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98-110

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Jaden McDaniels leads Timberwolves on both ends of the court in 110-98 clincher to oust Nuggets in 6

By AP•May 1, 2026

Game Recap

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MINNEAPOLIS -- — Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night that finished off another tense NBA playoff series between the rivals.

With their top three guards missing because of injuries, the Timberwolves went big with Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle and Naz Reid fueling a 64-40 advantage in points in the paint and an 50-33 edge in rebounding.

“This is what you don’t really teach. This is about will. It’s about heart, and that’s how we were able to overcome this great challenge,” said Gobert, who had 10 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.

Minnesota, the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference, will start the second round at San Antonio on Monday. The second-seeded Spurs beat Portland in five games in their first-round series.

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to lead the Nuggets, but sidekick Jamal Murray struggled to get free from McDaniels and finished with just 12 points on 4-for-17 shooting. Cameron Johnson scored 27 points to lead Denver's 10-for-27 night from deep, but Jokic and the 3-pointers simply weren't enough to keep up with a fiercely motivated Timberwolves team.

“I’m just happy it’s over, happy we were able to come out on top,” McDaniels said. “Stuff was said. I’m just happy we were all able to prove our point, get the win, and move on to the next round.”

With Ayo Dosunmu joining Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo on the inactive list, the Timberwolves were missing a big chunk of their ability to create shots.

Winning this game was going to require extra doses of defense and energy, and they brought both. Shannon added an element of pure speed that the Nuggets couldn’t stop when he found space toward the basket. McDaniels, embracing the villain role, was a monster on both ends of the floor. The Timberwolves fed off the roaring crowd at every turn and consistently made up for their missing offense with hustle and desire.

Shannon’s three-point play with 1:43 left gave the Timberwolves a six-point lead, and McDaniels followed with the dagger shot — his signature mid-range pull-up was a swish from 19 feet to make it a seven-point game with 1:06 to play. Then he intercepted a harried pass by Jokic to get the ball back and start a parade to the line.

Since beating the Timberwolves in five games in the first round and cruising to the NBA championship in the 2023, the Nuggets haven’t found the production or spunk they’ve needed to supplement the three-time MVP Jokic. They extended the series with a decisive win in Game 5 on Monday, but Minnesota’s defense delivered again this postseason in neutralizing Jokic and rendering Murray an afterthought.

McDaniels tirelessly chased him around the perimeter. The four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner Gobert kept giving Jokic a hard time in the paint with his long arms and superb anticipation.

McDaniels tossed even more spice into this well-developed rivalry early in the series with his blanket “bad defenders” jab at the Nuggets, and none of the Timberwolves have made any secret of distaste for their opponent. Then their motivation soared off the charts when DiVincenzo went down in the opening minute of Game 4, and their franchise player Edwards followed him on the injured list. During a stoppage in the fourth quarter, DiVincenzo was shown with a big smile as he sat with his foot propped up in a cast behind the bench.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

MIN wins series 4-2

Playoff Series

MIN at DEN

Sat, Apr 18

105 - 116

Final

MIN at DEN

Tue, Apr 21

119 - 114

Final

DEN at MIN

Fri, Apr 24

96 - 113

Final

DEN at MIN

Sun, Apr 26

96 - 112

Final

MIN at DEN

Tue, Apr 28

113 - 125

Final

DEN at MIN

Fri, May 1

98 - 110

Final

DEN wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

DEN at MIN

Tue, Oct 28

127 - 114

Final

DEN at MIN

Sun, Nov 16

123 - 112

Final

MIN at DEN

Fri, Dec 26

138 - 142

Final

MIN at DEN

Sun, Mar 1

117 - 108

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

MIN

34-75FG43-94

45Field Goal %46

10-273PT7-29

37Three Point %24

20-25FT17-24

6Offensive Rebounds19

27Defensive Rebounds31

24Assists26

4Steals8

8Blocks3

13Turnovers7

1Technical Fouls2

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers10

7Fast Break Points13

26Fouls21

5Largest Lead12

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIN	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert (Mike Conley gains possession)	0	0
11:35	Christian Braun blocks Terrence Shannon Jr. 's 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	0	0
11:34	shot clock turnover	0	0
11:17	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	0	2
11:08	Julius Randle misses two point shot	0	2
11:07	Nuggets defensive team rebound	0	2
10:45	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot	0	4
10:23	Jaden McDaniels misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	0	4
10:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	4
10:00	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot fade away jump shot	0	4
9:57	Mike Conley defensive rebound	0	4
9:41	Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
9:38	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	0	4
9:23	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	4
9:21	Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound	0	4
9:15	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	0	4
9:15	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
9:15	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
9:00	Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	2	7
8:47	Julius Randle makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot	4	7
8:32	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	4	7
8:30	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	4	7
8:21	Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot	4	7
8:19	Julius Randle offensive rebound	4	7
8:19	Julius Randle makes tip shot	6	7
8:09	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Mike Conley steals)	6	7
8:04	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes running dunk	8	7
7:53	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Rudy Gobert steals)	8	7
7:48	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 4-foot running jump shot (Mike Conley assists)	10	7
7:36	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	7
7:33	Mike Conley defensive rebound	10	7
7:20	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)	13	7
7:19	Nuggets Full timeout	13	7
6:58	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	13	9
6:43	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	13	9
6:41	Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound	13	9
6:40	Jamal Murray blocks Terrence Shannon Jr.'s two point shot	13	9
6:40	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	13	9
6:33	Mike Conley personal foul	13	9
6:29	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	9
6:27	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	13	9
6:18	Julius Randle misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	9
6:15	Christian Braun defensive rebound	13	9
6:01	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)	13	9
5:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	9
5:42	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	13	9
5:35	Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	13	11
5:07	Mike Conley makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	15	11
4:57	Cameron Johnson makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	13
4:48	Jaden McDaniels misses 8-foot fade away jump shot	15	13
4:48	Nuggets defensive team rebound	15	13
4:47	Rudy Gobert loose ball foul	15	13
4:47	Bones Hyland enters the game for Mike Conley	15	13
4:47	Naz Reid enters the game for Terrence Shannon Jr.	15	13
4:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	15	13
4:35	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	13
4:32	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	15	13
4:26	Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Naz Reid assists)	17	13
4:07	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Naz Reid steals)	17	13
4:01	Naz Reid makes two point shot	19	13
3:59	Nuggets Full timeout	19	13
3:59	Bruce Brown enters the game for Christian Braun	19	13
3:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	16
3:33	Spencer Jones personal foul	19	16
3:25	Jaden McDaniels makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	21	16
3:09	Bruce Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	16
3:01	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	21	16
3:01	Bones Hyland misses free throw 1 of 2	21	16
3:01	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	21	16
3:01	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Julius Randle	21	16
3:01	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	21	16
3:01	Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2	22	16
2:46	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	22	18
2:34	Naz Reid makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	24	18
2:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	24	18
2:34	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1	24	18
2:33	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	24	18
2:17	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	24	21
2:01	Jaden McDaniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)	27	21
1:43	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	27	21
1:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	27	22
1:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	27	23
1:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	27	24
1:43	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	27	24
1:43	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	27	24
1:23	Naz Reid lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	27	24
1:19	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)	27	26
1:04	Nikola Jokic personal foul	27	26
1:04	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	28	26
1:04	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	29	26
52.8	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	26
49.5	Bones Hyland defensive rebound	29	26
39.3	Naz Reid bad pass turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	29	26
35.5	Cameron Johnson makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	29	28
35.5	Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul	29	28
35.5	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Nikola Jokic	29	28
35.5	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	29	29
26.5	Bones Hyland misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	29
23.4	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	29	29
17.4	Jaylen Clark personal foul	29	29
17.4	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	29	29
17.4	Nuggets offensive team rebound	29	29
17.4	Christian Braun enters the game for Tyus Jones	29	29
17.4	Mike Conley enters the game for Jaylen Clark	29	29
17.4	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	29	30
2.6	Christian Braun blocks Terrence Shannon Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup	29	30
1.1	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	29	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIN	DEN
12:00	Julius Randle enters the game for Terrence Shannon Jr.	29	30
12:00	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Rudy Gobert	29	30
12:00	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Mike Conley	29	30
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Christian Braun	29	30
12:00	Tyus Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	29	30
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	29	30
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	29	30
11:47	Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	29	32
11:28	Jaylen Clark makes 22-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)	32	32
11:11	Tyus Jones makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	32	34
11:02	Jaylen Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper	32	34
11:00	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	32	34
11:00	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot	34	34
10:45	Mike Conley enters the game for Bones Hyland	34	34
10:45	Bruce Brown vs. Jaylen Clark (Jamal Murray gains possession)	34	34
10:33	Jonas Valanciunas misses driving floating jump shot	34	34
10:32	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	34	34
10:32	Bruce Brown loose ball foul	34	34
10:22	Spencer Jones blocks Naz Reid 's 2-foot driving layup	34	34
10:21	Naz Reid offensive rebound	34	34
10:21	Naz Reid makes two point shot	36	34
10:07	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	36	37
10:00	Tyus Jones personal foul	36	37
9:55	Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	37
9:55	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	36	37
9:34	Tyus Jones misses two point shot	36	37
9:33	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	36	37
9:32	Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot	36	37
9:30	Naz Reid defensive rebound	36	37
9:28	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	36	37
9:14	Mike Conley makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	38	37
8:59	Jonas Valanciunas lost ball turnover (Julius Randle steals)	38	37
8:56	Julius Randle bad pass turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	38	37
8:44	Mike Conley personal foul	38	37
8:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Jaylen Clark	38	37
8:40	Spencer Jones offensive foul	38	37
8:40	Spencer Jones offensive foul turnover	38	37
8:32	Julius Randle misses 15-foot jump bank shot	38	37
8:29	Mike Conley offensive rebound	38	37
8:18	Jaden McDaniels misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	38	37
8:17	Nuggets defensive team rebound	38	37
8:17	Julius Randle loose ball foul	38	37
8:17	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Naz Reid	38	37
8:17	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	38	37
8:06	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot	38	39
7:50	Rudy Gobert makes alley oop layup (Mike Conley assists)	40	39
7:46	Bruce Brown out of bounds lost ball turnover	40	39
7:31	Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper	40	39
7:28	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	40	39
7:17	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	40	39
7:15	Julius Randle defensive rebound	40	39
7:06	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	40	39
7:03	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	40	39
6:59	Nikola Jokic misses running layup	40	39
6:57	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	40	39
6:56	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	40	39
6:54	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	40	39
6:50	Timberwolves Full timeout	40	39
6:50	Christian Braun enters the game for Tyus Jones	40	39
6:50	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	40	39
6:38	Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	39
6:36	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	40	39
6:12	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot turnaround jump shot (Spencer Jones assists)	40	42
6:04	Spencer Jones shooting foul	40	42
6:04	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	41	42
6:04	Naz Reid enters the game for Mike Conley	41	42
6:04	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones	41	42
6:04	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	42	42
5:44	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	42
5:41	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	42	42
5:28	Naz Reid makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	44	42
5:11	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	44	42
5:09	Naz Reid defensive rebound	44	42
4:57	Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover	44	42
4:42	Jaden McDaniels blocks Jamal Murray 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	44	42
4:38	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	44	42
4:33	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	44	42
4:31	Naz Reid defensive rebound	44	42
4:25	Jaden McDaniels makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot	46	42
4:06	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	46	42
4:05	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	46	42
3:58	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layup	48	42
3:57	Nuggets Full timeout	48	42
3:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	48	42
3:44	Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot	48	42
3:41	Julius Randle defensive rebound	48	42
3:33	Julius Randle misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	48	42
3:30	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	48	42
3:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover (Terrence Shannon Jr. steals)	48	42
3:22	Cameron Johnson blocks Naz Reid 's 2-foot running layup	48	42
3:21	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	48	42
3:16	Jaden McDaniels makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	50	42
3:05	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	50	44
2:42	Julius Randle makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)	53	44
2:28	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	53	44
2:24	Rudy Gobert personal foul	53	44
2:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	53	46
2:03	Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot	53	46
1:59	Terrence Shannon Jr. offensive rebound	53	46
1:48	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point jumper	53	46
1:45	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	53	46
1:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	46
1:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	53	46
1:34	Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	53	49
1:19	Christian Braun personal foul	53	49
1:19	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2	54	49
1:19	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2	55	49
1:05	Naz Reid shooting foul	55	49
1:05	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	55	49
1:05	Nuggets offensive team rebound	55	49
1:05	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	55	50
57.5	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk	57	50
45.9	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	57	50
44.0	Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound	57	50
40.4	Tim Hardaway Jr. blocks Julius Randle 's 5-foot running pullup jump shot	57	50
38.6	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	57	50
25.9	Rudy Gobert blocks Nikola Jokic 's 1-foot driving layup	57	50
22.1	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	57	50
4.1	Christian Braun blocks Terrence Shannon Jr. 's 3-foot driving layup	57	50
4.1	Christian Braun vs. Terrence Shannon Jr. (Nikola Jokic gains possession)	57	50
4.1	Nuggets defensive team rebound	57	50
0.2	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	57	50
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	57	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	57	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIN	DEN
12:00	Mike Conley enters the game for Naz Reid	57	50
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	57	50
11:44	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot jumper	57	52
11:30	Nikola Jokic personal foul	57	52
11:24	Julius Randle offensive foul	57	52
11:24	Julius Randle offensive foul turnover	57	52
11:10	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	57	52
11:08	Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound	57	52
11:01	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	57	52
10:58	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	57	52
10:41	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	57	54
10:20	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	57	54
10:20	Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2	57	54
10:20	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	57	54
10:20	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	58	54
9:58	Jamal Murray makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	58	56
9:47	Rudy Gobert misses alley oop layup	58	56
9:45	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	58	56
9:44	Rudy Gobert makes dunk	60	56
9:31	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	60	56
9:30	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	60	56
9:21	Mike Conley misses driving floating jump shot	60	56
9:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	60	56
9:15	Spencer Jones makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	60	58
8:50	Mike Conley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)	63	58
8:38	Terrence Shannon Jr. shooting foul	63	58
8:38	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	63	59
8:38	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	63	60
8:23	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes layup (Julius Randle assists)	65	60
8:16	Cameron Johnson offensive foul	65	60
8:16	Cameron Johnson offensive foul turnover	65	60
8:16	Naz Reid enters the game for Mike Conley	65	60
8:07	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes two point shot	67	60
7:43	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	67	62
7:22	Jaden McDaniels misses driving layup	67	62
7:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	67	62
7:11	Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	67	65
6:50	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	67	65
6:49	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	67	65
6:38	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	67	65
6:36	Naz Reid defensive rebound	67	65
6:29	Julius Randle misses driving layup	67	65
6:28	Nuggets defensive team rebound	67	65
6:28	Timberwolves Full timeout	67	65
6:12	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	67	65
6:09	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	67	65
5:53	Naz Reid misses 23-foot three point jumper	67	65
5:50	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	67	65
5:36	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	67	67
5:19	Jaden McDaniels misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	67	67
5:18	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	67	67
5:17	Nikola Jokic blocks Rudy Gobert 's 2-foot two point shot	67	67
5:17	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	67	67
5:11	Christian Braun lost ball turnover (Jaden McDaniels steals)	67	67
5:07	Julius Randle makes running layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)	69	67
4:55	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	69	67
4:55	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	69	68
4:55	Bones Hyland enters the game for Terrence Shannon Jr.	69	68
4:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	69	68
4:55	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	69	68
4:55	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	69	69
4:38	Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point jumper	69	69
4:35	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	69	69
4:33	Bones Hyland misses 25-foot three point jumper	69	69
4:33	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	69	69
4:16	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	69	69
4:14	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	69	69
4:00	Jaden McDaniels makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Naz Reid assists)	71	69
4:00	Jamal Murray shooting foul	71	69
4:00	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Julius Randle	71	69
4:00	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 1	72	69
3:45	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	72	69
3:37	Bones Hyland shooting foul	72	69
3:37	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	72	70
3:37	Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	72	70
3:35	Naz Reid defensive rebound	72	70
3:22	Naz Reid makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Bones Hyland assists)	74	70
3:12	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	74	72
2:54	Naz Reid makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	76	72
2:36	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	76	72
2:33	Naz Reid defensive rebound	76	72
2:31	Bones Hyland misses running pullup jump shot	76	72
2:29	Bones Hyland offensive rebound	76	72
2:13	Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	78	72
2:13	Nuggets Full timeout	78	72
2:13	Mike Conley enters the game for Bones Hyland	78	72
2:13	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	78	72
2:13	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	78	72
1:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot	78	72
1:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	78	72
1:49	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 6-foot jump bank shot	78	72
1:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	78	72
1:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 6-foot jump bank shot	78	74
1:29	Cameron Johnson personal foul	78	74
1:29	Timberwolves Full timeout	78	74
1:24	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layup	80	74
1:05	Cameron Johnson misses two point shot	80	74
1:02	Mike Conley defensive rebound	80	74
50.5	Jaylen Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	74
50.2	Nuggets defensive team rebound	80	74
50.2	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Mike Conley	80	74
50.2	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	80	74
32.0	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	80	74
29.1	Jaylen Clark defensive rebound	80	74
10.2	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	80	74
10.2	Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2	80	74
10.2	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	80	74
10.2	Mike Conley enters the game for Naz Reid	80	74
10.2	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	80	74
10.2	Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2	80	74
7.6	Jaylen Clark offensive rebound	80	74
6.8	Jaden McDaniels makes layup (Jaylen Clark assists)	82	74
2.4	Bruce Brown offensive foul	82	74
2.4	Bruce Brown offensive foul turnover	82	74
2.4	Naz Reid enters the game for Jaylen Clark	82	74
2.4	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	82	74
0.2	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shot	82	74
0.1	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	82	74
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	82	74

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIN	DEN
12:00	Julius Randle enters the game for Terrence Shannon Jr.	82	74
12:00	Jaylen Clark enters the game for Rudy Gobert	82	74
12:00	Tyus Jones enters the game for Bruce Brown	82	74
11:46	Mike Conley bad pass turnover (Tyus Jones steals)	82	74
11:30	Spencer Jones makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	82	77
11:05	Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot	82	77
11:03	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	82	77
10:51	Jaden McDaniels makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	84	77
10:26	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	84	80
10:02	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)	86	80
9:47	Jaylen Clark personal foul	86	80
9:47	(09:47) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	86	80
9:47	Double technical foul: Nikola Jokic and Jaylen Clark	86	80
9:47	Naz Reid technical foul	86	80
9:47	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Jaylen Clark	86	80
9:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes technical free throw	86	81
9:38	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	81
9:33	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	81
9:27	Tyus Jones makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	86	83
9:06	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	83
9:04	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	86	83
8:57	Mike Conley misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	83
8:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	86	83
8:45	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	86	85
8:25	Jaden McDaniels makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	88	85
8:05	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	88	87
7:46	Naz Reid makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)	91	87
7:44	Nuggets Full timeout	91	87
7:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. enters the game for Julius Randle	91	87
7:44	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	91	87
7:28	Rudy Gobert shooting foul	91	87
7:28	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	91	87
7:28	Nuggets offensive team rebound	91	87
7:28	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	91	88
7:16	Spencer Jones personal foul	91	88
7:10	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	91	88
7:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	91	88
6:56	Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot	91	88
6:54	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	91	88
6:40	Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot	91	88
6:38	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	91	88
6:38	Rudy Gobert makes tip shot	93	88
6:19	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	93	88
6:17	Mike Conley defensive rebound	93	88
6:10	Tyus Jones personal foul	93	88
6:10	Christian Braun enters the game for Tyus Jones	93	88
6:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	93	88
5:53	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rudy Gobert assists)	96	88
5:42	Mike Conley shooting foul	96	88
5:42	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	96	89
5:42	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	96	90
5:26	Jaden McDaniels makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists)	98	90
5:26	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	98	90
5:26	Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 1	98	90
5:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	98	90
5:12	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	98	90
5:05	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	98	93
4:51	Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot	98	93
4:50	Nuggets defensive team rebound	98	93
4:50	Rudy Gobert loose ball foul	98	93
4:50	(04:50) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	98	93
4:50	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	98	94
4:50	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	98	95
4:27	Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot	98	95
4:26	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	98	95
4:26	Jaden McDaniels misses tip shot	98	95
4:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	98	95
4:15	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	98	95
4:13	Mike Conley defensive rebound	98	95
4:12	Timberwolves Full timeout	98	95
4:12	Julius Randle enters the game for Naz Reid	98	95
4:12	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	98	95
3:56	Julius Randle out of bounds bad pass turnover	98	95
3:42	Rudy Gobert blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot two point shot	98	95
3:40	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	98	95
3:37	Spencer Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	98	95
3:34	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	98	95
3:29	Timberwolves Full timeout	98	95
3:29	Naz Reid enters the game for Mike Conley	98	95
3:20	Julius Randle makes 6-foot two point shot	100	95
3:01	Cameron Johnson misses layup	100	95
2:59	Terrence Shannon Jr. defensive rebound	100	95
2:44	Terrence Shannon Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	100	95
2:40	Julius Randle offensive rebound	100	95
2:31	Christian Braun personal foul	100	95
2:17	Julius Randle misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot	100	95
2:15	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	100	95
2:03	Rudy Gobert personal foul	100	95
2:03	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	100	96
2:03	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	100	97
1:43	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layup	102	97
1:43	Jamal Murray shooting foul	102	97
1:43	Terrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	103	97
1:27	Naz Reid shooting foul	103	97
1:27	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	103	97
1:27	Nuggets offensive team rebound	103	97
1:27	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	103	98
1:07	Jaden McDaniels makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	105	98
1:06	Nuggets Full timeout	105	98
1:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Christian Braun	105	98
1:01	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Jaden McDaniels steals)	105	98
57.8	Spencer Jones shooting foul	105	98
57.8	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	106	98
57.8	Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2	106	98
56.6	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	106	98
55.6	Nikola Jokic personal foul	106	98
55.6	Rudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 2	107	98
55.6	Mike Conley enters the game for Naz Reid	107	98
55.6	Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2	108	98
46.9	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	108	98
43.6	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	108	98
43.6	Timberwolves Coach's Challenge	108	98
43.6	(00:43.6) [Timberwolves] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Timberwolves] retain their timeout	108	98
43.6	Timberwolves Full timeout	108	98
43.6	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	108	98
43.6	Christian Braun enters the game for Nikola Jokic	108	98
43.6	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	108	98
37.6	Timberwolves Full timeout	108	98
25.7	Bruce Brown personal take foul	108	98
25.7	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2	109	98
25.7	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Mike Conley	109	98
25.7	Jamal Murray enters the game for Christian Braun	109	98
25.7	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Bruce Brown	109	98
25.7	Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2	110	98
25.7	Nuggets Full timeout	110	98
24.4	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	110	98
22.2	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	110	98
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	110	98
0.0	End of Game	110	98

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Target Center

Minneapolis, MN

Date & Time

1:30 AM, May 1, 2026

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ESPN

Attendance

18,978

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Brian Forte, Josh Tiven, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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