Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 2 Final Score: Timberwolves Win 119-114, Series Tied 1-1

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 6:05 AM ET

NBA Playoffs · Western conference first round

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

Playoffs 1-1 · Away

119–114

Final

Monday, April 20, 2026

Denver NuggetsNuggets

Playoffs 1-1 · Home

2026 West First Round · Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 2 final: the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 119-114 on April 20, 2026 at Ball Arena. Series tied 1-1 after Game 2.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game Info

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Tip-off: 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT
TV / Stream: Local: DAZN (Timberwolves)
Arena: Ball Arena, Denver
Season: 2025-26 NBA Season

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Timberwolves	25	39	26	29	119
Nuggets	39	25	29	21	114

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Recap

The series is tied 1-1.

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 30 points.

The Timberwolves did the damage in the 2nd quarter, winning that period by 14.

Top Performers

Timberwolves

Nuggets

Team Stats

Timberwolves	Stat	Nuggets
43-90	Field Goals	38-86
47.8%	FG %	44.2%
14-34	3-Pointers	15-41
41.2%	3P %	36.6%
19-30	Free Throws	23-30
63.3%	FT %	76.7%
49	Rebounds	43
9	Off. Rebounds	5
30	Assists	28
6	Steals	5
2	Blocks	1
12	Turnovers	9
30	Fouls	24
8	Biggest Lead	19

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Timberwolves	55.6%	10.4%	19.1%	0.211
Nuggets	52.9%	8.3%	11.1%	0.267

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

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julius Randle FC	36	24	9	6	0	0	1	7-14	2-4	8-10	+6
Jaden McDaniels F	37	14	2	3	0	0	3	7-15	0-3	0-1	+6
Donte DiVincenzo G	30	16	7	6	1	0	2	6-9	4-7	0-2	+20
Anthony Edwards G	40	30	10	2	1	2	2	10-25	3-11	7-9	0
Rudy Gobert C	27	2	7	1	2	0	2	1-4	0-0	0-2	-4
Bench
Naz Reid CF	27	11	9	1	0	0	0	4-9	1-3	2-4	-4
Ayo Dosunmu G	22	9	4	5	0	0	1	4-8	1-2	0-0	-3
Bones Hyland G	9	13	0	2	1	0	1	4-5	3-4	2-2	0
Mike Conley G	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1
Kyle Anderson F	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+3

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cameron Johnson F	28	13	1	2	1	0	0	5-10	1-6	2-2	-10
Aaron Gordon F	36	8	7	4	0	0	0	3-9	1-4	1-2	-1
Christian Braun G	35	16	3	5	2	0	0	5-9	1-3	5-7	+4
Nikola Jokić C	40	24	15	8	0	1	3	8-20	1-7	7-7	+1
Jamal Murray G	42	30	7	7	1	0	4	11-25	6-14	2-2	-4
Bench
Jonas Valanciunas C	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Spencer Jones F	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
Tim Hardaway Jr. GF	27	16	3	0	1	0	0	4-9	3-3	5-8	+4
Bruce Brown GF	16	7	3	2	0	0	1	2-4	2-4	1-2	-11

Game Flow

Nuggets leadTimberwolves lead

Lead changes: 15
Times tied: 8
Nuggets largest lead: 19
Timberwolves largest lead: 8

Play-by-Play

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

1st Quarter 33 scoring plays

0:01TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +225-39
0:07NuggetsAaron Gordon +223-39
0:25TimberwolvesJulius Randle +123-37
0:25TimberwolvesJulius Randle +122-37
0:35NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +121-37
0:35NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +121-36
1:14NuggetsNikola Jokić +221-35
1:30TimberwolvesBones Hyland +321-33
1:52NuggetsBruce Brown +118-33
2:53NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +118-32
2:53NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +318-31
3:11TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +218-28
3:42TimberwolvesBones Hyland +316-28
3:57NuggetsJamal Murray +113-28
3:57NuggetsJamal Murray +313-27
4:11TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +113-24
4:11TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +112-24
4:32NuggetsJamal Murray +111-24
4:32NuggetsJamal Murray +311-23
5:37NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +211-20
6:32NuggetsChristian Braun +211-18
6:32NuggetsChristian Braun +111-16
6:55NuggetsCameron Johnson +311-15
7:31NuggetsChristian Braun +311-12
8:00NuggetsCameron Johnson +111-9
8:00NuggetsCameron Johnson +111-8
8:30TimberwolvesJulius Randle +311-7
8:50NuggetsAaron Gordon +28-7
9:41TimberwolvesJulius Randle +38-5
10:34NuggetsChristian Braun +25-5
10:50TimberwolvesJulius Randle +25-3
11:22TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +33-3
11:36NuggetsJamal Murray +30-3

2nd Quarter 30 scoring plays

0:01NuggetsJamal Murray +364-64
0:54NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +364-61
1:20NuggetsNikola Jokić +264-58
2:00TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +264-56
2:45TimberwolvesJulius Randle +262-56
3:09NuggetsAaron Gordon +160-56
3:20TimberwolvesNaz Reid +360-55
3:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +157-55
3:47TimberwolvesJulius Randle +156-55
4:01NuggetsCameron Johnson +255-55
4:22TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +355-53
4:41NuggetsJamal Murray +352-53
5:02TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +352-50
5:18NuggetsNikola Jokić +249-50
5:27TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +249-48
6:01TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +147-48
6:32TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +346-48
6:48TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +243-48
7:24TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +341-48
7:42NuggetsJamal Murray +238-48
7:55TimberwolvesJulius Randle +238-46
8:12NuggetsJamal Murray +236-46
8:31TimberwolvesJulius Randle +236-44
9:06TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +134-44
9:06TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +133-44
9:10TimberwolvesNaz Reid +232-44
9:52TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +230-44
11:03TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +328-44
11:19NuggetsJamal Murray +225-44
11:49NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +325-42

3rd Quarter 33 scoring plays

0:04TimberwolvesBones Hyland +290-93
0:47NuggetsCameron Johnson +288-93
1:07TimberwolvesBones Hyland +188-91
1:07TimberwolvesBones Hyland +187-91
1:17NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +186-91
1:41NuggetsNikola Jokić +186-90
1:41NuggetsNikola Jokić +186-89
1:48TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +286-88
2:12NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +184-88
2:30TimberwolvesBones Hyland +384-87
2:44NuggetsNikola Jokić +281-87
3:10TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +281-85
4:13NuggetsNikola Jokić +179-85
4:13NuggetsNikola Jokić +279-84
4:46NuggetsJamal Murray +279-82
5:09NuggetsNikola Jokić +379-80
5:21TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +179-77
5:21TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +278-77
5:29NuggetsNikola Jokić +176-77
5:29NuggetsNikola Jokić +176-76
6:05NuggetsNikola Jokić +276-75
6:21TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +176-73
6:21TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +275-73
6:37TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +373-73
6:46NuggetsCameron Johnson +270-73
8:25NuggetsChristian Braun +170-70
8:25NuggetsChristian Braun +170-70
9:13TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +270-69
9:58TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +268-69
10:37NuggetsNikola Jokić +166-69
10:37NuggetsNikola Jokić +166-68
10:49TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +266-67
11:12NuggetsJamal Murray +364-67

4th Quarter 27 scoring plays

0:04TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +2119-114
0:19TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1117-114
0:19TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1116-114
0:20NuggetsChristian Braun +1115-114
0:50NuggetsNikola Jokić +2115-113
1:05TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +3115-111
1:18NuggetsAaron Gordon +3112-111
2:06TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +2112-108
3:36NuggetsChristian Braun +1110-108
4:06TimberwolvesDonte DiVincenzo +2110-107
4:34TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +2108-107
5:32TimberwolvesJulius Randle +2106-107
5:57NuggetsChristian Braun +2104-107
6:07TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1104-105
6:07TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1103-105
6:40TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +2102-105
8:20NuggetsChristian Braun +2100-105
8:49NuggetsCameron Johnson +2100-103
9:13TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +2100-101
9:54NuggetsJamal Murray +298-101
10:06TimberwolvesNaz Reid +197-99
10:06TimberwolvesNaz Reid +197-99
10:39TimberwolvesNaz Reid +296-99
10:51NuggetsBruce Brown +394-99
11:08TimberwolvesNaz Reid +294-96
11:23NuggetsBruce Brown +392-96
11:50TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +292-93

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.

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That covers Timberwolves vs Nuggets: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Timberwolves visit the Nuggets May 2; Nuggets host the Timberwolves May 2.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets FAQs

Who won Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 2?

The Minnesota Timberwolves won 119-114 on April 20, 2026. Series tied 1-1 after Game 2.

What is the Timberwolves vs Nuggets series score?

Series tied 1-1 in the 2026 West First Round.

Who was the top scorer in Timberwolves vs Nuggets?

Anthony Edwards scored 30 for the Timberwolves. Jamal Murray scored 30 for the Nuggets.