Apr 18, 2026West First Round · Game 1
MINMinnesota Timberwolves105@DENDenver Nuggets116
MIN box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony EdwardsG | 38:02 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7-19 | 2-9 | 6-7 | -3 |
| Rudy GobertC | 37:28 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-5 | -8 |
| Jaden McDanielsF | 33:09 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 4-4 | -17 |
| Donte DiVincenzoG | 31:14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julius RandleF | 31:11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -9 |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 27:31 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Naz Reid | 17:10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Mike Conley | 10:23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kyle Anderson | 7:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bones Hyland | 5:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Team | 238 | 105 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 40-87 | 11-34 | 14-19 | — |
Did not play: Jaylen Clark (Coach's Decision), Joan Beringer (Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (Coach's Decision), Terrence Shannon Jr. (Coach's Decision)
DEN box score
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola JokićC | 40:04 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11-19 | 2-7 | 1-1 | +9 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 39:17 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-22 | 0-8 | 16-16 | +13 |
| Christian BraunG | 35:24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Cameron JohnsonF | 33:02 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Aaron GordonF | 29:09 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 6-8 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 24:08 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Bruce Brown | 21:03 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Spencer Jones | 9:09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 7:32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 239 | 116 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 38-87 | 10-36 | 30-33 | — |
Did not play: DaRon Holmes (Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (Coach's Decision), Julian Strawther (Coach's Decision), Tyus Jones (Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (Coach's Decision)
Four factors
| Team | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 52.3 | 12.0 | 15.2 | .161 |
| DEN | 49.4 | 11.4 | 18.2 | .345 |