Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game 4 Final Score: Timberwolves Win 112-96, Timberwolves Lead 3-1

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 6:05 AM ET

NBA Playoffs · Western conference first round

Denver NuggetsNuggets

Playoffs 1-3 · Away

96–112

Final

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

Playoffs 3-1 · Home

2026 West First Round · Timberwolves lead 3-1

Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game 4 final: the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on April 25, 2026 at Target Center. Timberwolves lead 3-1 after Game 4.

Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game Info

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Tip-off: 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT
TV / Stream: Local: DAZN (Timberwolves)
Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis
Season: 2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Nuggets	23	31	24	18	96
Timberwolves	22	28	32	30	112

Nuggets vs Timberwolves Recap

The Timberwolves lead the series 3-1.

Ayo Dosunmu led the Timberwolves with 43 points. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 30 points.

The Timberwolves did the damage in the 4th quarter, winning that period by 12.

Top Performers

Nuggets

Timberwolves

Team Stats

Nuggets	Stat	Timberwolves
33-87	Field Goals	39-89
37.9%	FG %	43.8%
6-28	3-Pointers	9-25
21.4%	3P %	36.0%
24-28	Free Throws	25-26
85.7%	FT %	96.2%
38	Rebounds	50
12	Off. Rebounds	16
21	Assists	22
7	Steals	6
7	Blocks	5
10	Turnovers	12
22	Fouls	22
7	Biggest Lead	16

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Nuggets	41.4%	9.1%	26.1%	0.276
Timberwolves	48.9%	10.7%	38.1%	0.281

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Nuggets vs Timberwolves Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	23	9	1	0	0	1	0	4-11	1-5	0-0	-7
Jamal Murray G	41	30	5	5	0	1	2	10-25	3-7	7-7	-13
Cameron Johnson F	26	9	2	2	1	1	2	3-6	1-2	2-4	-12
Christian Braun G	33	8	5	1	1	1	2	2-4	1-1	3-4	-9
Nikola Jokić C	40	24	15	9	3	1	4	8-22	0-3	8-8	-12
Bench
Bruce Brown GF	20	6	1	2	0	0	0	3-7	0-2	0-0	-14
DaRon Holmes II FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Tim Hardaway Jr. GF	27	10	5	2	1	0	0	3-10	0-6	4-5	+1
Spencer Jones F	25	0	4	0	1	2	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-14
Jalen Pickett G	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	32	12	8	3	0	1	2	4-11	0-1	4-4	+14
Donte DiVincenzo G	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+5
Anthony Edwards G	17	5	3	0	0	0	0	1-8	1-3	2-2	-3
Rudy Gobert C	35	4	15	2	2	2	2	2-8	0-1	0-0	+1
Julius Randle FC	32	15	9	2	0	0	4	6-16	0-1	3-4	+13
Bench
Naz Reid CF	27	17	9	2	1	1	2	7-13	1-5	2-2	+14
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+5
Mike Conley G	20	5	1	4	2	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	+7
Ayo Dosunmu G	42	43	4	1	0	1	1	13-17	5-5	12-12	+10
Kyle Anderson F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+5
Bones Hyland G	19	8	1	7	1	0	0	3-9	0-5	2-2	+9

Game Flow

Timberwolves leadNuggets lead

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 6
Timberwolves largest lead: 16
Nuggets largest lead: 7

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Nuggets-Timberwolves.

1st Quarter 22 scoring plays

0:39NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +223-22
1:19TimberwolvesNaz Reid +221-22
1:45TimberwolvesBones Hyland +221-20
2:13NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +221-18
2:32NuggetsBruce Brown +219-18
2:52TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +317-18
3:07NuggetsNikola Jokić +217-15
4:39NuggetsChristian Braun +315-15
4:55TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +212-15
5:28NuggetsJamal Murray +112-13
5:28NuggetsJamal Murray +111-13
5:41TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +210-13
5:57NuggetsNikola Jokić +210-11
6:22TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +38-11
6:47NuggetsJamal Murray +28-8
7:03TimberwolvesJulius Randle +16-8
7:59NuggetsNikola Jokić +26-7
8:18TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +24-7
8:34NuggetsNikola Jokić +24-5
9:42NuggetsNikola Jokić +22-5
11:08TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +30-5
11:43TimberwolvesJulius Randle +20-2

2nd Quarter 31 scoring plays

0:04NuggetsCameron Johnson +354-50
0:27TimberwolvesBones Hyland +251-50
0:34NuggetsAaron Gordon +251-48
0:43TimberwolvesNaz Reid +249-48
1:21TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +349-46
1:44NuggetsAaron Gordon +349-43
1:56TimberwolvesBones Hyland +146-43
1:56TimberwolvesBones Hyland +146-42
2:05NuggetsJamal Murray +246-41
2:21TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +244-41
2:43NuggetsCameron Johnson +244-39
3:20TimberwolvesNaz Reid +242-39
3:40NuggetsChristian Braun +242-37
4:03TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +140-37
4:03TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +140-36
4:20NuggetsNikola Jokić +240-35
5:02TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +138-35
5:02TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +138-34
6:09NuggetsBruce Brown +238-33
6:27NuggetsBruce Brown +236-33
6:43TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +234-33
7:02NuggetsNikola Jokić +234-31
7:19TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +132-31
7:19TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +132-30
7:31NuggetsJamal Murray +232-29
8:30TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +230-29
8:49NuggetsJamal Murray +230-27
9:27TimberwolvesNaz Reid +228-27
9:50NuggetsJamal Murray +328-25
10:39NuggetsAaron Gordon +225-25
10:58TimberwolvesNaz Reid +323-25

3rd Quarter 36 scoring plays

0:08TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +178-82
0:08TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +178-81
0:28NuggetsCameron Johnson +178-80
0:28NuggetsCameron Johnson +177-80
1:12TimberwolvesJulius Randle +276-80
1:33TimberwolvesNaz Reid +276-78
2:02TimberwolvesNaz Reid +176-76
2:02TimberwolvesNaz Reid +176-75
2:09NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +176-74
3:09TimberwolvesJulius Randle +275-74
4:02NuggetsNikola Jokić +175-72
4:02NuggetsNikola Jokić +174-72
4:34TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +273-72
4:48TimberwolvesBones Hyland +273-70
5:36NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +173-68
5:36NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +172-68
5:48TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +371-68
6:03NuggetsNikola Jokić +171-65
6:03NuggetsNikola Jokić +170-65
6:25NuggetsJamal Murray +369-65
6:48NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +166-65
6:48NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +265-65
8:06TimberwolvesJulius Randle +163-65
8:06TimberwolvesJulius Randle +163-64
8:31TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +363-63
9:02TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +163-60
9:02TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +163-59
9:26TimberwolvesJulius Randle +263-58
9:39NuggetsJamal Murray +263-56
9:50TimberwolvesJulius Randle +261-56
10:05NuggetsNikola Jokić +261-54
10:23TimberwolvesMike Conley +259-54
10:35NuggetsAaron Gordon +259-52
11:18TimberwolvesJulius Randle +257-52
11:28NuggetsJamal Murray +157-50
11:29NuggetsCameron Johnson +256-50

4th Quarter 32 scoring plays

0:03TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +296-112
0:18TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +196-110
0:18TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +196-109
0:28NuggetsNikola Jokić +196-108
0:28NuggetsNikola Jokić +195-108
0:33TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +194-108
0:33TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +194-107
1:02TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +194-106
1:02TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +194-105
1:22NuggetsNikola Jokić +194-104
1:22NuggetsNikola Jokić +193-104
1:30TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +392-104
2:34TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +292-101
3:59NuggetsJamal Murray +292-99
5:35NuggetsJamal Murray +390-99
6:03NuggetsChristian Braun +187-99
6:29TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +286-99
6:48NuggetsChristian Braun +186-97
6:48NuggetsChristian Braun +185-97
7:14TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +284-97
7:40NuggetsJamal Murray +184-95
7:40NuggetsJamal Murray +183-95
7:53TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +282-95
8:28TimberwolvesMike Conley +382-93
9:16TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +282-90
9:34TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +282-88
10:01NuggetsJamal Murray +282-86
10:22TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +180-86
10:22TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +180-85
11:06NuggetsJamal Murray +180-84
11:06NuggetsJamal Murray +179-84
11:26TimberwolvesNaz Reid +278-84

Next for the Timberwolves

West Conference Semifinals: Spurs vs Timberwolves · Spurs win 4-2

Spurs vs Timberwolves series ›

Nuggets vs Timberwolves: Series So Far

Game	Date	Matchup	Result	Top scorer
Game 1	Apr 18	Timberwolves @ Nuggets	Nuggets 116-105	Jamal Murray 30
Game 2	Apr 20	Timberwolves @ Nuggets	Timberwolves 119-114	Jamal Murray 30
Game 3	Apr 23	Nuggets @ Timberwolves	Timberwolves 113-96	Nikola Jokić 27
Game 4	Apr 25	Nuggets @ Timberwolves	Timberwolves 112-96	Ayo Dosunmu 43
Game 5	Apr 27	Timberwolves @ Nuggets	Nuggets 125-113	Julius Randle 27
Game 6	Apr 30	Nuggets @ Timberwolves	Timberwolves 110-98	Jaden McDaniels 32

Full series page ›

Series Leaders

Nuggets

Nikola Jokić6 GP25.8PTS13.2REB9.5AST
Jamal Murray6 GP23.7PTS5.0REB5.7AST
Cameron Johnson6 GP14.2PTS3.2REB2.3AST

Timberwolves

Ayo Dosunmu5 GP21.8PTS2.8REB4.0AST
Julius Randle6 GP19.2PTS7.3REB4.2AST
Anthony Edwards4 GP18.5PTS6.8REB3.0AST

Per-game averages in this series, top three scorers per team.

More NBA Games on Apr 25, 2026

Detroit Pistons105
Orlando Magic113
FinalBox score ›
Oklahoma City Thunder121
Phoenix Suns109
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New York Knicks114
Atlanta Hawks98
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That covers Nuggets vs Timberwolves: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Nuggets host the Timberwolves May 2; Timberwolves visit the Nuggets May 2.

Nuggets vs Timberwolves FAQs

Who won Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game 4?

The Minnesota Timberwolves won 112-96 on April 25, 2026. Timberwolves lead 3-1 after Game 4.

What is the Nuggets vs Timberwolves series score?

Timberwolves lead 3-1 in the 2026 West First Round.

Who was the top scorer in Nuggets vs Timberwolves?

Jamal Murray scored 30 for the Nuggets. Ayo Dosunmu scored 43 for the Timberwolves.