Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves, West 1st Round Game 3
Lead tracker
DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 0, MIN 27MIN leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 11 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 96 |
 MIN | 25 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 113 |
Who won: Timberwolves 113-96
The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 113-96 in West 1st Round Game 3 on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Target Center. The Nuggets win the series 3-1. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 25-11 in the 1st quarter. Ayo Dosunmu led the Timberwolves in points (25). Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (27).
MIN
Player of the game
Ayo Dosunmu
MIN · 25 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB
8.3
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron JohnsonF5.5 | 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -14 | 3.7 |
| Spencer JonesF5.4 | 28 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 3.1 |
| Nikola JokicC7.3 | 35 | 27 | 7-26 | 2-10 | 11-11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | -21 | 15.8 |
| Jamal MurrayG6.2 | 35 | 16 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -12 | 8.4 |
| Christian BraunG4.8 | 24 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -19 | -0.3 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||||
| Zeke NnajiF6.7 | 16 | 10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 10.8 |
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G6.0 | 28 | 11 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -13 | 6.7 |
| Tyus JonesG | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bruce BrownG6.1 | 23 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 7.1 |
| Jalen PickettG | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Julian StrawtherG5.0 | 14 | 6 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
