Game ID: 42500164
Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 22 28 32 30 112DEN 23 31 24 18 96
DEN @ MIN ScoutingDEN @ 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.
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)
MIN availability going into 4/30 · 2 days' restBACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (99% of 33)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 33 min since (106% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 23 min since (87% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 15 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 4/25 after 3, 11 min since (74% of 14)
BACK Clark back 4/27 after 4, 11 min since (88% of 13)
MIN availability going into 5/04 · 3 days' restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/27, returns tonight: 25 min (73% of 35)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 4/25 after 3, 19 min since (131% of 14)
BACK Clark back 4/27 after 4, 12 min since (92% of 13)
MIN availability going into 5/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 10 min (36% of 29)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 4/30, returns tonight: 14 min (91% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 5/04 after 2, 25 min since (73% of 35)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 4/25 after 3, 23 min since (160% of 14)
BACK Clark back 4/27 after 4, 10 min since (80% of 13)
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)
DEN availability going into 4/30 · 2 days' restOUT Nnaji missed 2 since 4/25, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
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, 29 min since (96% of 31)
BACK Gordon back 4/18 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Jones back 4/18 after 6, 22 min since (99% of 22)
BACK Pickett back 4/23 after 2, 2 min since (13% of 16)
BACK Strawther back 4/23 after 2, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Valančiūnas back 4/27 after 2, 10 min since (81% of 13)
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.
4/12 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 119-114 — MIN notes
MIN won 119-114. MIN shot 48% (43 of 90) to DEN's 44%, 14 of 34 from three. Edwards led with 30 (10 of 25, 3 of 11 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Randle added 24, DiVincenzo 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-25: MIN came in trailing by 14 and left it level. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/23 vs DEN 113-96 — MIN notes
MIN won 113-96. MIN shot 47% (44 of 93) to DEN's 34%, 9 of 34 from three, and got to the line 21 times to DEN's 40. The glass went 53-40 for them. Dosunmu led with 25 (10 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); McDaniels added 20, Edwards 17. The hinge was Q1, 25-11: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 27. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/25 vs DEN 112-96 — MIN notes
MIN won 112-96. MIN shot 44% (39 of 89) to DEN's 38%, 9 of 25 from three. The glass went 50-38 for them. Dosunmu led with 43 (13 of 17, 5 of 5 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Reid added 17, Randle 15. The hinge was Q4, 30-18: a lead of 4 became 16. MIN trailed 50-54 at the half and won the second half 62-42. McDaniels was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
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.
4/30 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 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 22 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 31 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-7 a night and Denver minus-7 and the line, where Denver takes 31 free throws a game to Minnesota's 24. Call it Minnesota 116, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
5/04 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 24 and Randle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 34 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio plus-4. Call it San Antonio 114, Minnesota 109.
5/06 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Castle at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 29 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-10 a night and San Antonio plus-3 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to Minnesota's 33. Call it San Antonio 113, Minnesota 108.
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 114-119 — DEN notes
DEN lost 114-119. DEN shot 44% (38 of 86) to MIN's 48%, 15 of 41 from three. Murray led with 30 (11 of 25, 6 of 14 from three); Jokić added 24, Braun 16. Q1 was theirs, 39-25, but the other 3 periods went 94-75 against them. They led by as many as 19. Brown's -11 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/23 @ MIN 96-113 — DEN notes
DEN lost 96-113. DEN shot 34% (28 of 82) to MIN's 47%, 8 of 32 from three, and went to the line 40 times to MIN's 21 — 32 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 40-53 against them. Jokić led with 27 (7 of 26, 2 of 10 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Murray added 16, Hardaway Jr. 11. Q4 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 20 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 88-68 against them. Jokić's -21 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/25 @ MIN 96-112 — DEN notes
DEN lost 96-112. DEN shot 38% (33 of 87) to MIN's 44%, 6 of 28 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Murray led with 30 (10 of 25, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jokić added 24, Hardaway Jr. 10. Q2 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 84-65 against them. Jones's -14 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
4/30 @ 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 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 22 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 31 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-7 a night and Denver minus-7 and the line, where Denver takes 31 free throws a game to Minnesota's 24. Call it Minnesota 116, Denver 112, Denver 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
TS T. Shannon Jr.
DENAG A. Gordon
BB B. Brown
CB C. Braun
CJ C. Johnson
JM J. Murray
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
DEN @ MIN Possessions
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Q1Q2Q3Q4END+1711224:4523:1595-1:29
# Team Start Dur TOP PM PlayersEventsOffset
Q11 MIN Q1 12:00 17s 0:17+2JRJ. RandleJMJ. McDanielsJRJ. RandleJUMP AST M2.LW.100 17 172 DEN Q1 11:43 26s 0:26JMJ. MurrayX2.RC.12243 MIN Q1 11:17 9s 0:26+3JRJ. RandleDDD. DiVincenzoAEA. EdwardsDR AST M3.LW.260 9 94 DEN Q1 11:08 17s 0:43JMJ. MurrayX2.RM.02145 MIN Q1 10:51 10s 0:36AEA. EdwardsDDD. DiVincenzoDR X3.LW.280 76 DEN Q1 10:41 23s 1:06DENDEN — teamAGA. GordonDR X2.SO.130 217 MIN Q1 10:18 6s 0:42MINMIN — teamJRJ. RandleADA. DosunmuTM DR TO0 0 68 DEN Q1 10:12 30s 1:36+2JMJ. MurrayNJN. JokićAST M2.SO.0830 309 MIN Q1 09:42 18s 1:00ADA. DosunmuJRJ. RandleFL X2.SO.170 1610 DEN Q1 09:24 11s 1:47CBC. BraunAGA. GordonDR X3.LC.230 811 MIN Q1 09:13 10s 1:10AEA. EdwardsAEA. EdwardsDR X3.SO.260 812 DEN Q1 09:03 29s 2:16+2CBC. BraunAGA. GordonDENDEN — teamNJN. JokićNJN. JokićNJN. JokićDR X2.RM.03 OR X2.SO.07 OR M20 12 14 27 29 2913 MIN Q1 08:34 16s 1:26+2JMJ. McDanielsM2.SO.221614 DEN Q1 08:18 19s 2:35+2CJC. JohnsonNJN. JokićAST M2.SO.1219 1915 MIN Q1 07:59 7s 1:33ADA. DosunmuX2.LW.07616 DEN Q1 07:52 14s 2:49DENDEN — teamAGA. GordonDR X3.RC.230 1217 MIN Q1 07:38 11s 1:44RGR. GobertMINMIN — teamAEA. EdwardsFL DR X3.RC.240 0 818 DEN Q1 07:27 14s 3:03DENDEN — teamCBC. BraunDR X2.RM.030 1219 MIN Q1 07:13 10s 1:54+1RGR. GobertJRJ. RandleMINMIN — teamJRJ. RandleDR X1 OR FT0 10 10 1020 DEN Q1 07:03 16s 3:19+2CBC. BraunJOJokicJMJ. MurrayFL AST M2.SO.150 16 1621 MIN Q1 06:47 25s 2:19+3JRJ. RandleADA. DosunmuAST M3.LC.2425 2522 DEN Q1 06:22 25s 3:44+2JMJ. MurrayNJN. JokićAST M2.LW.0525 2523 MIN Q1 05:57 16s 2:35+2JMJ. McDanielsRGR. GobertAST M2.RM.0116 1624 DEN Q1 05:41 13s 3:57+2JMJ. MurrayJMJ. MurrayFT FT13 1325 MIN Q1 05:28 33s 3:08+2JMJ. McDanielsAEA. EdwardsJMJ. McDanielsJMJ. McDanielsJMJ. McDanielsJMJ. McDanielsFL X2.LC.13 OR X2.SO.09 OR M2.SO.050 14 17 30 31 3326 DEN Q1 04:55 16s 4:13+3SJS. JonesJOJokicCBC. BraunFL AST M3.SO.250 16 1627 MIN Q1 04:39 27s 3:35NRN. ReidADA. DosunmuADA. DosunmuRGR. GobertRGR. GobertRGR. GobertRGR. 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Dosunmu scores 43 points as Timberwolves overcome injuries to beat Nuggets 112-96 for 3-1 lead
MINNEAPOLIS -- — When the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Ayo Dosunmu from Chicago in February, they expected to get a strong defender and savvy offensive player. If he wants to be an elite scorer, they'll take that, too.
Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo with the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on Saturday night to take a 3-1 series lead.
“Ayo was just out of this world, man,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “Just play after play after play."
Dosunmu made 13 of 17 shots, going 5 of 5 from 3-point range, and all 12 of his free throws in a season-high 42 minutes.
“He goes places quick. He’s an unbelievable finisher. He makes big shots,” Finch said. “He’s not afraid. Just was going to ride him until he collapsed, really.”
It was the best performance by a sub since Fred Brown scored 45 off the bench for Seattle in a 116-111 loss to Phoenix on April 15, 1976.
“I know it sounds cliche, but I can’t and won’t take this moment for granted,” Dosunmu said, “because I understand how long and how hard it is to get here.”
The game ended with the ejections of Denver's Nikola Jokic and Minnesota's Julius Randle after Jokic became angry when Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless layup with 2.1 seconds remaining and confronted the Wolves' swingman near his bench.
Jamal Murray led Denver with 30 points. Jokic added 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. The Nuggets were just 6 for 27 from 3-point range.
The Wolves have won the last three games and can end the series in Game 5 on Monday night in Denver.
“I expect us to have a great effort in Game 5,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said. “I really trust our two best players will find a rhythm, and they have to find that at home."
Jokic and Murray were 6 of 24 from the field in the second half.
“We had the opportunity to score easier, get open looks, and we didn’t,” Jokic said. “And in the fourth quarter the momentum is on their side. They were making shots, they were playing with some energy and we didn’t have that.”
The Nuggets led by seven in the third quarter before the Timberwolves used a disruptive defense to get back into the game. Bones Hyland and Dosunmu scored breakaway layups on consecutive possessions after Minnesota forced the Nuggets to turn it over near halfcourt — two of nine second-half turnovers for the Nuggets.
Randle added a steal and fast-break dunk to put the Wolves up by four after three quarters.
Dosunmu had another steal and layup as part of a 9-0 run early in the fourth quarter that gave Minnesota a 95-82 lead. The basket that pushed the lead into double digits was a 3-pointer by 38-year-old Mike Conley , who played 20 minutes while filling in for DiVincenzo and Edwards.