First round · Game 1

Minnesota Timberwolves105atDenver Nuggets116 winner

Sat, Apr 18, 3:30 PM EDTBall Arena, Denver, COPrime Video

First round · Game 1

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DEN leads 1-0

Best of 7 · First to 4 wins · Series score after this game

Series results

Game 1 · MIN 105 at DEN 116 This game

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	33	29	17	26	105
DEN	23	39	29	25	116

Minnesota Timberwolves

105

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDanielsSF	33	16	8	3	0	0	1	6-14	0-4	4-4	-17
Julius RandlePF	31	16	7	2	0	0	1	7-16	0-3	2-2	-9
Rudy GobertC	38	17	10	2	1	0	3	8-9	0-0	1-5	-8
Anthony EdwardsSG	38	22	9	7	0	3	3	7-19	2-9	6-7	-3
Donte DiVincenzoPG	31	12	4	2	2	0	1	4-9	4-7	0-0	0
Naz Reid	17	5	3	2	1	0	2	2-6	1-2	0-0	-7
Ayo Dosunmu	28	14	0	1	1	0	1	5-10	3-7	1-1	-8
Bones Hyland	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	-3
Mike Conley	11	3	1	2	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0
Kyle Anderson	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Team		105	50	21	7	3	13	40-87	11-34	14-19

DNP: Joan Beringer, Jaylen Clark, Joe Ingles, Julian Phillips, Terrence Shannon Jr.

Denver Nuggets

116

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cameron JohnsonSF	33	12	0	1	0	0	1	5-12	2-7	0-0	+5
Aaron GordonPF	29	17	8	3	0	0	1	5-10	1-5	6-8	+8
Nikola JokićC	40	25	13	11	1	0	5	11-19	2-7	1-1	+9
Christian BraunSG	36	12	8	1	0	0	0	4-10	2-3	2-2	0
Jamal MurrayPG	39	30	5	7	0	0	2	7-22	0-8	16-16	+13
Tim Hardaway Jr.	24	7	3	1	1	1	2	2-6	1-3	2-2	+9
Bruce Brown	21	8	7	3	5	0	1	3-7	1-2	1-1	+7
Spencer Jones	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	2-3	+2
Jonas Valančiūnas	8	0	3	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		116	55	27	7	1	13	38-87	10-36	30-33

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Tyus Jones, Zeke Nnaji, Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Peyton Watson (injury)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 15
Biggest lead · MIN: 12
Times tied: 6
Lead changes: 8
Longest run · DEN: 14

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How they entered this matchup

National TV

MIN is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	DEN
Days rest	5 days	5 days
Hours rest	139h	139h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	699 mi	805 mi
Zone change	-1h	-1h
Body clock	-1h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 2	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. DEN's 1.

How each side got here699 mi vs 805 mi

How each side got here

MIN

699 mi

Minneapolis, MNDenver, CO

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 699 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to Denver, CO

DEN

805 mi

San Antonio, TXDenver, CO

DEN came from San Antonio, TX with 805 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

San Antonio, TX to Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 2 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles699 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

National: streamingPrime Video
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Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMMINKTLK-AM 1130 / FM 103.5SiriusXM

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