Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 5 Final Score: Nuggets Win 125-113, Timberwolves Lead 3-2

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 6:05 AM ET

NBA Playoffs · Western conference first round

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

Playoffs 3-2 · Away

113–125

Final

Monday, April 27, 2026

Denver NuggetsNuggets

Playoffs 2-3 · Home

2026 West First Round · Timberwolves lead 3-2

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game 5 final: the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-113 on April 27, 2026 at Ball Arena. Timberwolves lead 3-2 after Game 5.

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game Info

Date: Monday, April 27, 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	29	22	24	38	113
Nuggets	34	26	37	28	125

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Recap

The Timberwolves lead the series 3-2.

Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 27 points and 12 rebounds and 16 assists. Julius Randle led the Timberwolves with 27 points and 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Nuggets did the damage in the 3rd quarter, winning that period by 13.

Top Performers

Timberwolves

Nuggets

Team Stats

Timberwolves	Stat	Nuggets
41-81	Field Goals	47-83
50.6%	FG %	56.6%
12-28	3-Pointers	11-29
42.9%	3P %	37.9%
19-23	Free Throws	20-25
82.6%	FT %	80.0%
38	Rebounds	29
9	Off. Rebounds	5
26	Assists	35
6	Steals	16
2	Blocks	6
25	Turnovers	16
27	Fouls	29
3	Biggest Lead	27

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Timberwolves	58.0%	21.5%	27.3%	0.235
Nuggets	63.3%	14.5%	14.7%	0.241

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	+/-
Mike Conley G	16	4	1	4	0	0	1	2-4	0-0	0-0	-7
Ayo Dosunmu G	38	18	3	4	1	0	2	7-14	3-5	1-1	-17
Rudy Gobert C	29	3	7	2	2	0	1	1-2	0-0	1-1	-25
Jaden McDaniels F	27	13	3	1	0	1	4	5-11	0-3	3-5	-25
Julius Randle FC	32	27	9	6	1	0	5	8-15	2-4	9-11	-16
Bench
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	13	15	1	0	0	0	1	6-10	2-4	1-1	-4
Joan Beringer C	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	+6
Julian Phillips F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+6
Jaylen Clark G	11	0	1	1	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+13
Kyle Anderson F	14	4	3	6	0	0	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	+3
Naz Reid CF	24	12	8	1	0	0	3	5-11	2-5	0-0	+3
Joe Ingles F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+6
Bones Hyland G	23	15	1	1	1	0	3	5-9	3-7	2-2	-3

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian Braun G	30	9	2	3	3	0	1	3-5	1-2	2-2	+18
Jamal Murray G	38	24	4	7	4	0	4	9-23	2-6	4-4	+6
Nikola Jokić C	37	27	12	16	0	2	3	9-15	1-4	8-10	+18
Cameron Johnson F	35	18	6	5	3	0	1	8-13	2-7	0-0	+24
Spencer Jones F	36	20	3	1	3	3	1	7-9	4-5	2-2	+13
Bench
Bruce Brown GF	20	7	0	0	2	0	3	3-7	0-2	1-2	0
Tyus Jones G	13	3	0	2	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	-7
Julian Strawther G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5
Jonas Valanciunas C	10	9	2	1	0	1	3	4-4	0-0	1-2	-6
Tim Hardaway Jr. GF	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	3-5	1-3	1-1	-1

Game Flow

Nuggets leadTimberwolves lead

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 1
Nuggets largest lead: 27
Timberwolves largest lead: 3

Play-by-Play

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

1st Quarter 29 scoring plays

0:06TimberwolvesBones Hyland +329-34
0:20NuggetsBruce Brown +226-34
0:51TimberwolvesMike Conley +226-32
1:01NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +324-32
1:13TimberwolvesNaz Reid +324-29
1:39TimberwolvesMike Conley +221-29
2:25NuggetsNikola Jokić +119-29
2:39NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +219-28
2:55TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +319-26
3:08NuggetsCameron Johnson +316-26
3:31TimberwolvesBones Hyland +316-23
4:55NuggetsNikola Jokić +213-22
4:55NuggetsNikola Jokić +113-21
5:37NuggetsSpencer Jones +113-20
5:37NuggetsSpencer Jones +113-19
6:04NuggetsJamal Murray +213-18
6:23TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +213-16
7:00NuggetsNikola Jokić +211-16
7:34TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +311-14
8:14NuggetsJamal Murray +38-14
8:27TimberwolvesJulius Randle +28-11
8:48NuggetsSpencer Jones +26-11
9:02NuggetsCameron Johnson +26-9
10:13NuggetsJamal Murray +16-7
10:13NuggetsJamal Murray +26-6
10:26TimberwolvesJulius Randle +36-4
10:40NuggetsNikola Jokić +23-4
11:10NuggetsCameron Johnson +23-2
11:33TimberwolvesJulius Randle +33-0

2nd Quarter 24 scoring plays

0:01NuggetsNikola Jokić +351-60
0:14TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +251-57
1:05NuggetsCameron Johnson +249-57
1:38NuggetsCameron Johnson +249-55
1:57TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +249-53
3:18TimberwolvesBones Hyland +347-53
3:38NuggetsSpencer Jones +244-53
3:50TimberwolvesJulius Randle +244-51
4:22NuggetsNikola Jokić +242-51
5:01NuggetsBruce Brown +242-49
5:22NuggetsSpencer Jones +342-47
6:35TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +242-44
6:48NuggetsJonas Valanciunas +240-44
7:09TimberwolvesNaz Reid +340-42
7:38NuggetsJonas Valanciunas +237-42
8:20NuggetsJonas Valanciunas +237-40
8:33TimberwolvesJulius Randle +137-38
8:33TimberwolvesJulius Randle +136-38
8:55NuggetsJamal Murray +235-38
9:33TimberwolvesNaz Reid +235-36
10:32NuggetsTyus Jones +233-36
11:08TimberwolvesKyle Anderson +233-34
11:40TimberwolvesJulius Randle +131-34
11:40TimberwolvesJulius Randle +130-34

3rd Quarter 33 scoring plays

0:21TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +175-97
0:21TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +274-97
0:34NuggetsCameron Johnson +272-97
0:55NuggetsChristian Braun +272-95
1:02NuggetsCameron Johnson +372-93
1:17TimberwolvesKyle Anderson +272-90
1:35TimberwolvesBones Hyland +170-90
1:38NuggetsChristian Braun +269-90
2:04NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +169-88
2:04NuggetsTim Hardaway Jr. +269-87
2:17TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +269-85
2:36NuggetsJamal Murray +167-85
2:36NuggetsJamal Murray +267-84
3:03TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +367-82
3:28TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +364-82
4:03NuggetsNikola Jokić +161-82
4:03NuggetsNikola Jokić +161-81
4:31NuggetsNikola Jokić +261-80
4:55TimberwolvesJulius Randle +261-78
5:49NuggetsSpencer Jones +259-78
6:12TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +259-76
6:33NuggetsJamal Murray +257-76
6:57TimberwolvesNaz Reid +257-74
7:12NuggetsChristian Braun +155-74
7:12NuggetsChristian Braun +155-73
7:40NuggetsSpencer Jones +355-72
7:56TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +155-69
9:31NuggetsSpencer Jones +354-69
9:59NuggetsSpencer Jones +354-66
10:21NuggetsNikola Jokić +154-63
10:55TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +254-62
11:20TimberwolvesJulius Randle +152-62
11:43NuggetsJamal Murray +251-62

4th Quarter 41 scoring plays

0:45TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +2113-125
0:54NuggetsNikola Jokić +2111-125
1:45TimberwolvesJoan Beringer +1111-123
1:45TimberwolvesJoan Beringer +1110-123
1:53NuggetsCameron Johnson +2109-123
2:04TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +1109-121
2:04TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +2108-121
2:38TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +3106-121
3:03NuggetsNikola Jokić +2103-121
3:26TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1103-119
3:26TimberwolvesJulius Randle +1102-119
3:33NuggetsNikola Jokić +1101-119
3:33NuggetsNikola Jokić +2101-118
3:55NuggetsJamal Murray +2101-116
4:12NuggetsChristian Braun +3101-114
4:38TimberwolvesNaz Reid +2101-111
5:08TimberwolvesJulius Randle +199-111
5:08TimberwolvesJulius Randle +298-111
5:25NuggetsNikola Jokić +196-111
5:25NuggetsNikola Jokić +196-110
5:38TimberwolvesBones Hyland +296-109
5:59TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +294-109
6:10TimberwolvesJulius Randle +292-109
6:24NuggetsJamal Murray +190-109
6:24NuggetsJamal Murray +190-108
6:41TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +290-107
6:57NuggetsTyus Jones +188-107
7:06TimberwolvesBones Hyland +188-106
7:06TimberwolvesBones Hyland +287-106
7:44TimberwolvesJulius Randle +185-106
7:56NuggetsBruce Brown +184-106
8:28NuggetsJonas Valanciunas +184-105
8:40TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +184-104
8:40TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +283-104
8:49NuggetsBruce Brown +281-104
9:05TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +281-102
9:40TimberwolvesJulius Randle +279-102
9:59TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +177-102
9:59TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +176-102
10:07NuggetsJamal Murray +375-102
10:58NuggetsJonas Valanciunas +275-99

Next for the Timberwolves

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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 5?

The Denver Nuggets won 125-113 on April 27, 2026. Timberwolves lead 3-2 after Game 5.

What is the Timberwolves vs Nuggets series score?

Timberwolves lead 3-2 in the 2026 West First Round.

Who was the top scorer in Timberwolves vs Nuggets?

Julius Randle scored 27 for the Timberwolves. Nikola Jokić scored 27 for the Nuggets.