Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves: player stats (Apr 23, 2026)
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Denver Nuggets 96, Minnesota Timberwolves 113
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The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 113-96 on April 23, 2026 at Target Center. That put the Minnesota Timberwolves ahead 2-1 in the series. Ayo Dosunmu led the Minnesota Timberwolves with 25 points; Nikola Jokic scored 27 for the Denver Nuggets.
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| Nikola JokicC | 35:00 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 7-26 | 2-10 | 11-11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -21 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 35:00 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 |
| Spencer JonesF | 29:00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 24:00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 |
| Christian BraunG | 24:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 28:00 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Bruce BrownG | 23:00 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Zeke NnajiF-C | 16:00 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| Julian StrawtherG | 14:00 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyus JonesG | 4:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 4:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen PickettG | 4:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 96 | 40 | 12 | 28-82 | 8-32 | 32-40 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
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| Jaden McDanielsF | 41:00 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Rudy GobertC | 36:00 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +18 |
| Julius RandleF | 33:00 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Donte DiVincenzoG | 33:00 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +20 |
| Anthony EdwardsG | 24:00 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +11 |
| Ayo DosunmuG | 32:00 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 10-15 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +11 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 17:00 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| Nah'Shon HylandG | 15:00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Kyle AndersonF | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Julian PhillipsF | 1:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Mike ConleyG | 1:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe InglesF | 1:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joan BeringerF | 1:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 113 | 53 | 31 | 44-93 | 9-34 | 16-21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
DEN 59%MIN 42%
- Expected margin
- DEN by 2.7
- Result: MIN by 17
- The projection missed.
Playoff series
DEN 2, MIN 4- Game 1 · Apr 18Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Denver Nuggets 116
- Game 2 · Apr 20Minnesota Timberwolves 119, Denver Nuggets 114
- Game 3 · this gameDenver 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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