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GAME THREAD: Game 1 - Denver vs. Minnesota | Apr 18, 2026 - 1:30 PM
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GAME THREAD: Game 1 - Denver vs. Minnesota | Apr 18, 2026 - 1:30 PM

##General Information

TIME MEDIA LOCATION
3:30 PM EDT - Kitchener NBA Boxscore - Shotchart Ball Arena
1:30 PM MDT - Denver ESPN Boxscore - Gamecast Denver
12:30 PM PDT - Seattle TV: Prime Video Team Subreddits
9:30 PM CEST - Sombor Radio: SiriusXM r/timberwolves
5:30 AM AEST - Sydney Streams: NBAbite r/denvernuggets

 

##Starters

MIN - Expected DEN - Expected
PG D. DiVincenzo PG Jamal Murray
SG A. Edwards SG C. Braun
SF J. McDaniels SF C. Johnson
PF Julius Randle PF Aaron Gordon
C Rudy Gobert C Nikola Jokic

 

##Injuries

MIN DEN
P. Watson - Out

 

##Betting Odds

Moneyline Spread Over/Under
DEN -275 DEN -6.5 232.5
^^last ^^updated ^^Apr ^^18, ^^13:01 ^^MDT

 

Referees: Zach Zarba, Jacyn Goble, Eric Dalen

u/BigHoneyBot — 18 hours ago
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PGT: NUGGETS WIN GAME #1! - 105-116 | Lead series over the Timberwolves 1-0 | Apr 18, 2026

ESPN: recap - boxscore - gamecast | NBA.com: boxscore - shotchart

 

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 33 29 17 26 105
DEN 23 39 29 25 116

 

Team FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
MIN 40-87 (46.0) 11-34 (32.4) 14-19 (73.7) 7 50 21 13 7 3 23 105
DEN 38-87 (43.7) 10-36 (27.8) 30-33 (90.9) 8 55 27 14 7 1 15 116

 

DEN Min FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts +/-
C. Johnson^^SF 33:04 5-12 (41.7) 2-7 (28.6) 0-0 (0.0) 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 12 5
A. Gordon^^PF 29:15 5-10 (50.0) 1-5 (20.0) 6-8 (75.0) 4 8 3 1 0 0 3 17 8
N. Jokić^^C 40:06 11-19 (57.9) 2-7 (28.6) 1-1 (100.0) 1 13 11 5 1 0 3 25 9
C. Braun^^SG 35:39 4-10 (40.0) 2-3 (66.7) 2-2 (100.0) 1 8 1 0 0 0 2 12 0
J. Murray^^PG 39:28 7-22 (31.8) 0-8 (0.0) 16-16 (100.0) 0 5 7 2 0 0 2 30 13
T. Hardaway Jr. 24:13 2-6 (33.3) 1-3 (33.3) 2-2 (100.0) 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 7 9
B. Brown 21:04 3-7 (42.9) 1-2 (50.0) 1-1 (100.0) 2 7 3 1 5 0 2 8 7
S. Jones 9:15 1-1 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 2-3 (66.7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
J. Valančiūnas 7:54 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 2
Totals 38-87 (43.7) 10-36 (27.8) 30-33 (90.9) 8 55 27 14 7 1 15 116

DNP: D. Holmes II, T. Jones, Z. Nnaji, J. Pickett, J. Strawther

Inactive: P. Watson

 

MIN Min FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts +/-
J. McDaniels^^SF 33:15 6-14 (42.9) 0-4 (0.0) 4-4 (100.0) 3 8 3 1 0 0 4 16 -17
J. Randle^^PF 31:18 7-16 (43.8) 0-3 (0.0) 2-2 (100.0) 1 7 2 1 0 0 4 16 -9
R. Gobert^^C 37:46 8-9 (88.9) 0-0 (0.0) 1-5 (20.0) 3 10 2 3 1 0 1 17 -8
A. Edwards^^SG 38:03 7-19 (36.8) 2-9 (22.2) 6-7 (85.7) 0 9 7 3 0 3 4 22 -3
D. DiVincenzo^^PG 31:23 4-9 (44.4) 4-7 (57.1) 0-0 (0.0) 0 4 2 1 2 0 3 12 0
N. Reid 17:16 2-6 (33.3) 1-2 (50.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 3 2 2 1 0 4 5 -7
A. Dosunmu 27:52 5-10 (50.0) 3-7 (42.9) 1-1 (100.0) 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 14 -8
B. Hyland 5:20 0-3 (0.0) 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3
M. Conley 10:37 1-1 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 3 0
K. Anderson 7:07 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Totals 40-87 (46.0) 11-34 (32.4) 14-19 (73.7) 7 50 21 13 7 3 23 105

DNP: J. Beringer, J. Clark, J. Ingles, J. Phillips, T. Shannon Jr.

Inactive:

 

PITP 2^^nd PTS FB PTS BIG LD BEN PTS TOT TOV TOV PTS
MIN 54 10 14 12 22 13 17
DEN 42 20 14 15 20 14 17

 

Lead Changes: 8 | Times Tied: 6 | Gametime: 2:34 | Attendance: 19796

Officials: Zach Zarba, Eric Dalen, Dedric Taylor, Jacyn Goble

u/BigHoneyBot — 14 hours ago
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GDT: R0G1 - Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | Apr 18, 2026 - 1:30 PM

When: [1:30 PM MT](https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=1:30 PM&tz=Denver&) (click for local time)

Where: Ball Arena - Denver

TV: Prime Video

Radio: SiriusXM

Previews: Game Notes, nba.com

Podcasts:

Daily Listening:

 

##Starters

MIN - Expected DEN - Expected
PG D. DiVincenzo PG Jamal Murray
SG A. Edwards - Ques SG C. Braun
SF J. McDaniels SF C. Johnson
PF Julius Randle PF Aaron Gordon
C Rudy Gobert C Nikola Jokic

 

##Injuries

MIN DEN
A. Edwards - Ques S. Jones - Ques
P. Watson - Out

 

##Betting Odds

Moneyline Spread Over/Under
DEN -275 DEN -6.5 232.5
^^last ^^updated ^^Apr ^^18, ^^08:00 ^^MDT

 

Referees: Zach Zarba, Jacyn Goble, Eric Dalen

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u/BigHoneyBot — 23 hours ago
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First time I won anything at a game

Made it extra special Murray was imo player of the game today 😌

u/-Not_A_Cat- — 14 hours ago
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Joker🃏 made a shot😳🐐🃏

Even the wildest shots he makes somehow he makes them look effortless at times🐐

u/Kingrush24 — 10 hours ago
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The Nuggets Have Just Extended Their Winning Streak To 13 Games With The Against The Timberwolves!

Longest active winning streak by any team this season (including Play-In & Playoffs) :

Denver Nuggets — 13

Detroit Pistons — 3

Los Angeles Lakers — 3

Philadelphia 76ers — 3

Portland Trail Blazers — 3

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u/Stat-Defender — 14 hours ago
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Nikola “Mr. Triple Double” Jokic🐐🃏adding to his HISTORIC RESUME🏔️🏀

u/Kingrush24 — 13 hours ago
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Cam's pup podcasting in a Nuggets bandana

Most important news of the weekend? No. Cutest? Actually, that was probably Durag Jokic. Still - Cam's dog joined him on his podcast, wearing a Nuggets bandana, and I feel like more of us need to see that.

u/TRT-256 — 23 hours ago
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Day 25 of donating $5 to Planned Parenthood every time the Denver Nuggets win 🏀💙

until all Americans have access to affordable reproductive healthcare (or the Nuggs win another championship)

u/castawide — 14 hours ago
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