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Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets to 116-105 win over Timberwolves in physical opener to 1st-round series

— Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line, and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off...
Apr 18, 2026, 06:30 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

0%
--MIN
100%
--DEN

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Christian Braun misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3
  • Julius Randle makes 15-foot fade away jump shot
  • Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 1-foot running dunk (Naz Reid assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Naz Reid misses driving floating jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Naz Reid makes 2-foot running dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Ayo Dosunmu misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Naz Reid misses two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 18-foot jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)
  • Christian Braun misses 20-foot jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ayo Dosunmu misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes technical free throw
  • Bones Hyland misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes running layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Naz Reid misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Bruce Brown misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Bruce Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Bones Hyland misses driving layup
  • Naz Reid makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bones Hyland misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes tip shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 14-foot fade away jump shot
  • Rudy Gobert misses 12-foot floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Bruce Brown makes two point shot
  • Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Rudy Gobert makes 2-foot layup (Mike Conley assists)
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes 28-foot three pointer
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses driving layup
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cameron Johnson makes driving layup
  • Julius Randle misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Spencer Jones misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Spencer Jones makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Spencer Jones makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Julius Randle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes 4-foot layup (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes two point shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes driving layup (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
  • Julius Randle misses two point shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Julius Randle misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses running layup
  • Julius Randle makes tip shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Donte DiVincenzo makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes running dunk (Christian Braun assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Julius Randle misses driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot running jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
  • Jaden McDaniels misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses driving floating jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Christian Braun misses driving layup
  • Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes tip in dunk
  • Naz Reid misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
  • Jamal Murray makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Jaden McDaniels makes driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
  • Cameron Johnson misses running layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes driving layup
  • Christian Braun misses driving layup
  • Mike Conley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses heave jump shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle makes driving layup
  • Cameron Johnson misses driving layup
  • Rudy Gobert makes dunk (Julius Randle assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Ayo Dosunmu misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Julius Randle misses driving layup
  • Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 18-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot running jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses driving layup
  • Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Rudy Gobert makes driving layup (Julius Randle assists)
  • Christian Braun makes 21-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Donte DiVincenzo misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rudy Gobert makes 1-foot dunk
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ayo Dosunmu makes driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jamal Murray misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Anthony Edwards misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bruce Brown makes 2-foot running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Anthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Ayo Dosunmu misses driving floating jump shot
  • Bruce Brown misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Julius Randle makes layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 43-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaden McDaniels misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Anthony Edwards misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Anthony Edwards makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Julius Randle makes 1-foot driving dunk
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolvesMIN
(49-33)
(49-33, 23-18 Away)
o230.5
-110
+7.5
-115
o232.5
-110
+220
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
(54-28)
(54-28, 28-13 Home)
-5.5
-115
-7.5
-105
u232.5
-110
-270
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