2026 NBA Western Conference First Round Game 1: Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets Play-By-Play, April 18, 2026
Game Summary
| 1st Q | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Minnesota | Score | Denver | ||
| 12:00.0 | Jump ball: R. Gobert vs. N. Jokić (A. Edwards gains possession) | ||||
| 11:37.0 | J. McDaniels misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 0-0 | |||
| 11:35.0 | 0-0 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 11:26.0 | 0-0 | A. Gordon misses 2-pt layup from 6 ft (block by A. Edwards) | |||
| 11:25.0 | 0-0 | Offensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 11:25.0 | 0-0 | Shooting foul by D. DiVincenzo (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 11:25.0 | 0-1 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:25.0 | 0-2 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:13.0 | D. DiVincenzo makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by R. Gobert) | +3 | 3-2 | ||
| 10:57.0 | Loose ball foul by A. Edwards (drawn by N. Jokić) | 3-2 | |||
| 10:51.0 | 3-2 | C. Johnson misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | |||
| 10:49.0 | 3-2 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 10:49.0 | 3-2 | Personal foul by J. Randle (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 10:44.0 | 3-4 | +2 | C. Johnson makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 10:33.0 | D. DiVincenzo makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +3 | 6-4 | ||
| 10:24.0 | 6-4 | C. Johnson misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 10:20.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 6-4 | |||
| 10:12.0 | A. Edwards misses 2-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 6-4 | |||
| 10:10.0 | 6-4 | Defensive rebound by J. Murray | |||
| 10:06.0 | 6-4 | C. Braun misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | |||
| 10:03.0 | Defensive rebound by D. DiVincenzo | 6-4 | |||
| 9:55.0 | Shooting foul by A. Gordon (drawn by J. McDaniels) | 6-4 | |||
| 9:55.0 | J. McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 7-4 | ||
| 9:55.0 | J. McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 8-4 | ||
| 9:41.0 | 8-4 | A. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 9:38.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 8-4 | |||
| 9:26.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt layup from 4 ft (assist by D. DiVincenzo) | +2 | 10-4 | ||
| 9:15.0 | 10-4 | Flagrant foul type 1 by J. McDaniels (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 9:15.0 | 10-4 | Instant Replay (Request: Ruling Stands) | |||
| 9:15.0 | 10-5 | +1 | J. Murray makes flagrant free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 9:15.0 | 10-6 | +1 | J. Murray makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 9:15.0 | 10-7 | +1 | J. Murray makes flagrant free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 9:06.0 | 10-7 | Turnover by N. Jokić (bad pass) | |||
| 8:54.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt jump shot from 16 ft | +2 | 12-7 | ||
| 8:39.0 | 12-10 | +3 | C. Johnson makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 8:19.0 | Shooting foul by N. Jokić (drawn by J. McDaniels) | 12-10 | |||
| 8:19.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 12-10 | |||
| 8:19.0 | Instant Replay (Challenge: Ruling Stands) | 12-10 | |||
| 8:19.0 | J. McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 13-10 | ||
| 8:19.0 | J. McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 14-10 | ||
| 8:06.0 | 14-10 | N. Jokić misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 8:04.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 14-10 | |||
| 7:56.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | 14-10 | |||
| 7:54.0 | 14-10 | Defensive rebound by J. Murray | |||
| 7:47.0 | 14-10 | A. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 7:45.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 14-10 | |||
| 7:29.0 | A. Edwards misses 2-pt jump shot from 20 ft | 14-10 | |||
| 7:27.0 | 14-10 | Defensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 7:20.0 | 14-10 | Shooting foul by J. Randle (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 7:20.0 | 14-11 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:20.0 | N. Reid enters the game for J. Randle | 14-11 | |||
| 7:20.0 | 14-12 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:07.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | +2 | 16-12 | ||
| 7:00.0 | 16-12 | Turnover by N. Jokić (bad pass; steal by N. Reid) | |||
| 6:55.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by N. Reid) | +2 | 18-12 | ||
| 6:46.0 | 18-12 | C. Johnson misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 6:44.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 18-12 | |||
| 6:28.0 | A. Edwards makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | +3 | 21-12 | ||
| 6:27.0 | 21-12 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 6:27.0 | 21-12 | T. Hardaway enters the game for C. Johnson | |||
| 6:12.0 | 21-12 | Turnover by J. Murray (bad pass; steal by R. Gobert) | |||
| 6:10.0 | Turnover by R. Gobert (step out of bounds) | 21-12 | |||
| 6:06.0 | 21-12 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 6:03.0 | Defensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 21-12 | |||
| 5:53.0 | N. Reid misses 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | 21-12 | |||
| 5:51.0 | Offensive rebound by R. Gobert | 21-12 | |||
| 5:40.0 | A. Edwards makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | +2 | 23-12 | ||
| 5:40.0 | Shooting foul by A. Gordon (drawn by A. Edwards) | 23-12 | |||
| 5:40.0 | A. Dosunmu enters the game for D. DiVincenzo | 23-12 | |||
| 5:40.0 | A. Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1 | 23-12 | |||
| 5:38.0 | 23-12 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 5:25.0 | 23-12 | J. Murray misses 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft | |||
| 5:23.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 23-12 | |||
| 5:15.0 | Turnover by J. McDaniels (out of bounds lost ball) | 23-12 | |||
| 5:01.0 | 23-15 | +3 | N. Jokić makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 4:45.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +2 | 25-15 | ||
| 4:30.0 | 25-15 | Turnover by N. Jokić (lost ball; steal by A. Dosunmu) | |||
| 4:26.0 | N. Reid makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by A. Dosunmu) | +2 | 27-15 | ||
| 4:05.0 | 27-18 | +3 | C. Braun makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 3:50.0 | A. Dosunmu misses 3-pt jump shot from 30 ft | 27-18 | |||
| 3:48.0 | 27-18 | Defensive rebound by T. Hardaway | |||
| 3:41.0 | 27-20 | +2 | C. Braun makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 3:24.0 | N. Reid misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | 27-20 | |||
| 3:23.0 | 27-20 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 3:21.0 | 27-20 | C. Braun misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft (block by A. Edwards) | |||
| 3:19.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 27-20 | |||
| 3:19.0 | Turnover by A. Edwards (bad pass; steal by T. Hardaway) | 27-20 | |||
| 3:17.0 | 27-20 | T. Hardaway misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | |||
| 3:15.0 | Defensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 27-20 | |||
| 3:08.0 | J. McDaniels misses 2-pt jump shot from 13 ft | 27-20 | |||
| 3:06.0 | 27-20 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 3:00.0 | 27-22 | +2 | T. Hardaway makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 2:39.0 | A. Dosunmu makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by N. Reid) | +3 | 30-22 | ||
| 2:29.0 | 30-22 | C. Braun misses 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft | |||
| 2:27.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Reid | 30-22 | |||
| 2:06.0 | Turnover by N. Reid (bad pass; steal by N. Jokić) | 30-22 | |||
| 2:04.0 | 30-22 | T. Hardaway misses 2-pt layup from 5 ft (block by A. Edwards) | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-22 | Offensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-22 | Shooting foul by N. Reid (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-23 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:02.0 | K. Anderson enters the game for A. Edwards | 30-23 | |||
| 2:02.0 | M. Conley enters the game for R. Gobert | 30-23 | |||
| 2:02.0 | B. Hyland enters the game for J. McDaniels | 30-23 | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-23 | B. Brown enters the game for C. Braun | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-23 | C. Johnson enters the game for J. Murray | |||
| 2:02.0 | 30-23 | A. Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:00.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Reid | 30-23 | |||
| 1:44.0 | A. Dosunmu misses 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | 30-23 | |||
| 1:40.0 | 30-23 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | Offensive foul by A. Gordon (drawn by M. Conley) | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | Turnover by A. Gordon (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | Instant Replay (Challenge: Ruling Stands) | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | S. Jones enters the game for A. Gordon | |||
| 1:32.0 | 30-23 | Technical foul by D. Adelman | |||
| 1:32.0 | A. Dosunmu makes technical free throw | +1 | 31-23 | ||
| 1:08.0 | B. Hyland misses 3-pt jump shot from 29 ft | 31-23 | |||
| 1:06.0 | 31-23 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 0:55.0 | 31-23 | Turnover by N. Jokić (bad pass; steal by M. Conley) | |||
| 0:53.0 | A. Dosunmu makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by M. Conley) | +2 | 33-23 | ||
| 0:42.0 | 33-23 | T. Hardaway misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 0:40.0 | Defensive rebound by B. Hyland | 33-23 | |||
| 0:19.0 | N. Reid misses 2-pt hook shot from 7 ft | 33-23 | |||
| 0:17.0 | 33-23 | Defensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 0:02.0 | 33-23 | B. Brown misses 2-pt hook shot from 9 ft | |||
| 0:00.0 | Defensive rebound by M. Conley | 33-23 | |||
| 0:00.0 | End of 1st quarter | ||||
| 2nd Q | |||||
| Time | Minnesota | Score | Denver | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 2nd quarter | ||||
| 11:45.0 | 33-26 | +3 | B. Brown makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 11:17.0 | B. Hyland misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | 33-26 | |||
| 11:15.0 | 33-26 | Defensive rebound by T. Hardaway | |||
| 11:07.0 | 33-26 | Turnover by T. Hardaway (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 10:56.0 | N. Reid makes 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | +3 | 36-26 | ||
| 10:41.0 | 36-26 | Personal foul by A. Dosunmu (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 10:34.0 | 36-29 | +3 | T. Hardaway makes 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft (assist by B. Brown) | ||
| 10:18.0 | Turnover by A. Dosunmu (lost ball; steal by B. Brown) | 36-29 | |||
| 10:10.0 | 36-29 | B. Brown misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | |||
| 10:06.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 36-29 | |||
| 10:01.0 | Personal foul by B. Brown (drawn by N. Reid) | 36-29 | |||
| 9:46.0 | B. Hyland misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | 36-29 | |||
| 9:44.0 | Offensive rebound by R. Gobert | 36-29 | |||
| 9:44.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt layup at rim | +2 | 38-29 | ||
| 9:24.0 | 38-31 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | ||
| 9:03.0 | R. Gobert misses 2-pt jump shot from 13 ft | 38-31 | |||
| 9:01.0 | 38-31 | Defensive rebound by J. Valančiūnas | |||
| 8:44.0 | 38-31 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 8:42.0 | 38-31 | Offensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 8:42.0 | 38-33 | +2 | B. Brown makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | ||
| 8:42.0 | 38-33 | Shooting foul by B. Hyland (drawn by B. Brown) | |||
| 8:42.0 | D. DiVincenzo enters the game for B. Hyland | 38-33 | |||
| 8:42.0 | J. Randle enters the game for N. Reid | 38-33 | |||
| 8:42.0 | 38-34 | +1 | B. Brown makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:29.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft (assist by M. Conley) | +2 | 40-34 | ||
| 8:29.0 | Shooting foul by J. Valančiūnas (drawn by R. Gobert) | 40-34 | |||
| 8:29.0 | R. Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1 | 40-34 | |||
| 8:27.0 | 40-34 | Defensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 8:16.0 | 40-36 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | ||
| 8:01.0 | A. Dosunmu makes 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | +3 | 43-36 | ||
| 7:43.0 | 43-36 | Shooting foul by M. Conley (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 7:43.0 | 43-37 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:43.0 | J. McDaniels enters the game for M. Conley | 43-37 | |||
| 7:43.0 | 43-37 | S. Jones enters the game for C. Johnson | |||
| 7:43.0 | 43-38 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:26.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | 43-38 | |||
| 7:24.0 | 43-38 | Defensive rebound by J. Valančiūnas | |||
| 7:09.0 | 43-38 | Shooting foul by D. DiVincenzo (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 7:09.0 | 43-39 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:09.0 | A. Edwards enters the game for A. Dosunmu | 43-39 | |||
| 7:09.0 | N. Reid enters the game for R. Gobert | 43-39 | |||
| 7:09.0 | 43-39 | N. Jokić enters the game for J. Valančiūnas | |||
| 7:09.0 | 43-40 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:55.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 43-40 | |||
| 6:53.0 | 43-40 | Defensive rebound by Team | |||
| 6:53.0 | 43-40 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 6:41.0 | 43-40 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 6:38.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 43-40 | |||
| 6:27.0 | A. Edwards makes 2-pt layup from 4 ft (assist by J. McDaniels) | +2 | 45-40 | ||
| 6:14.0 | 45-40 | B. Brown misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | |||
| 6:12.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 45-40 | |||
| 6:05.0 | Shooting foul by T. Hardaway (drawn by J. Randle) | 45-40 | |||
| 6:05.0 | J. Randle makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 46-40 | ||
| 6:05.0 | 46-40 | C. Johnson enters the game for J. Murray | |||
| 6:05.0 | J. Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 47-40 | ||
| 5:53.0 | 47-42 | +2 | C. Johnson makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | ||
| 5:33.0 | J. Randle misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 47-42 | |||
| 5:30.0 | 47-42 | Defensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 5:23.0 | 47-45 | +3 | C. Johnson makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 4:58.0 | J. Randle misses 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | 47-45 | |||
| 4:56.0 | 47-45 | Defensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-45 | Shooting foul by N. Reid (drawn by S. Jones) | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-45 | S. Jones misses free throw 1 of 3 | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-45 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-46 | +1 | S. Jones makes free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 4:41.0 | R. Gobert enters the game for N. Reid | 47-46 | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-46 | C. Braun enters the game for T. Hardaway | |||
| 4:41.0 | 47-47 | +1 | S. Jones makes free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:24.0 | Shooting foul by C. Braun (drawn by A. Edwards) | 47-47 | |||
| 4:24.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 48-47 | ||
| 4:24.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 49-47 | ||
| 4:13.0 | 49-50 | +3 | N. Jokić makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by B. Brown) | ||
| 3:59.0 | A. Edwards makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | +2 | 51-50 | ||
| 3:59.0 | Violation by Team (delay of game) | 51-50 | |||
| 3:39.0 | 51-50 | Turnover by C. Johnson (bad pass) | |||
| 3:17.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 51-50 | |||
| 3:15.0 | 51-50 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 2:55.0 | 51-50 | Turnover by B. Brown (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
| 2:55.0 | 51-50 | J. Murray enters the game for B. Brown | |||
| 2:55.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 51-50 | |||
| 2:37.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt hook shot from 6 ft | +2 | 53-50 | ||
| 2:17.0 | 53-53 | +3 | S. Jones makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 2:04.0 | J. Randle misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 53-53 | |||
| 2:02.0 | 53-53 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 1:54.0 | 53-53 | Personal foul by J. McDaniels (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 1:54.0 | 53-54 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:54.0 | A. Dosunmu enters the game for J. Randle | 53-54 | |||
| 1:54.0 | 53-55 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:44.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt layup from 5 ft (assist by J. McDaniels) | +2 | 55-55 | ||
| 1:32.0 | 55-57 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 20 ft | ||
| 1:10.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt layup from 4 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +2 | 57-57 | ||
| 0:52.0 | 57-57 | Personal foul by A. Dosunmu (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 0:52.0 | 57-58 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:52.0 | 57-59 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:34.0 | D. DiVincenzo makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +3 | 60-59 | ||
| 0:21.0 | 60-62 | +3 | C. Braun makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 0:05.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt layup from 5 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +2 | 62-62 | ||
| 0:01.0 | 62-62 | N. Jokić misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | |||
| 0:00.0 | 62-62 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 0:00.0 | End of 2nd quarter | ||||
| 3rd Q | |||||
| Time | Minnesota | Score | Denver | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 3rd quarter | ||||
| 11:46.0 | 62-62 | N. Jokić misses 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft | |||
| 11:43.0 | 62-62 | Offensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 11:42.0 | 62-64 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt layup from 5 ft (assist by A. Gordon) | ||
| 11:20.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | 62-64 | |||
| 11:19.0 | 62-64 | Defensive rebound by J. Murray | |||
| 11:16.0 | 62-64 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 11:12.0 | Defensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 62-64 | |||
| 11:03.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt layup from 6 ft | 62-64 | |||
| 11:01.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 62-64 | |||
| 11:01.0 | 62-64 | Loose ball foul by N. Jokić (drawn by R. Gobert) | |||
| 10:48.0 | D. DiVincenzo misses 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft | 62-64 | |||
| 10:46.0 | 62-64 | Defensive rebound by J. Murray | |||
| 10:38.0 | 62-66 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | ||
| 10:20.0 | Offensive foul by A. Edwards (drawn by J. Murray) | 62-66 | |||
| 10:20.0 | Turnover by A. Edwards (offensive foul) | 62-66 | |||
| 10:04.0 | 62-68 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 9:54.0 | Shooting foul by N. Jokić (drawn by R. Gobert) | 62-68 | |||
| 9:54.0 | R. Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2 | 62-68 | |||
| 9:54.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 62-68 | |||
| 9:54.0 | R. Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 63-68 | ||
| 9:42.0 | 63-68 | N. Jokić misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 9:40.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 63-68 | |||
| 9:31.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 63-68 | |||
| 9:28.0 | 63-68 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 9:20.0 | 63-68 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 9:18.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 63-68 | |||
| 9:02.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt jump shot from 4 ft | 63-68 | |||
| 9:00.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 63-68 | |||
| 8:54.0 | J. McDaniels misses 3-pt jump shot from 28 ft | 63-68 | |||
| 8:51.0 | 63-68 | Defensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 8:40.0 | 63-68 | Turnover by N. Jokić (lost ball; steal by D. DiVincenzo) | |||
| 8:36.0 | A. Edwards misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | 63-68 | |||
| 8:35.0 | Offensive rebound by J. Randle | 63-68 | |||
| 8:35.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt layup at rim | +2 | 65-68 | ||
| 8:25.0 | 65-68 | J. Murray misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | |||
| 8:22.0 | Defensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 65-68 | |||
| 8:15.0 | D. DiVincenzo makes 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft (assist by J. McDaniels) | +3 | 68-68 | ||
| 7:53.0 | 68-68 | N. Jokić misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 7:51.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 68-68 | |||
| 7:37.0 | A. Edwards misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | 68-68 | |||
| 7:35.0 | 68-68 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 7:32.0 | 68-70 | +2 | A. Gordon makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft (assist by C. Braun) | ||
| 7:23.0 | D. DiVincenzo misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 68-70 | |||
| 7:20.0 | 68-70 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 7:07.0 | 68-72 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 7:07.0 | Violation by Team (def goaltending) | 68-72 | |||
| 6:57.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt layup from 5 ft | 68-72 | |||
| 6:54.0 | 68-72 | Defensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 6:48.0 | 68-75 | +3 | A. Gordon makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by C. Johnson) | ||
| 6:46.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 68-75 | |||
| 6:46.0 | N. Reid enters the game for J. Randle | 68-75 | |||
| 6:46.0 | 68-75 | T. Hardaway enters the game for C. Johnson | |||
| 6:33.0 | J. McDaniels misses 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | 68-75 | |||
| 6:31.0 | 68-75 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 6:17.0 | 68-75 | Shooting foul by J. McDaniels (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 6:17.0 | 68-76 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:17.0 | 68-77 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:03.0 | D. DiVincenzo misses 2-pt jump shot from 8 ft | 68-77 | |||
| 6:01.0 | 68-77 | Defensive rebound by J. Murray | |||
| 5:41.0 | 68-77 | T. Hardaway misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | |||
| 5:40.0 | 68-77 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 5:40.0 | Loose ball foul by A. Edwards (drawn by A. Gordon) | 68-77 | |||
| 5:40.0 | A. Dosunmu enters the game for A. Edwards | 68-77 | |||
| 5:34.0 | 68-77 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 5:31.0 | Defensive rebound by N. Reid | 68-77 | |||
| 5:15.0 | J. McDaniels misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | 68-77 | |||
| 5:13.0 | 68-77 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 5:07.0 | 68-77 | C. Braun misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | |||
| 5:05.0 | Defensive rebound by Team | 68-77 | |||
| 5:05.0 | K. Anderson enters the game for R. Gobert | 68-77 | |||
| 5:05.0 | 68-77 | B. Brown enters the game for C. Braun | |||
| 4:59.0 | Offensive foul by K. Anderson (drawn by A. Gordon) | 68-77 | |||
| 4:59.0 | Turnover by K. Anderson (offensive foul) | 68-77 | |||
| 4:44.0 | 68-79 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft | ||
| 4:44.0 | 68-79 | Shooting foul by N. Reid (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 4:44.0 | M. Conley enters the game for D. DiVincenzo | 68-79 | |||
| 4:44.0 | 68-80 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:32.0 | J. McDaniels misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 68-80 | |||
| 4:29.0 | 68-80 | Defensive rebound by T. Hardaway | |||
| 4:16.0 | 68-80 | J. Murray misses 2-pt layup from 7 ft | |||
| 4:15.0 | 68-80 | Offensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 4:15.0 | 68-82 | +2 | A. Gordon makes 2-pt dunk at rim | ||
| 4:08.0 | N. Reid misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 68-82 | |||
| 4:05.0 | Offensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 68-82 | |||
| 3:58.0 | J. McDaniels misses 2-pt layup from 5 ft (block by T. Hardaway) | 68-82 | |||
| 3:57.0 | Offensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 68-82 | |||
| 3:56.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | +2 | 70-82 | ||
| 3:53.0 | Technical foul by J. McDaniels | 70-82 | |||
| 3:53.0 | Instant Replay (Request: Ruling Stands) | 70-82 | |||
| 3:53.0 | 70-83 | +1 | J. Murray makes technical free throw | ||
| 3:35.0 | 70-85 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 17 ft | ||
| 3:15.0 | J. McDaniels makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft | +2 | 72-85 | ||
| 3:03.0 | 72-85 | A. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | |||
| 3:01.0 | Defensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 72-85 | |||
| 2:57.0 | 72-85 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 2:57.0 | 72-85 | C. Johnson enters the game for J. Murray | |||
| 2:49.0 | Turnover by N. Reid (lost ball; steal by B. Brown) | 72-85 | |||
| 2:36.0 | 72-85 | Personal foul by N. Reid (drawn by N. Jokić) | |||
| 2:36.0 | A. Edwards enters the game for J. McDaniels | 72-85 | |||
| 2:36.0 | J. Randle enters the game for N. Reid | 72-85 | |||
| 2:24.0 | 72-85 | N. Jokić misses 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft | |||
| 2:22.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 72-85 | |||
| 2:10.0 | Shooting foul by B. Brown (drawn by A. Edwards) | 72-85 | |||
| 2:10.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 73-85 | ||
| 2:10.0 | 73-85 | C. Braun enters the game for A. Gordon | |||
| 2:10.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 74-85 | ||
| 1:58.0 | 74-87 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft (assist by T. Hardaway) | ||
| 1:46.0 | Turnover by A. Edwards (bad pass; steal by B. Brown) | 74-87 | |||
| 1:43.0 | 74-87 | C. Johnson misses 2-pt layup from 2 ft | |||
| 1:42.0 | 74-87 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 1:38.0 | 74-89 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt jump shot from 14 ft (assist by B. Brown) | ||
| 1:16.0 | A. Edwards makes 2-pt layup from 4 ft | +2 | 76-89 | ||
| 0:51.0 | 76-89 | C. Braun misses 2-pt layup from 4 ft | |||
| 0:50.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 76-89 | |||
| 0:42.0 | M. Conley makes 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +3 | 79-89 | ||
| 0:31.0 | 79-89 | Turnover by T. Hardaway (bad pass; steal by K. Anderson) | |||
| 0:26.0 | A. Dosunmu misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 79-89 | |||
| 0:26.0 | 79-89 | Defensive rebound by Team | |||
| 0:26.0 | J. McDaniels enters the game for M. Conley | 79-89 | |||
| 0:26.0 | 79-89 | J. Murray enters the game for B. Brown | |||
| 0:03.0 | 79-91 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt jump shot from 11 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 0:00.0 | Team misses heave shot | 79-91 | |||
| 0:00.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 79-91 | |||
| 0:00.0 | End of 3rd quarter | ||||
| 4th Q | |||||
| Time | Minnesota | Score | Denver | ||
| 12:00.0 | Start of 4th quarter | ||||
| 11:44.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | 79-91 | |||
| 11:41.0 | 79-91 | Defensive rebound by J. Valančiūnas | |||
| 11:38.0 | 79-91 | Offensive foul by J. Valančiūnas (drawn by D. DiVincenzo) | |||
| 11:38.0 | 79-91 | Turnover by J. Valančiūnas (offensive foul) | |||
| 11:31.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 81-91 | ||
| 11:18.0 | 81-91 | C. Johnson misses 2-pt layup from 4 ft | |||
| 11:16.0 | Defensive rebound by Team | 81-91 | |||
| 11:16.0 | 81-91 | Loose ball foul by J. Valančiūnas (drawn by J. Randle) | |||
| 10:58.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt dunk at rim (assist by J. Randle) | +2 | 83-91 | ||
| 10:40.0 | 83-93 | +2 | J. Murray makes 2-pt jump shot from 16 ft | ||
| 10:28.0 | A. Dosunmu misses 3-pt jump shot from 27 ft | 83-93 | |||
| 10:26.0 | 83-93 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 10:14.0 | 83-93 | C. Johnson misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 10:12.0 | 83-93 | Offensive rebound by Team | |||
| 10:10.0 | 83-93 | C. Johnson misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | |||
| 10:07.0 | Defensive rebound by D. DiVincenzo | 83-93 | |||
| 9:58.0 | J. Randle misses 2-pt layup from 5 ft | 83-93 | |||
| 9:56.0 | 83-93 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 9:55.0 | 83-93 | Turnover by J. Murray (bad pass; steal by D. DiVincenzo) | |||
| 9:51.0 | Turnover by D. DiVincenzo (out of bounds lost ball) | 83-93 | |||
| 9:39.0 | 83-93 | C. Braun misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 9:36.0 | Defensive rebound by D. DiVincenzo | 83-93 | |||
| 9:29.0 | D. DiVincenzo misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 83-93 | |||
| 9:25.0 | 83-93 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 9:05.0 | 83-93 | J. Murray misses 2-pt jump shot from 18 ft | |||
| 9:03.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 83-93 | |||
| 8:58.0 | A. Dosunmu makes 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft (assist by A. Edwards) | +3 | 86-93 | ||
| 8:57.0 | 86-93 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 8:57.0 | 86-93 | A. Gordon enters the game for T. Hardaway | |||
| 8:57.0 | 86-93 | N. Jokić enters the game for J. Valančiūnas | |||
| 8:45.0 | 86-93 | J. Murray misses 2-pt layup from 3 ft | |||
| 8:43.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 86-93 | |||
| 8:32.0 | A. Edwards makes 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft (assist by R. Gobert) | +3 | 89-93 | ||
| 8:15.0 | 89-95 | +2 | A. Gordon makes 2-pt layup from 5 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 8:01.0 | Personal foul by C. Johnson (drawn by D. DiVincenzo) | 89-95 | |||
| 7:46.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft (assist by J. Randle) | +2 | 91-95 | ||
| 7:30.0 | 91-97 | +2 | C. Braun makes 2-pt jump shot from 21 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 7:08.0 | D. DiVincenzo misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | 91-97 | |||
| 7:06.0 | Offensive rebound by R. Gobert | 91-97 | |||
| 7:06.0 | R. Gobert makes 2-pt dunk from 1 ft | +2 | 93-97 | ||
| 6:42.0 | 93-97 | N. Jokić misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 6:39.0 | Defensive rebound by D. DiVincenzo | 93-97 | |||
| 6:23.0 | A. Dosunmu makes 2-pt layup from 3 ft (assist by D. DiVincenzo) | +2 | 95-97 | ||
| 6:09.0 | 95-99 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft (assist by A. Gordon) | ||
| 6:09.0 | 95-99 | Shooting foul by R. Gobert (drawn by N. Jokić) | |||
| 6:09.0 | 95-99 | B. Brown enters the game for C. Johnson | |||
| 6:09.0 | 95-100 | +1 | N. Jokić makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:52.0 | Turnover by J. Randle (bad pass; steal by B. Brown) | 95-100 | |||
| 5:48.0 | 95-100 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 5:45.0 | 95-100 | Offensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 5:45.0 | 95-102 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt layup at rim | ||
| 5:45.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 95-102 | |||
| 5:45.0 | J. McDaniels enters the game for A. Dosunmu | 95-102 | |||
| 5:32.0 | A. Edwards misses 2-pt jump shot from 19 ft | 95-102 | |||
| 5:30.0 | 95-102 | Defensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 5:15.0 | 95-102 | N. Jokić misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | |||
| 5:12.0 | 95-102 | Offensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 5:12.0 | 95-102 | Shooting foul by A. Edwards (drawn by C. Braun) | |||
| 5:12.0 | 95-103 | +1 | C. Braun makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:12.0 | 95-104 | +1 | C. Braun makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:55.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt jump shot from 10 ft | +2 | 97-104 | ||
| 4:25.0 | 97-104 | J. Murray misses 2-pt jump shot from 22 ft | |||
| 4:23.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 97-104 | |||
| 4:13.0 | Turnover by R. Gobert (bad pass; steal by B. Brown) | 97-104 | |||
| 4:10.0 | 97-106 | +2 | B. Brown makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 4:10.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 97-106 | |||
| 3:57.0 | Shooting foul by J. Murray (drawn by A. Edwards) | 97-106 | |||
| 3:57.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2 | +1 | 98-106 | ||
| 3:57.0 | Technical foul by J. Randle | 98-106 | |||
| 3:57.0 | 98-106 | Technical foul by A. Gordon | |||
| 3:57.0 | A. Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2 | +1 | 99-106 | ||
| 3:47.0 | 99-106 | Personal foul by J. McDaniels (drawn by J. Murray) | |||
| 3:47.0 | A. Dosunmu enters the game for D. DiVincenzo | 99-106 | |||
| 3:43.0 | 99-106 | J. Murray misses 2-pt layup from 11 ft | |||
| 3:40.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 99-106 | |||
| 3:22.0 | A. Dosunmu misses 2-pt jump shot from 5 ft | 99-106 | |||
| 3:20.0 | 99-106 | Defensive rebound by C. Braun | |||
| 3:14.0 | 99-106 | B. Brown misses 3-pt jump shot from 24 ft | |||
| 3:11.0 | Defensive rebound by A. Edwards | 99-106 | |||
| 3:05.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt layup from 4 ft | +2 | 101-106 | ||
| 2:40.0 | 101-106 | A. Gordon misses 3-pt jump shot from 26 ft | |||
| 2:38.0 | Defensive rebound by R. Gobert | 101-106 | |||
| 2:33.0 | Personal foul by C. Braun (drawn by J. McDaniels) | 101-106 | |||
| 2:25.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 31 ft | 101-106 | |||
| 2:22.0 | 101-106 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 1:58.0 | 101-106 | J. Murray misses 3-pt jump shot from 44 ft | |||
| 1:56.0 | 101-106 | Offensive rebound by B. Brown | |||
| 1:50.0 | 101-108 | +2 | A. Gordon makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft (assist by J. Murray) | ||
| 1:39.0 | Turnover by R. Gobert (off goaltending) | 101-108 | |||
| 1:39.0 | Instant Replay (Request: Ruling Stands) | 101-108 | |||
| 1:39.0 | 101-108 | C. Johnson enters the game for B. Brown | |||
| 1:39.0 | 101-108 | Away from play foul by J. Randle (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 1:39.0 | 101-109 | +1 | J. Murray makes free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:28.0 | 101-109 | Personal foul by J. Randle (drawn by A. Gordon) | |||
| 1:28.0 | 101-110 | +1 | A. Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:28.0 | 101-110 | A. Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:26.0 | Defensive rebound by J. Randle | 101-110 | |||
| 1:20.0 | Shooting foul by J. Murray (drawn by R. Gobert) | 101-110 | |||
| 1:20.0 | R. Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2 | 101-110 | |||
| 1:20.0 | Offensive rebound by Team | 101-110 | |||
| 1:20.0 | R. Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2 | 101-110 | |||
| 1:16.0 | Offensive rebound by J. McDaniels | 101-110 | |||
| 1:16.0 | J. McDaniels misses 3-pt jump shot from 23 ft | 101-110 | |||
| 1:14.0 | 101-110 | Defensive rebound by N. Jokić | |||
| 0:53.0 | 101-112 | +2 | C. Johnson makes 2-pt jump shot from 12 ft (assist by N. Jokić) | ||
| 0:53.0 | Minnesota full timeout | 101-112 | |||
| 0:53.0 | D. DiVincenzo enters the game for A. Dosunmu | 101-112 | |||
| 0:53.0 | 101-112 | B. Brown enters the game for J. Murray | |||
| 0:49.0 | A. Edwards misses 3-pt jump shot from 25 ft | 101-112 | |||
| 0:46.0 | 101-112 | Defensive rebound by A. Gordon | |||
| 0:43.0 | 101-114 | +2 | N. Jokić makes 2-pt layup from 1 ft (assist by A. Gordon) | ||
| 0:38.0 | A. Edwards makes 2-pt layup from 2 ft | +2 | 103-114 | ||
| 0:38.0 | 103-114 | Denver full timeout | |||
| 0:38.0 | A. Dosunmu enters the game for R. Gobert | 103-114 | |||
| 0:38.0 | 103-114 | T. Hardaway enters the game for C. Braun | |||
| 0:38.0 | 103-114 | J. Murray enters the game for B. Brown | |||
| 0:33.0 | 103-114 | Personal take foul by D. DiVincenzo (drawn by T. Hardaway) | |||
| 0:33.0 | 103-115 | +1 | T. Hardaway makes free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:33.0 | 103-115 | C. Braun enters the game for C. Johnson | |||
| 0:33.0 | 103-115 | B. Brown enters the game for J. Murray | |||
| 0:33.0 | 103-116 | +1 | T. Hardaway makes free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:30.0 | J. Randle makes 2-pt dunk from 2 ft | +2 | 105-116 | ||
| 0:05.0 | 105-116 | Turnover by Team (shot clock) | |||
| 0:00.0 | End of 4th quarter | ||||
