Game ID: 42500161
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets
Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 23 39 29 25 116MIN 33 29 17 26 105
DEN vs MIN ScoutingDEN vs MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DEN availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 3/29 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/01 after 10, 2 min since (11% of 15)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 8 min since (61% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 33 min over the last 3
DEN availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 2 since 4/04, returns tonight: 6 min (38% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 4/04, out tonight
OUT Nnaji missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 12)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 8 min since (65% of 13)
DEN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 4/04, returns tonight: 26 min (176% of 15)
BACK Pickett back 3/29 after 3, 3 min since (20% of 16)
BACK Valančiūnas back 3/29 after 5, 9 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Nnaji back 3/29 after 3, 7 min since (62% of 12)
DEN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Pickett back 4/08 after 2, 18 min since (114% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/01 after 10, 14 min since (93% of 15)
BACK Nnaji back 4/08 after 3, 10 min since (87% of 12)
DEN availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 40 min (111% of 36)
OUT Braun missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 36 min (113% of 32)
OUT Johnson missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 33 min (108% of 31)
OUT Gordon missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 29 min (104% of 28)
OUT Jones missed 6 since 4/01, returns tonight: 9 min (41% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 4/08 after 2, 22 min since (140% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/10 after 3, 30 min since (203% of 15)
BACK Nnaji back 4/08 after 3, 14 min since (114% of 12)
NEW Strawther 15 to 22 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Murray back 4/18 after 2, 40 min since (111% of 36)
BACK Braun back 4/18 after 2, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Johnson back 4/18 after 2, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Gordon back 4/18 after 2, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Jones back 4/18 after 6, 9 min since (41% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 4/08 after 2, 22 min since (140% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 4/10 after 3, 30 min since (203% of 15)
BACK Nnaji back 4/08 after 3, 14 min since (114% of 12)
NEW Strawther 15 to 25 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Pickett missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 16)
OUT Strawther missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 14 min (96% of 15)
OUT Nnaji missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 16 min (138% of 12)
BACK Murray back 4/18 after 2, 41 min since (115% of 36)
BACK Braun back 4/18 after 2, 36 min since (112% of 32)
BACK Johnson back 4/18 after 2, 31 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Gordon back 4/18 after 2, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Jones back 4/18 after 6, 10 min since (43% of 22)
BACK Roddy back 4/10 after 3, 30 min since (203% of 15)
DEN availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restBACK Murray back 4/18 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 36)
BACK Braun back 4/18 after 2, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Johnson back 4/18 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
BACK Gordon back 4/18 after 2, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Jones back 4/18 after 6, 16 min since (71% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 4/23 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 16)
BACK Strawther back 4/23 after 2, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Roddy back 4/10 after 3, 30 min since (203% of 15)
BACK Nnaji back 4/23 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
DEN availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Valančiūnas missed 2 since 4/23, returns tonight: 10 min (81% of 13)
BACK Murray back 4/18 after 2, 40 min since (111% of 36)
BACK Braun back 4/18 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Johnson back 4/18 after 2, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Gordon back 4/18 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Jones back 4/18 after 6, 18 min since (82% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 4/23 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 16)
BACK Strawther back 4/23 after 2, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Nnaji back 4/23 after 2, 16 min since (138% of 12)
MIN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 6 since 3/28, returns tonight: 19 min (60% of 32)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 19 min since (60% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 18 min since (144% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Randle missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 31 min (95% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 38 min (121% of 31)
OUT Reid missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 17 min (66% of 26)
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 21 min since (163% of 13)
NEW Anderson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 20 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 29 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 38 min since (121% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 17 min since (66% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Clark 13 to 23 min over the last 4
MIN availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 4/18, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/18, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 22 min since (85% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 8 min since (47% of 16)
MIN availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 3 since 4/18, returns tonight: 7 min (51% of 14)
OUT Clark missed 3 since 4/18, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 34 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 21 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 10 min since (64% of 16)
MIN availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 4 since 4/18, returns tonight: 11 min (88% of 13)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (100% of 33)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 34 min since (110% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 22 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 13 min since (78% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 4/25 after 3, 7 min since (51% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight), Braun (2 straight), Johnson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 17 and Shannon Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Gobert (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 124, Minnesota 119.
4/06 vs POR 137-132 — DEN notes
DEN won 137-132 in 1 overtime. DEN shot 51% (52 of 101) to POR's 47%, 12 of 38 from three. Jokić led with 35 (15 of 31, 1 of 5 from three); Gordon added 23, Murray 20. The hinge was Q4, 38-24: DEN came in trailing by 14 and left it level. DEN trailed 58-72 at the half and won the second half 79-60. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/08 vs MEM 136-119 — DEN notes
DEN won 136-119. DEN shot 59% (53 of 90) to MEM's 46%, 14 of 36 from three. DEN turned it over 12 times to MEM's 6. The glass went 52-38 for them. Murray led with 26 (8 of 17, 5 of 10 from three); Johnson added 18, Jokić 14. The hinge was Q3, 39-22: DEN came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 21. DEN trailed 68-72 at the half and won the second half 68-47. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/10 vs OKC 127-107 — DEN notes
DEN won 127-107. DEN shot 51% (47 of 93) to OKC's 42%, 21 of 43 from three. Valančiūnas led with 23 (9 of 14); Strawther added 22, Roddy 21. The hinge was Q4, 37-22: a lead of 5 became 20. Pickett was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/12 @ SAS 128-118 — DEN notes
DEN won 128-118. DEN shot 50% (50 of 100) to SAS's 45%, 11 of 30 from three. The glass went 58-45 for them. Strawther led with 25 (9 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Jokić added 23, Valančiūnas 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-22: a lead of 3 became 14, and the lead reached 23. Brown was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/18 vs MIN 116-105 — DEN notes
DEN won 116-105. DEN shot 44% (38 of 87) to MIN's 46%, 10 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIN's 19 — 30 points from the stripe to their 14. Murray led with 30 (7 of 22, 0 of 8 from three, 16 of 16 at the line); Jokić added 25, Gordon 17. The hinge was Q3, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/20 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 21 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 123, Minnesota 117.
4/23 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 27 and Edwards at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Jokić at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Pickett (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6 and the defense, Denver allowing 114 a night to Minnesota's 124. Call it Minnesota 120, Denver 119, Denver keeping it close.
4/25 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
4/27 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 31 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 23 and Edwards at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-3. Call it Denver 115, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/07 @ IND 124-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-104. MIN shot 52% (46 of 89) to IND's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 16 times to IND's 31. Dosunmu led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 5 from three); Randle added 19, Hyland 19. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 @ ORL 120-132 — MIN notes
MIN lost 120-132. MIN shot 50% (45 of 90) to ORL's 54%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 14 times to ORL's 23. The glass went 33-48 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 33 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McDaniels added 18, Reid 15. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 101-83 against them. Anderson's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ HOU 136-132 — MIN notes
MIN won 136-132. MIN shot 57% (51 of 89) to HOU's 61%, 15 of 30 from three. MIN turned it over 7 times to HOU's 12. The glass went 25-39 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 23 (8 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Edwards added 22, DiVincenzo 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-26: MIN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. MIN trailed 69-73 at the half and won the second half 67-59. Conley was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/12 vs NOP 132-126 — MIN notes
MIN won 132-126. MIN shot 51% (45 of 89) to NOP's 42%, 10 of 37 from three. Shannon Jr. led with 26 (6 of 18, 0 of 7 from three, 14 of 18 at the line); Beringer added 24, Pullin 19. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Freeman was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
4/18 @ DEN 105-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-116. MIN shot 46% (40 of 87) to DEN's 44%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 33. Edwards led with 22 (7 of 19, 2 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Gobert added 17, McDaniels 16. Q1 was theirs, 33-23, but the other 3 periods went 93-72 against them. They led by as many as 12. McDaniels's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 21 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 123, Minnesota 117.
4/23 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 27 and Edwards at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 29 and Jokić at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Pickett (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-6 and the defense, Denver allowing 114 a night to Minnesota's 124. Call it Minnesota 120, Denver 119, Denver keeping it close.
4/25 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 23 and Randle at 18 a game. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 118, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
4/27 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 31 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 23 and Edwards at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-3. Call it Denver 115, Minnesota 114, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
DENAG A. Gordon
BB B. Brown
CB C. Braun
CJ C. Johnson
JM J. Murray
JV J. Valančiūnas
JO Jokic
NJ N. Jokić
SJ S. Jones
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
MIN/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
MIN @ DEN Possessions
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Q1Q2Q3Q4END24:1911523:41104+0:38-11
# Team Start Dur TOP PM PlayersEventsOffset
Q11 MIN Q1 12:00 25s 0:25AEA. EdwardsJMJ. McDanielsJUMP X3.RW.270 232 DEN Q1 11:35 10s 0:10+2CBC. BraunAGA. GordonAGA. GordonAGA. GordonAGA. GordonDR X2.RW.06 OR FT FT0 9 10 10 103 MIN Q1 11:25 12s 0:37+3AEA. EdwardsDDD. DiVincenzoRGR. GobertDDD. DiVincenzoBLK FL AST M3.RW.260 0 12 124 DEN Q1 11:13 29s 0:39+2CJC. JohnsonDENDEN — teamJMJ. MurrayCJC. JohnsonX3.RC.23 OR AST M2.RM.0222 24 29 295 MIN Q1 10:44 11s 0:48+3AEA. EdwardsJRJ. RandleAEA. EdwardsDDD. DiVincenzoFL FL AST M3.LW.270 0 11 116 DEN Q1 10:33 13s 0:52CJC. JohnsonX3.LW.2797 MIN Q1 10:20 10s 0:58JRJ. RandleAEA. EdwardsDR X2.SO.240 88 DEN Q1 10:10 7s 0:59JMJ. MurrayCBC. BraunDR X2.SO.050 49 MIN Q1 10:03 8s 1:06+2DDD. DiVincenzoJMJ. McDanielsJMJ. McDanielsDR FT FT0 8 810 DEN Q1 09:55 17s 1:16AGA. GordonAGA. GordonFL X3.LW.250 1411 MIN Q1 09:38 12s 1:18+2RGR. GobertDDD. DiVincenzoJMJ. McDanielsDR AST M2.RM.040 12 1212 DEN Q1 09:26 11s 1:27+3---JMJ. MurrayJMJ. MurrayJMJ. MurrayIR FT FT FT11 11 11 1113 MIN Q1 09:15 9s 1:27JMJ. 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MurrayX3.LW.26430 MIN Q1 06:03 23s 3:26+2JMJ. McDanielsNRN. ReidRGR. GobertAEA. EdwardsDR X2.SO.11 OR M2.RM.030 10 12 2331 DEN Q1 05:40 17s 3:11AGA. GordonNJN. JokićJMJ. MurrayFL OR X2.LW.200 2 1532 MIN Q1 05:23 8s 3:34AEA. EdwardsJMJ. McDanielsDR TO0 833 DEN Q1 05:15 14s 3:25+3JMJ. MurrayNJN. JokićAST M3.SO.2514 1434 MIN Q1 05:01 16s 3:50+2AEA. EdwardsRGR. GobertAST M2.RM.0116 1635 DEN Q1 04:45 15s 3:40NJN. JokićTO1536 MIN Q1 04:30 4s 3:54+2ADA. DosunmuADA. DosunmuNRN. ReidSTL AST M2.RM.020 4 437 DEN Q1 04:26 21s 4:01+3JOJokicCBC. BraunAST M3.LC.2421 2138 MIN Q1 04:05 17s 4:11ADA. DosunmuX3.SO.301539 DEN Q1 03:48 7s 4:08+2THT. Hardaway Jr.JOJokicCBC. BraunDR AST M2.RM.020 7 740 MIN Q1 03:41 18s 4:29NRN. ReidX2.LW.061741 DEN Q1 03:23 4s 4:12NJN. JokićCBC. BraunDR X2.RM.020 242 MIN Q1 03:19 0s 4:29AEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsBLK DR TO0 0 043 DEN Q1 03:19 4s 4:16THT. Hardaway Jr.THT. Hardaway Jr.STL X2.RW.190 244 MIN Q1 03:15 9s 4:38JMJ. McDanielsJMJ. 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Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to 116-105 win over Timberwolves in physical opener to 1st-round series
DENVER -- — Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday in the opener of their first-round playoff series.
Jokic had 25 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and a bloody nose in a physical game between the Northwest Division foes. There were 42 fouls called, along with an unsportsmanlike technical on Jaden McDaniels for pushing Jokic in the back and a technical on Nuggets coach David Adelman. Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon picked up late technical fouls, too.
Denver has won 13 straight since losing on March 18.
Murray, who was 0 for 8 from 3-point range, and the Nuggets trailed by as many as 12 points early, but used a 17-2 run in the third quarter to build a double-digit lead. The Timberwolves, who were held scoreless for more than four minutes at one point in the third, trimmed the deficit to 97-95 with 6:23 left.
Jokic had a five-point stretch to help hold off Minnesota. Murray had one of the biggest shots of the game from halfcourt. With the shot clocking winding down, he heaved it at the hoop and it grazed the rim to reset the clock. It eventually led to a dunk from Gordon that gave Denver a 108-101 lead with 1:50 left. Gordon had 17 points despite early foul trouble.
“Winning a grimy game, it's good,” Adelman said. “Both teams are experienced and used to winning these games. They know what it means to play in a physical matchup.”
Game 2 is Monday night.
Anthony Edwards scored 22 points while playing on a sore right knee. He also had seven assists to become the franchise's career postseason assists leader. Donte DiVincenzo had four 3-pointers.
“We’ve got to make smarter, more solid plays,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. ”We've got to be more composed."
These teams are so evenly matched that the Nuggets lead 15-14 in regular-season and playoff matchups since the 2022-23 season. Both have won a playoff series against each other during the stretch.
The first quarter featured two challenges, a technical foul on Adelman and a flagrant on McDaniels for not giving Murray enough room to land on a long jumper. It also saw Gordon pick up three fouls, with his third on an offensive call that led to Adelman's technical.