Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Box Score & Player Stats: Nuggets win 116-105, Apr 18, 2026
NBA · Final · Sat, Apr 18, 2026 · West 1st Round - Game 1
Ball ArenaBall Arena · Denver, CO
1
2
3
4
T
MIN
33
29
17
26
105
DEN
23
39
29
25
116
Nuggets top Timberwolves, 116–105
How they scored
Q4
Julius Randle makes 9-foot fade away jump shot
97–104
MIN
Q4
Bruce Brown makes 2-foot running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
97–106
DEN
Q4
Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
98–106
MIN
Q4
Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
99–106
MIN
Q4
Julius Randle makes layup
101–106
MIN
Q4
Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
101–108
DEN
Q4
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
101–109
DEN
Q4
Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
101–110
DEN
Q4
Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
101–112
DEN
Q4
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
101–114
DEN
Q4
Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot two point shot
103–114
MIN
Q4
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
103–115
DEN
Q4
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
103–116
DEN
Q4
Julius Randle makes 1-foot driving dunk
105–116
MIN
Minnesota
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Julius Randle
31
16
7-16
0-3
2-2
7
2
Jaden McDaniels
33
16
6-14
0-4
4-4
8
3
Rudy Gobert
38
17
8-9
0-0
1-5
10
2
Donte DiVincenzo
31
12
4-9
4-7
0-0
4
2
Anthony Edwards
38
22
7-19
2-9
6-7
9
7
Kyle Anderson
7
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Naz Reid
17
5
2-6
1-2
0-0
3
2
Mike Conley
11
3
1-1
1-1
0-0
1
2
Ayo Dosunmu
28
14
5-10
3-7
1-1
0
1
Bones Hyland
5
0
0-3
0-1
0-0
1
0
Denver
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Aaron Gordon
29
17
5-10
1-5
6-8
8
3
Cameron Johnson
33
12
5-12
2-7
0-0
0
1
Nikola Jokic
40
25
11-19
2-7
1-1
13
11
Jamal Murray
39
30
7-22
0-8
16-16
5
7
Christian Braun
36
12
4-10
2-3
2-2
8
1
Spencer Jones
9
5
1-1
1-1
2-3
0
0
Jonas Valanciunas
8
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
3
0
Tim Hardaway Jr.
24
7
2-6
1-3
2-2
3
1
Bruce Brown
21
8
3-7
1-2
1-1
7
3
Questions
Who won the Timberwolves vs Nuggets game?
The Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 116-105 on Saturday, Apr 18, at Ball Arena.
What was the final score of Timberwolves vs Nuggets?
Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105.
Win probability
DEN 100%
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
The marked point is Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot: 76% to 89% for Nuggets on one play, the biggest of the game.
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