Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets: player stats
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Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Denver Nuggets 116
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
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The Denver Nuggets won 116-105 against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 18, 2026 at Ball Arena. That put the Denver Nuggets ahead 1-0 in the series. Anthony Edwards scored 22 for the Minnesota Timberwolves, while Jamal Murray had 30 for the Denver Nuggets.
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| Rudy GobertC | 38:00 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8 |
| Anthony EdwardsG | 38:00 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7-19 | 2-9 | 6-7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 33:00 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -17 |
| Donte DiVincenzoG | 32:00 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Julius RandleF | 31:00 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -9 |
| Ayo DosunmuG | 28:00 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 17:00 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 |
| Mike ConleyG | 11:00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle AndersonF | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nah'Shon HylandG | 5:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| Team | 240 | 105 | 43 | 21 | 40-87 | 11-34 | 14-19 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 |
DNP: Julian Phillips, Joe Ingles, Terrence Shannon Jr., Jaylen Clark, Joan Beringer
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| Nikola JokicC | 40:00 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 11-19 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +9 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 40:00 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 7-22 | 0-8 | 16-16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +13 |
| Christian BraunG | 36:00 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 33:00 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 |
| Aaron GordonF | 29:00 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 24:00 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +9 |
| Bruce BrownG | 21:00 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +7 |
| Spencer JonesF | 9:00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 8:00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
| Team | 240 | 116 | 47 | 27 | 38-87 | 10-36 | 30-33 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
DNP: Tyus Jones, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Peyton Watson
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
MIN 30%DEN 70%
- Expected margin
- DEN by 6.5
- Result: DEN by 11
- The projection called it.
Playoff series
MIN 4, DEN 2- Game 1 · this gameMinnesota Timberwolves 105, Denver Nuggets 116
- Game 2 · Apr 20Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Denver Nuggets 114
- Game 3 · Apr 23Denver Nuggets 96, Minnesota Timberwolves 113
- Game 4 · Apr 25Denver Nuggets 96, Minnesota Timberwolves 112
- Game 5 · Apr 27Minnesota Timberwolves 113, Denver Nuggets 125
- Game 6 · Apr 30Denver Nuggets 98, Minnesota Timberwolves 110
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