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The NBA has fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle $35,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation in Saturday's playoff game. With 1.3 seconds remaining in the game and the Wolves holding a big lead, Jokic initiated the confrontation by shoving Minnesota forward Jaden McDaniels. Randle escalated the situation by getting involved and shoving Nuggets guard Bruce Brown. Both Jokic and Randle were ejected from the game. Despite it app...

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The Dallas Mavericks are one of two NBA teams looking for a new leader for their front office. The Mavs are reportedly still interested in trying to lure Tim Connelley from his role leading the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball operations. Connelley is believed to no longer hold an opt out from his job with the Wolves. However, many around the league believe that he could be drawn from Minnesota after the Timberwolves season ends. The Wolves currently hold a 3-1 lead over the Denver Nuggets i...

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic admits he's struggling in the Rudy Gobert matchup as the Minnesota Timberwolves took a 3-1 series lead in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

Wolves guard Donte DiVincenzo left 79 seconds into Saturday night's Game 4 after suffering a non-contact lower right leg injury.

The Timberwolves superstar is expected to miss significant time after getting hurt on Saturday night

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The Denver Nuggets are on the brink of elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in part due to an uncharacteristic drop in efficiency and late-game production from Nikola Jokic. Through four games, Jokic is still producing at volume, averaging 25.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists. However, he has not been as efficient as he can […] The post Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s Game 4 night was so rough he thought somebody stole his underwear appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Wolves star Anthony Edwards had to be helped off the court after suffering an apparent hyperextension of his left knee late in the second quarter Saturday night. The team lost Donte DiVincenzo to a leg injury earlier in the game.

On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets inexplicably fell behind 3-1 in their first round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 112-96 defeat. This loss was made even more puzzling by the fact that the Timberwolves played most of this game without both Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo, each of whom suffered injuries and will […] The post Nuggets most to blame for 3-1 series deficit vs. Timberwolves after inexcusable Game 4 loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, Minnesota lost DiVincenzo to a non-contact lower leg injury. Then, just before halftime, Edwards left the game after an awkward landing on his left leg.

The Denver Nuggets are fighting for survival, but the one of the biggest talking points from Game 4 had little to do with schemes or shot-making. Instead, it was about respect. In the final seconds of Denver’s 112-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniels hit a wide open layup with just over two seconds […] The post Nuggets’ David Adelman ‘didn’t like’ Jaden McDaniels’ 1.3 second Game 4 shot before brawl appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jaden McDaniels' late layup in Minnesota's 112-96 Game 4 victory over Denver incited a skirmish with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on Saturday night, a scrum that led to ejections on a night when the Timberwolves secured a 3-1 series lead at Target Center.

After struggling in Game 3 — he shot just 7-of-26 from the field in the loss — Nuggets center Nikola Jokic praised Minnsota’s defense and acknowledged he needed to score much more efficiently ahead of Game 4, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. Jokic didn’t find much more success in Game 4, however, scoring […]

Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been diagnosed with a hyperextended left knee and bone bruise, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link). Edwards underwent an MRI after injuring his left knee in Saturday’s Game 4 victory over Denver. While the four-time All-Star avoided ligament damage, he’s still expected to be sidelined multiple weeks, according […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have developed an intense rivalry, meeting in the NBA playoffs three times in the last four years. The Nuggets bounced the Wolves 4-1 in 2023 on their way to the franchise's first NBA championship but Minnesota won the rematch a year later, capped by a 20-point second-half comeback in Game 7 in Denver. This year the Nuggets rolled into the playoffs on a 12-game winning streak and handled the Timberwolves in the opener of their Western Conference p...

The Timberwolves are surprising the NBA world by how well they are playing against the Nuggets in the first round as they hold a 3-1 series lead.

Kings rookie Max Raynaud revealed his "welcome to NBA moment" came against Denver Nuggets center Jonas Valančiūnas.

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost guard Donte DiVincenzo to a devastating injury during their 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 on Saturday night. DiVincenzo suffered a torn right Achilles just over a minute into the first quarter on a non-contact play. The injury occurred with 10:43 remaining in the opening period after he […] The post Timberwolves HC Chris Finch devastated to lose ‘heart and soul’ Donte DiVincenzo in Game 4 appeared first on ClutchPoints.