	+1	4
5Anthony EdwardsSG	17	1-8	1-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-3	5
0Donte DiVincenzoPG	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5	0
13Ayo Dosunmu	42	13-17	5-5	12-12	4	1	0	1	1	4	+10	43
11Naz Reid	27	7-13	1-5	2-2	9	2	1	1	2	2	+14	17
8Bones Hyland	19	3-9	0-5	2-2	1	7	1	0	0	1	+9	8
10Mike Conley	20	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	4	+7	5
12Kyle Anderson	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
1Terrence Shannon Jr.	7	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+5	3
19Joan Beringer	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Jaylen Clark	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Joe Ingles	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Julian Phillips	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8943.8%	9-2536.0%	25-2696.2%	50	22	6	5	12	22	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIN

(11:57) Jump Ball Gobert vs. Jokic: Tip to Randle
+2 (11:43) Randle 10' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
02
(11:19) MISS Murray 12' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:17) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:08) Edwards 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (DiVincenzo 1 AST)
05
(10:54) MISS Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:51) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:44) MISS DiVincenzo 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Nuggets Rebound
(10:41) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(10:20) MISS Gordon 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:18) Randle REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:12) Dosunmu Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:56) Dosunmu P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+2 (9:42) Jokic 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
25
(9:26) MISS Randle 17' Jump Shot
(9:24) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Edwards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:05) MISS Edwards 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:03) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Layup
(8:49) Nuggets Rebound
(8:36) MISS Jokic 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:34) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
45
+2 (8:18) McDaniels 22' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
47
+2 (7:59) Jokic 12' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
67
(7:53) MISS Dosunmu 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:52) Nuggets Rebound
(7:52) Gobert L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(7:40) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(7:38) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(7:30) MISS Edwards 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:27) Nuggets Rebound
(7:15) MISS Braun 3' Driving Layup
(7:13) Gobert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:03) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(7:03) MISS Randle Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:03) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
+1 (7:03) Randle Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
68
+2 (6:47) Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
88
+3 (6:22) Dosunmu 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
811
+2 (5:57) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1011
+2 (5:41) Gobert 1' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDaniels 2 AST)
1013
(5:28) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
+1 (5:28) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1113
+1 (5:28) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1213
(5:14) MISS Edwards 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:11) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:11) S. Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(4:58) MISS McDaniels 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:57) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:55) McDaniels 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1215
(4:51) TIMBERWOLVES Violation: Delay of game Violation
+3 (4:39) Braun 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1515
(4:21) MISS Reid 2' Driving Layup
(4:21) Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:19) Dosunmu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:18) MISS Dosunmu 1' Putback Layup
(4:16) Gobert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:16) MISS Gobert 3' Tip Layup Shot
(4:14) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:12) Gobert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:12) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(4:07) MISS Murray 1' Running Layup
(4:05) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:59) MISS Edwards 2' Running Layup
(3:56) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:49) McDaniels P.FOUL (P2.T4) (P.Fraher)
(3:36) MISS Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:34) Reid REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) MISS Edwards 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:09) MISS Jokic 1' Layup
(3:09) Gobert BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (3:07) Jokic 3' Putback Layup (10 PTS)
1715
+3 (2:52) Dosunmu 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
1718
(2:50) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:32) Brown 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1918
(2:15) Conley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:15) Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:13) Hardaway Jr. 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2118
+2 (1:45) Hyland 12' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2120
(1:31) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:30) Gobert REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (1:19) Reid 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Hyland 2 AST)
2122
(1:00) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:58) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:47) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:44) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (0:38) Hardaway Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2322
(0:23) MISS Anderson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:02) MISS Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:02) Reid BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound
(0:00) MISS Jokic 21' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIN

96Points112

33-87(37.9%)Field Goal(%)39-89(43.8%)

6-28(21.4%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

24-28(85.7%)Free Throw(%)25-26(96.2%)

38(12)Rebounds(Offensive)50(16)

21Assists22

7Steals6

7Blocks5

10Turnovers12

22Fouls22

42Pts In The Paint54

15Fast Break Pts8

16Pts Off Turnovers15

16Bench Pts76

7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, April 25, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,978 (98.0%)

tv: ABC