The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 113-96 on April 23, 2026 at Target Center. A crowd of 18,978 witnessed the Minnesota Timberwolves secure the victory in this matchup.
Game Information
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 113 |
| DEN | 11 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 96 |
Game Officials
Kevin Cutler (Referee), Scott Foster (Referee), Sean Corbin (Referee), Justin Van Duyne (Referee)
Injury Report
| Team | Player | Position | Status | Injury | Expected Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | Terrence Shannon Jr. | G | Day-To-Day | Illness | 2026-04-25 |
| MIN | Jaylen Clark | G | Day-To-Day | Illness | 2026-04-25 |
| DEN | Aaron Gordon | F | Day-To-Day | Calf | 2026-04-25 |
| DEN | Peyton Watson | G | Out | Hamstring – Strain | 2026-04-25 |
Team Statistics
| Team | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34 | 25 | 80 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 96 |
| MIN | 48 | 26 | 76 | 53 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 113 |
Denver Nuggets Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | F | 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 |
| Spencer Jones | F | 28 | 6 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| Nikola Jokic | C | 35 | 27 | 7-26 | 26.9 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 11-11 | 100.0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -21 |
| Jamal Murray | G | 35 | 16 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 |
| Christian Braun | G | 24 | 2 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -19 |
| Zeke Nnaji | F | 16 | 10 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 |
| DaRon Holmes II | F | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | G | 28 | 11 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Tyus Jones | G | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | G | 23 | 9 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| Jalen Pickett | G | 4 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | G | 14 | 6 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Player Statistics
| Player | POS | MIN | PTS | FGM-A | FG% | 3PM-A | 3P% | FTM-A | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | F | 33 | 15 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Jaden McDaniels | F | 41 | 20 | 9-13 | 69.2 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Rudy Gobert | C | 36 | 10 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +18 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | G | 33 | 15 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +20 |
| Anthony Edwards | G | 24 | 17 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +11 |
| Joe Ingles | F | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | F | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 |
| Julian Phillips | F | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Joan Beringer | F | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | C | 18 | 5 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4 |
| Mike Conley | G | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | G | 32 | 25 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +11 |
| Bones Hyland | G | 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Complete player statistics and team performance data are detailed in the tables above.
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