Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets, West 1st Round Game 2

NBA

Timberwolves

49-33

119-114

Final

Nuggets

54-28

Ball Arena

TV: TSN / Sportsnet

Lead tracker

MIN leadsBiggest lead MIN 8, DEN 19

DEN leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	25	39	26	29	119
DEN	39	25	29	21	114

Who won: Timberwolves 119-114

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 119-114 in West 1st Round Game 2 on Monday, April 20, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Nuggets win the series 3-1. The Timberwolves outscored the Nuggets 39-25 in the 2nd quarter. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves in points (30). Jamal Murray led the Nuggets in points (30).

Player of the game

Jamal Murray

DEN · 30 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST

8.1

Win probability

66%DEN final

MINDEN

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Play by play

End of Game
End of the 4th Quarter
Q4 0.6DEN
Offensive rebound
Nuggets offensive team rebound
Q4 0.6
Misses heave jump shot
Jamal Murray misses heave jump shot
J. Murray · 30 PTS
SLAMQ4 3.7
Running dunk, 1 ft
D. DiVincenzo · 16 PTS · ast J. Randle
Donte DiVincenzo makes 1-foot running dunk (Julius Randle assists)
MIN 119 - 114 DEN
Q4 8.0
Defensive rebound
Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound
Q4 11.0
Misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
J. Murray · 30 PTS
Q4 18.8
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Randle · 24 PTS
MIN 117 - 114 DEN
Q4 18.8
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Randle · 24 PTS
MIN 116 - 114 DEN
Q4 18.8
Personal take foul
Aaron Gordon personal take foul
A. Gordon · 8 PTS
Q4 19.1MIN
Full timeout
Timberwolves Full timeout
Q4 19.1
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
C. Braun · 16 PTS
MIN 115 - 114 DEN
Q4 19.1DEN
Offensive rebound
Nuggets offensive team rebound
Q4 19.1
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2
C. Braun · 16 PTS
Q4 19.1
Shooting foul
Julius Randle shooting foul
J. Randle · 24 PTS
Q4 30.6
Traveling turnover
Anthony Edwards traveling turnover
A. Edwards · 30 PTS
SLAMQ4 49.6
Driving dunk
N. Jokic · 24 PTS
Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk
MIN 115 - 113 DEN
THREEQ4 1:05
Three! Jumper, 28 ft
D. DiVincenzo · 16 PTS · ast A. Edwards
Donte DiVincenzo makes 28-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
MIN 115 - 111 DEN
Q4 1:18
Ref-initiated review (supported)
(01:18) [Timberwolves] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
THREEQ4 1:18
Running jump shot, 25 ft
A. Gordon · 8 PTS · ast C. Braun
Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)
MIN 112 - 111 DEN
Q4 1:22
Defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Q4 1:27
Misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
Jaden McDaniels misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
J. McDaniels · 14 PTS
Q4 1:50
Defensive rebound
Julius Randle defensive rebound
Q4 1:51
Misses driving floating jump shot
Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
J. Murray · 30 PTS
SLAMQ4 2:06
Dunk, 1 ft
R. Gobert · 2 PTS
Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk
MIN 112 - 108 DEN