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Edwards and Randle rally Timberwolves past Nuggets 119-114 to even series at 1 apiece

By AP•Apr 21, 2026

Game Recap

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — A big early deficit in Denver didn't bother the Minnesota Timberwolves, who two years ago staged the biggest Game 7 comeback in NBA history, clawing out of a 20-point hole to beat the Nuggets and advance to the Western Conference finals.

This time, they overcame a 19-point deficit, rallying past the Nuggets 119-114 on Monday night behind 30 points from Anthony Edwards and 24 from Julius Randle to tie their first-round playoff series at one game each.

“Just coming together, staying poised within those moments," Edwards said.

Jamal Murray scored 30 points for Denver, which had won 13 straight games since losing on March 18. The Nuggets jumped out to a 44-25 lead early in the second quarter only to see a potential laugher quickly turn into a head-scratcher.

After outscoring the Wolves 39-25 in the first, the Nuggets watched Minnesota flip that exact score in the second period.

“So, basically same quarters, first and second, just opposite teams,” said Nikola Jokic, who had 24 points, 15 boards and eight assists for the Nuggets.

After a slow start, Edwards looked much better than he did during his 22-point effort in Game 1, when his rust from a bum knee was apparent. This time, he drove to the basket more instead of settling for jumpers, fueling the comeback.

“He was awesome. It was unbelievable,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “Also in that (first) period when we were down, he was great on the bench. Great leadership, positive. He recognized he needed to get into attack mode and get downhill a little bit more. He did that."

Denver blew a chance to take control against its Northwest Division rival. The Nuggets are 8-0 in their history when winning the first two games of a playoff series, and the Wolves are 0-8 when dropping Games 1 and 2.

Edwards turned the ball over with 31 seconds left and Christian Braun got fouled at the other end after Jokic passed up a floater to tie it. Braun missed one of two free throws, leaving Denver trailing 115-114 with 19 seconds remaining.

Randle then sank two free throws and Donte DiVincenzo added a breakaway dunk to cap the comeback.

“I trust C.B. to make free throws,” Denver coach David Adelman said. “It rimmed out. That happens in the NBA. You're going to have moments that you don't want to remember. That's a tough moment for C.B. after playing such a good game."

Murray sank a 51-foot 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer to tie it at 64. Jokic came on strong after a quiet start, scoring 16 points in the third quarter when Denver took a 93-90 lead. But the Nuggets' All-Star duo shot a combined 2 for 12 in the fourth quarter as the Wolves evened a best-of-seven series that shifts to Minneapolis for Game 3 on Thursday night.

“I feel like we had the game in hand,” Murray said, “and then we just didn't make our shots.”

Jaden McDaniels, who added 14 points for the Wolves, said the key to Minnesota's bounce-back was going "after Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, the whole team, just go at them. Yeah, they’re all bad defenders.”

Before tipoff, Finch complained for a third straight day about the free-throw disparity in Game 1, when the Nuggets outscored Minnesota 30-14 from the stripe. He cracked that maybe his players need to “start flopping, too.”

Each team went to the line 30 times Monday night.

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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.

Series tied 1-1

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

1:30 AM

Scheduled

DEN at MIN

Sun, Apr 26

12:30 AM

Scheduled

MIN at DEN

Tue, Apr 28

2:30 AM

Scheduled

DEN at MIN

Thu, Apr 30

4:00 AM

Scheduled

MIN at DEN

Sat, May 2

4:00 AM

Scheduled

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

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

MIN

DEN

43-90FG38-86

48Field Goal %44

14-343PT15-41

41Three Point %37

19-30FT23-30

9Offensive Rebounds5

40Defensive Rebounds38

30Assists28

6Steals5

2Blocks1

12Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls1

10Points Conceded Off Turnovers12

13Fast Break Points21

30Fouls24

8Largest Lead19

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIN
12:00	Rudy Gobert vs. Nikola Jokic (Julius Randle gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Julius Randle misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	0	0
11:45	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	0
11:22	Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	3
11:08	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	3
11:05	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	3	3
10:50	Julius Randle makes 1-foot two point shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)	3	5
10:34	Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	5	5
10:18	Donte DiVincenzo misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	5
10:17	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	5	5
10:04	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	5	5
10:03	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	5	5
9:55	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	5
9:52	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	5
9:50	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Rudy Gobert steals)	5	5
9:41	Julius Randle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	5	8
9:16	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Anthony Edwards steals)	5	8
8:53	Jaden McDaniels misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	5	8
8:51	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	5	8
8:50	Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot running dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	7	8
8:30	Julius Randle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	7	11
8:16	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	11
8:04	Jaden McDaniels bad pass turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	7	11
8:00	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	7	11
8:00	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
8:00	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	9	11
7:43	Julius Randle misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	9	11
7:42	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	9	11
7:31	Christian Braun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	12	11
7:12	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	11
7:09	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	12	11
7:02	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	12	11
6:55	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	15	11
6:37	Rudy Gobert misses 10-foot floating jump shot	15	11
6:34	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	11
6:32	Christian Braun makes running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	17	11
6:32	Julius Randle shooting foul	17	11
6:32	Nuggets Full timeout	17	11
6:32	Naz Reid enters the game for Julius Randle	17	11
6:32	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	17	11
6:32	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 1	18	11
6:24	Donte DiVincenzo offensive foul	18	11
6:24	Donte DiVincenzo offensive foul turnover	18	11
6:24	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	18	11
6:05	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	11
6:01	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	18	11
5:50	Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper	18	11
5:45	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	11
5:37	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 10-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	20	11
5:30	Nikola Jokic personal foul	20	11
5:20	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving floating jump shot	20	11
5:16	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	20	11
5:04	Aaron Gordon misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	20	11
5:01	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	20	11
4:53	Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	20	11
4:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	20	11
4:42	Anthony Edwards personal foul	20	11
4:42	Bones Hyland enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	20	11
4:32	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	23	11
4:32	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	23	11
4:32	Spencer Jones enters the game for Aaron Gordon	23	11
4:32	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	23	11
4:32	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	24	11
4:20	Julius Randle misses driving layup	24	11
4:18	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	24	11
4:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	24	11
4:11	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	24	12
4:11	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2	24	13
3:57	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	27	13
3:57	Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul	27	13
3:57	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	28	13
3:42	Bones Hyland makes 24-foot three pointer (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	28	16
3:22	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	16
3:20	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	28	16
3:20	Bruce Brown enters the game for Christian Braun	28	16
3:11	Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)	28	18
2:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer	31	18
2:53	Bones Hyland shooting foul	31	18
2:53	Timberwolves Full timeout	31	18
2:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	32	18
2:44	Naz Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	18
2:40	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	32	18
2:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	32	18
2:20	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	32	18
2:13	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	18
2:09	Nuggets defensive team rebound	32	18
2:09	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	32	18
2:09	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Anthony Edwards	32	18
1:52	Bones Hyland shooting foul	32	18
1:52	Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	32	18
1:52	Nuggets offensive team rebound	32	18
1:52	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	33	18
1:40	Ayo Dosunmu misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	18
1:39	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	33	18
1:39	Spencer Jones loose ball foul	33	18
1:30	Bones Hyland makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)	33	21
1:14	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Cameron Johnson assists)	35	21
1:04	Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot	35	21
1:03	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	35	21
57.6	Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	21
52.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	35	21
49.5	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Bones Hyland steals)	35	21
46.4	Bones Hyland offensive charge	35	21
46.4	Bones Hyland offensive foul turnover	35	21
46.4	Mike Conley enters the game for Bones Hyland	35	21
35.0	Mike Conley shooting foul	35	21
35.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	36	21
35.0	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Nikola Jokic	36	21
35.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	37	21
24.7	Bruce Brown shooting foul	37	21
24.7	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	37	22
24.7	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Spencer Jones	37	22
24.7	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Mike Conley	37	22
24.7	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	37	22
24.7	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	37	23
24.7	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	37	23
6.5	Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	39	23
0.6	Jaden McDaniels makes 3-foot reverse layup (Rudy Gobert assists)	39	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	39	25

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIN
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Aaron Gordon	39	25
12:00	Bruce Brown enters the game for Nikola Jokic	39	25
12:00	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Kyle Anderson	39	25
12:00	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Julius Randle	39	25
11:49	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	42	25
11:32	Anthony Edwards misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	42	25
11:29	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	42	25
11:19	Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	44	25
11:03	Anthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	44	28
10:42	Jamal Murray misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	44	28
10:39	Naz Reid defensive rebound	44	28
10:34	Rudy Gobert offensive foul	44	28
10:34	Rudy Gobert offensive foul turnover	44	28
10:21	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	44	28
10:19	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	44	28
10:19	Rudy Gobert personal foul	44	28
10:12	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	44	28
10:11	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	44	28
10:09	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	44	28
10:05	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	44	28
9:52	Anthony Edwards makes 2-foot two point shot	44	30
9:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	44	30
9:24	Naz Reid defensive rebound	44	30
9:20	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Cameron Johnson	44	30
9:10	Naz Reid makes 2-foot two point shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	44	32
9:10	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	44	32
9:10	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1	44	32
9:08	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	44	32
9:06	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	44	32
9:06	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	44	33
9:06	Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2	44	33
9:06	Nuggets defensive team rebound	44	33
9:06	Rudy Gobert loose ball foul	44	33
9:06	Jonas Valanciunas technical foul	44	33
9:06	Anthony Edwards makes technical free throw	44	34
9:06	Julius Randle enters the game for Rudy Gobert	44	34
9:06	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	44	34
8:49	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	44	34
8:47	Spencer Jones offensive foul	44	34
8:47	Spencer Jones offensive foul turnover	44	34
8:31	Julius Randle makes layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)	44	36
8:30	Nuggets Full timeout	44	36
8:30	Christian Braun enters the game for Bruce Brown	44	36
8:30	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Spencer Jones	44	36
8:12	Jamal Murray makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	46	36
7:55	Julius Randle makes layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	46	38
7:42	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot	48	38
7:24	Donte DiVincenzo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	48	41
7:13	Christian Braun misses two point shot	48	41
7:11	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	48	41
7:04	Anthony Edwards misses two point shot	48	41
7:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	48	41
7:00	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	48	41
6:56	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	48	41
6:48	Jaden McDaniels makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists)	48	43
6:48	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	48	43
6:48	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	48	43
6:48	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Naz Reid	48	43
6:48	Jaden McDaniels misses free throw 1 of 1	48	43
6:46	Christian Braun defensive rebound	48	43
6:38	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	48	43
6:36	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	48	43
6:35	Aaron Gordon loose ball foul	48	43
6:35	Nuggets Full timeout	48	43
6:35	(06:35) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	48	43
6:32	Ayo Dosunmu makes 26-foot three pointer	48	46
6:16	Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	48	46
6:11	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	48	46
6:01	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	48	46
6:01	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2	48	47
6:01	Anthony Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2	48	47
5:59	Christian Braun defensive rebound	48	47
5:41	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	48	47
5:39	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	48	47
5:27	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)	48	49
5:18	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	50	49
5:18	Jaden McDaniels defensive goaltending violation	50	49
5:02	Donte DiVincenzo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	50	52
4:41	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	53	52
4:22	Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point jumper (Julius Randle assists)	53	55
4:05	Julius Randle personal foul	53	55
4:05	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	53	55
4:05	Mike Conley enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	53	55
4:05	Naz Reid enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	53	55
4:01	Cameron Johnson makes driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	55	55
3:47	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	55	55
3:47	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	55	56
3:47	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	55	57
3:34	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	55	57
3:32	Naz Reid defensive rebound	55	57
3:20	Naz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mike Conley assists)	55	60
3:09	Naz Reid shooting foul	55	60
3:09	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	55	60
3:09	Nuggets offensive team rebound	55	60
3:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	55	60
3:09	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	56	60
2:50	Timberwolves Full timeout	56	60
2:50	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	56	60
2:45	Julius Randle makes driving layup (Mike Conley assists)	56	62
2:28	Anthony Edwards blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 2-foot layup	56	62
2:25	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	56	62
2:24	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	56	62
2:20	Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound	56	62
2:18	Ayo Dosunmu misses running layup	56	62
2:18	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	56	62
2:00	Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Naz Reid assists)	56	64
1:47	Aaron Gordon misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	56	64
1:44	Naz Reid defensive rebound	56	64
1:34	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	56	64
1:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	56	64
1:20	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)	58	64
1:06	Naz Reid misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	58	64
1:03	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	58	64
53.4	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	61	64
32.1	Julius Randle misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	61	64
30.1	Nuggets defensive team rebound	61	64
30.1	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Mike Conley	61	64
30.1	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	61	64
18.0	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	61	64
13.5	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	61	64
2.6	Anthony Edwards traveling turnover	61	64
0.5	Jamal Murray makes 51-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	64	64
0.0	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	64	64
0.0	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Naz Reid	64	64
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	64	64

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIN
11:47	Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot jumper	64	64
11:46	Julius Randle defensive rebound	64	64
11:32	Donte DiVincenzo bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	64	64
11:29	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	64	64
11:26	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	64	64
11:19	Julius Randle misses driving layup	64	64
11:17	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	64	64
11:12	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	67	64
10:49	Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot two point shot	67	66
10:37	Julius Randle shooting foul	67	66
10:37	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	68	66
10:37	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	69	66
10:23	Anthony Edwards misses layup	69	66
10:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	69	66
10:07	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	66
10:04	Julius Randle defensive rebound	69	66
9:58	Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot	69	68
9:38	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	69	68
9:34	Julius Randle defensive rebound	69	68
9:30	Jaden McDaniels misses running layup	69	68
9:28	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	69	68
9:23	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Rudy Gobert steals)	69	68
9:13	Jaden McDaniels makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	69	70
8:46	Cameron Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	69	70
8:43	Julius Randle defensive rebound	69	70
8:38	Aaron Gordon personal foul	69	70
8:31	Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	69	70
8:29	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	69	70
8:25	Anthony Edwards shooting foul	69	70
8:25	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	70	70
8:25	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	71	70
8:14	Julius Randle lost ball turnover (Christian Braun steals)	71	70
8:07	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	71	70
8:03	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	71	70
8:00	Anthony Edwards misses running pullup jump shot	71	70
7:57	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	71	70
7:56	Rudy Gobert misses two point shot	71	70
7:55	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	70
7:52	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot running jump shot	71	70
7:49	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	71	70
7:45	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	71	70
7:45	Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2	71	70
7:45	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	71	70
7:45	Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2	71	70
7:43	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	70
7:34	Aaron Gordon misses driving floating jump shot	71	70
7:32	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	71	70
7:25	Christian Braun shooting foul	71	70
7:25	Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2	71	70
7:25	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	71	70
7:25	Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2	71	70
7:23	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	70
7:09	Rudy Gobert personal foul	71	70
7:09	Naz Reid enters the game for Rudy Gobert	71	70
7:04	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	70
7:03	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	71	70
6:52	Anthony Edwards misses driving layup	71	70
6:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	71	70
6:46	Cameron Johnson makes running layup (Christian Braun assists)	73	70
6:37	Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaden McDaniels assists)	73	73
6:24	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Donte DiVincenzo steals)	73	73
6:21	Anthony Edwards makes running layup	73	75
6:21	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	73	75
6:21	Nuggets Full timeout	73	75
6:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	73	75
6:21	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1	73	76
6:05	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	75	76
5:51	Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	75	76
5:49	Nuggets defensive team rebound	75	76
5:49	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	75	76
5:29	Naz Reid shooting foul	75	76
5:29	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	76	76
5:29	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	77	76
5:21	Anthony Edwards makes 11-foot two point shot	77	78
5:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	77	78
5:21	Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 1	77	79
5:09	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	80	79
4:55	Ayo Dosunmu vs. Nikola Jokic (Jaden McDaniels gains possession)	80	79
4:49	Jaden McDaniels bad pass turnover (Christian Braun steals)	80	79
4:46	Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	82	79
4:29	Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	82	79
4:26	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	82	79
4:24	Anthony Edwards blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 1-foot running layup	82	79
4:24	Nuggets offensive team rebound	82	79
4:13	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	84	79
4:13	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	84	79
4:13	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	85	79
4:00	Ayo Dosunmu out of bounds bad pass turnover	85	79
3:40	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	79
3:37	Naz Reid defensive rebound	85	79
3:29	Anthony Edwards misses running layup	85	79
3:28	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	85	79
3:19	Christian Braun misses layup	85	79
3:17	Naz Reid defensive rebound	85	79
3:13	Jaden McDaniels misses running layup	85	79
3:12	Anthony Edwards offensive rebound	85	79
3:10	Anthony Edwards makes tip shot	85	81
2:44	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot	87	81
2:41	Timberwolves Full timeout	87	81
2:41	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Christian Braun	87	81
2:41	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	87	81
2:41	Bruce Brown enters the game for Aaron Gordon	87	81
2:41	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Anthony Edwards	87	81
2:41	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Naz Reid	87	81
2:41	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Julius Randle	87	81
2:41	Naz Reid enters the game for Jaden McDaniels	87	81
2:41	Bones Hyland enters the game for Rudy Gobert	87	81
2:30	Bones Hyland makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyle Anderson assists)	87	84
2:12	Bones Hyland personal foul	87	84
2:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	88	84
2:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	88	84
2:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	88	84
2:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 7-foot jumper	88	84
2:08	Timberwolves defensive team rebound	88	84
1:49	Naz Reid misses 10-foot two point shot	88	84
1:48	Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound	88	84
1:48	Ayo Dosunmu makes tip shot	88	86
1:41	Kyle Anderson personal foul	88	86
1:41	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	89	86
1:41	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	90	86
1:27	Kyle Anderson misses 5-foot floating jump shot	90	86
1:22	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	90	86
1:17	Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul	90	86
1:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3	90	86
1:17	Nuggets offensive team rebound	90	86
1:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	91	86
1:17	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 3 of 3	91	86
1:13	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	91	86
1:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	91	86
1:07	Bones Hyland makes free throw 1 of 2	91	87
1:07	Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2	91	88
46.1	Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot	93	88
33.4	Spencer Jones shooting foul	93	88
33.4	Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 1 of 2	93	88
33.4	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	93	88
33.4	Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones	93	88
33.4	Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 2 of 2	93	88
28.4	Naz Reid offensive rebound	93	88
25.8	Bones Hyland misses 27-foot three point jumper	93	88
22.3	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	93	88
6.6	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Kyle Anderson steals)	93	88
3.6	Bones Hyland makes running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	93	90
0.2	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	90
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	93	90
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	93	90

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	MIN
12:00	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	93	90
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Nikola Jokic	93	90
12:00	Jaden McDaniels enters the game for Donte DiVincenzo	93	90
12:00	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Kyle Anderson	93	90
11:50	Ayo Dosunmu makes 1-foot two point shot	93	92
11:34	Ayo Dosunmu personal foul	93	92
11:23	Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	96	92
11:08	Naz Reid makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	96	94
11:08	Bruce Brown shooting foul	96	94
11:08	Naz Reid misses free throw 1 of 1	96	94
11:05	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	96	94
10:51	Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	99	94
10:39	Naz Reid makes 1-foot driving dunk (Bones Hyland assists)	99	96
10:16	Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	99	96
10:14	Naz Reid defensive rebound	99	96
10:08	Naz Reid misses running pullup jump shot	99	96
10:06	Naz Reid offensive rebound	99	96
10:06	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	99	96
10:06	Naz Reid makes free throw 1 of 2	99	97
10:06	Naz Reid makes free throw 2 of 2	99	98
9:54	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	101	98
9:40	Cameron Johnson personal foul	101	98
9:26	Jaden McDaniels misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot	101	98
9:23	Timberwolves offensive team rebound	101	98
9:13	Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	101	100
8:52	Nuggets Full timeout	101	100
8:52	(08:52) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	101	100
8:52	Christian Braun enters the game for Spencer Jones	101	100
8:52	Anthony Edwards enters the game for Bones Hyland	101	100
8:49	Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)	103	100
8:30	Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot	103	100
8:27	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	103	100
8:20	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)	105	100
8:12	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving layup	105	100
8:11	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	105	100
7:56	Jamal Murray out of bounds lost ball turnover	105	100
7:56	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Aaron Gordon	105	100
7:56	Julius Randle enters the game for Naz Reid	105	100
7:43	Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	105	100
7:41	Christian Braun defensive rebound	105	100
7:41	Jaden McDaniels personal foul	105	100
7:41	Donte DiVincenzo enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	105	100
7:26	Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper	105	100
7:23	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	105	100
7:19	Bruce Brown personal foul	105	100
7:09	Donte DiVincenzo misses 22-foot three point jumper	105	100
7:06	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	105	100
6:50	Nikola Jokic misses layup	105	100
6:46	Julius Randle defensive rebound	105	100
6:40	Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)	105	102
6:17	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	105	102
6:14	Rudy Gobert defensive rebound	105	102
6:07	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	105	102
6:07	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	105	103
6:07	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	105	104
6:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	105	104
6:07	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Jamal Murray	105	104
5:57	Christian Braun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	107	104
5:54	Timberwolves Full timeout	107	104
5:54	Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown	107	104
5:39	Nikola Jokic blocks Rudy Gobert 's 5-foot floating jump shot	107	104
5:37	Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound	107	104
5:32	Julius Randle makes driving layup	107	106
5:18	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	107	106
5:15	Julius Randle defensive rebound	107	106
5:06	Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper	107	106
5:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	107	106
4:40	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	107	106
4:37	Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound	107	106
4:34	Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot running dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists)	107	108
4:11	Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot	107	108
4:08	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	107	108
4:06	Donte DiVincenzo makes running layup	107	110
4:06	Nuggets Full timeout	107	110
3:53	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	110
3:50	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	107	110
3:42	Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	107	110
3:38	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	107	110
3:36	Jaden McDaniels shooting foul	107	110
3:36	Timberwolves Full timeout	107	110
3:36	(03:36) [Timberwolves] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Timberwolves] charged with a timeout	107	110
3:36	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2	108	110
3:36	Christian Braun misses free throw 2 of 2	108	110
3:34	Julius Randle defensive rebound	108	110
3:21	Jaden McDaniels bad pass turnover (Tim Hardaway Jr. steals)	108	110
3:02	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	108	110
3:00	Julius Randle defensive rebound	108	110
2:54	Rudy Gobert offensive foul	108	110
2:54	Rudy Gobert offensive foul turnover	108	110
2:36	Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper	108	110
2:34	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	108	110
2:23	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot fade away jump shot	108	110
2:20	Anthony Edwards defensive rebound	108	110
2:10	Anthony Edwards misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	108	110
2:07	Rudy Gobert offensive rebound	108	110
2:06	Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk	108	112
1:51	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	108	112
1:50	Julius Randle defensive rebound	108	112
1:27	Jaden McDaniels misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	108	112
1:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	108	112
1:18	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	111	112
1:18	(01:18) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	111	112
1:05	Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)	111	115
49.6	Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk	113	115
30.6	Anthony Edwards traveling turnover	113	115
19.1	Julius Randle shooting foul	113	115
19.1	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	113	115
19.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	113	115
19.1	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	114	115
19.1	Timberwolves Full timeout	114	115
19.1	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	114	115
19.1	Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Rudy Gobert	114	115
18.8	Aaron Gordon personal take foul	114	115
18.8	Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2	114	116
18.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	114	116
18.8	Rudy Gobert enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	114	116
18.8	Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2	114	117
11.0	Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	114	117
8.0	Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound	114	117
3.7	Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot running dunk (Julius Randle assists)	114	119
0.6	Jamal Murray misses heave jump shot	114	119
0.6	Nuggets offensive team rebound	114	119
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	114	119
0.0	End of Game	114	119

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:30 AM, April 21, 2026

Coverage

NBC, Peacock

Attendance

19,692

Referees

Dedric Taylor, Tony Brothers, Mitchell Ervin, Gediminas Petraitis

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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