Post-Game Thread: Denver Nuggets defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 116-105 | NBA Playoffs | Apr 18, 2026
This post contains content not supported on old Reddit. Click here to view the full post
Kat guarding Joker with Rudy roaming worked so much better. These Wolfs cannot stop the Nuggets offense.
And where’d that get you? A WCF exit
Man rent free for 2 years?
If you count the end of the season. Thats 13 wins in a row for these Nuggets.
Been some pretty competitive games so far
The first game (TOR v CLE) was a 30pt blowout and this was the second game
Seems like it’s doesn’t start to blowout lead spreads until end of the third start of 4th when it’s close to ending
well including the play in games it’s been a pretty good start to the postseason
the last 2 playin games were blowouts but yea im enjoying the games i feel you
Well, excluding all the blowouts it’s been a really close…. 😅
Murray with a 30 piece 0-8 from 3 what?
Man the refs loves him tonight. He made all of them fts tho
Red carpet walk to the line!
True Canadian terrorism
Jamal Murray fts 🥱😴
would you like to point out one that wasn’t an obvious foul. They where knocking the man to the floor.
If Ant Man will improve his professionalism and maturity, he could get atleast to NBA Finals.
Lmao nah Ant is the least of their problems. I don’t watch them that much but Randle doesn’t look like a true second option. And when has Ant acted immature or non-professional? Dude improves every season
He wasn’t the problem today with his maturity and professionalism, he’s just hurt and the shot wasn’t falling. Randle, Reid, and Jaden showed poor maturity tonight.
For some reason, Ant just doesn’t give off a championship level player vibe to me. I think he’s a good player, but doesn’t have the leadership skills to elevate the rest of the team.
i could maybe see championship but he’s never getting an MVP
He needs a true co-star. Rudy and Randle are both solid pieces but none is a good enough number 2. People have had this same thought about plenty of stars….Jokic, Giannis both immediately come to mind but in both cases it took the others stepping up to win it all and change the narrative.
they had one in Kat. Randle is not even close to his level. They should have figured out how to keep him.
The way to keep him would be to have the CBA signed before KAT got his monster contract
That was a salary cap thing, no?
KAT is not a championship winning caliber costar
Ant isn’t in the same league as joker and Giannis come on be serious
Maybe not but he is absolutely good enough to be the best player on a championship team. He’s still 24 and hasn’t hit his prime
Yeah, Ant would look so good in ATL beside Jalen Johnson
Give it time. They said the same thing about Jordan
Yoooo… lol
Lol Larry Bird called Michael Jordan God in a basketball jersey before he won anything
Context matters with that quote, since it was said after the Celtics won the game against the Bulls, you can interpret it as Bird essentially saying even God in a basketball jersey couldn’t win against him.
Yes but Ant told Obama “I’m the truth” so
I think I saw Gobert try to do that behind the back pass twice this game, very weird moment to be flashy.
Jamal also trying to lob it up to THJ which Donte intercepted was also too flashy to try in a 4 on 1 fast break.
Hopefully both AG and Ant don’t feel bad after this game, both looked in pain with AG holding his back/side and Ant with his knee.
He does that in the regular season also, my pistons picked it once. Thought the same thing, what a stupid pass from the least finese player in the league.
I hope we see plenty of Conley, Kyle Anderson & Bones Hyland in this series
Bones was getting to the paint super easy then smoking the layups. Was pretty weird
Definitely was nervey today, not normal for him. Hopefully Finch keeps giving him run, we need his scoring off the bench
More Conley please. Unfortunately ant is going to get back into game shape and be a problem as this series goes on
This is gonna be an absolute dogfight, but a very entertaining one.
Wolves will have to hope they can just swish endlessly from 3, because Nuggets offense is still just too potent for them.
The nuggets or wolves will be absolutely gassed at the end of this series lol
Not when we sweep
Still? They lost two series in a row
?
lost to Minny in 2024 *(7 game series). beat them in 2023.
Maybe he’s from the future
fuck 😔
Request timed out. Please retry.
vibe coded bullshit. This shit was simple enough to be presented in plain text before
I honestly like this post game format 😁
Get out.
Its 2026 and i have to tap buttons to scroll a box score?
I just have a feeling that this year the wolves are gonna bow out earlier
Ant is gonna realize jeopardizing his long term career isn’t worth this Wolves team and check out to protect his knee. Dude is hobbling out there
It’s a bruise, not a ligament issue. He’s not directly risking his knee by playing.
Fans like you are the reason he’s playing when he’s not at all in regular season condition, let alone playoff condition
What the fuck are you talking about lol, I’m not a factor in that decision at all. I’m just describing the specific injury he’s dealing with.
What kind of mental illness results in a person thinking free throws are supposed to be evenly distributed between each team?
Don’t see them beating okc
Heard the same stuff last year, then a hobbled Nuggets team took them to 7 when it was meant to be a sweep.
Hopefully they never play OKC
It is Denver… you never know what the fuck can happen with that team.
Jokic is always godlike, but if Murray and Gordon have a good game, they are by far one of if not the best offensive team in the NBA. Having Jokic play PG/C while setting deep screens with Murray running around like a cat chasing a mouse breaks all defenses.
Though yeah, the problem is not the offense, the problem is how they will deal with the relentless offense from OKC, who play physically and can draw a lot of fouls on the most important players. This is also the reason why they struggle with SAS. Physicality does not work against SAS.
I honestly hope LAL gets both boys back so we can get the full top 4 in the West, because while I do not believe LAL can win the title, I am sure they can cause a major upset and eliminate any team.
they have beat the SPurs 3 times this season.
I think i phrased it badly. I meant why OKC struggles with SAS not Denver.
Please not this post game format it’s unusable for half the sub
I mostly don’t like that I can’t see +/- on this
The format itself is great tbf, if there’s actual problems for users they should fix that, not the format
I don’t like it either but why is it unusuable for some?
almost everyone who uses reddit on desktop uses old.reddit which just outright is incompatible with whatever this is. all you’ll see is the following:
“This post contains content not supported on old Reddit. Click here to view the full post”
Ahh I see ok, yeah I use it too but usually only check these threads on mobile.
Also not working on Reddit Sync…. Dunno about the official app
Almost everyone is an extreme overstatement
I mean I use old on mobile.
same
honestly hate that they changed it and will say nothing about it.
theyre definitely getting paid to push this module
EDIT: on a GAME thread a week ago, not even an announcement:
[–]r/NBANBA_MOD
[-1][M] [score hidden] 7 days ago stickied comment
***Hi all - you might notice the index, game thread, and postgame thread look a bit different. We’ve recently transitioned to a new tool built in collaboration with our mod team, the NBA, and Reddit.
We’re working closely with the developers to ensure your feedback is heard, so feel free to share your thoughts here or via mod mail - we’d love to hear from you!
We appreciate the feedback - as part of our evaluation process, we took a close look at how our community accesses the subreddit. Currently, 93% of users are on iOS, Android, or Mobile Web, with the remaining 7% using Old Reddit.
As our existing codebase has aged, it has become increasingly difficult to maintain and address issues efficiently (I’m sure many of you noticed threads not going live or being late.)
Rather than risk a decline in the overall user experience, we made the proactive decision to implement this update.
That said, our previous codebase has been fully backed up, and we remain committed to iterating based on community feedback.***
whats the 93% of users taken from? Total visitors, or people who engage in post-game threads? whats the payout on this “collaboration?”
And what about a text based box score post could possibly be related to an aging codebase?
You spent time and likely money with DEVELOPERS over this?
it collects data on you as well
Nuggets fans don’t even try to explain the ft difference, they just say you don’t watch the game
wolves had the same strategy they used in 2023: dare the refs to call em.
…the refs called em. and could have called more. like when ant held AG on the tip-in attempt. called it on the floor when it was plain as day a shot attempt. it’s ok if you can’t afford to buy Prime. just sail the seas 🏴☠️
I really think one of the Nuggets adjustments after the 1Q was to play in a way that forced the refs to call things. Before that the wolves were grabbing and shoving and the nuggets were letting them off the hook.
I think the nuggets should have had more fts than us but not that many. Also side note forcing locals to buy a service to watch when our taxes go to the stadiums is stupid. Unless it’s ota I do pirate it
Nuggets let Ant get his buckets when they were out played while Timberwolves fouled the shit out of anyone who even sniffed the paint.
Your not entirely wrong with the first bit but “fouled the shit out of” is definitely extreme.
Cry
Rudy gobert hit a fadeaway on you guys 2 years ago.
I think we’re over that by now 😂😂
Even at the time it was clear even if we won we wouldn’t have gone much further
Wolfs where playing rough…ON D shoving and trying to play right in the Nuggets faces. SO watch the gameis the appropriate reply.
While the Wolves were playing aggressive and deserved a good amount of the calls there were a lot of no calls as well.
Who cares. They won the game
With 14 more fts and some light ass calls
Should have driven more to the basket. It was obvious how hard it was for Minnesota to actually score buckets… and yeah, I believe that if Edwards was not coming off an injury, he would drive more and play more physically, which would create better shots. Minnesota had terrible shot distribution.
It is a close series… but Denver just played way more offensively and with more vigor, which is why they got more free throws. It is not good if Gobert is your most reliable offensive force in the paint.
Bro I’m a Lakers fan I fucking hate the Nuggets, Wolves were playing fucking hard and also making dumb fouls. I def coulda seen the Wolves shooting a few more free throws themselves tho.
They are def hard to play without a big man. You can see it when Rudy isn’t on the floor
Why does Harlan just go silent in huge moments? Joker with the weird almost-dunk and he just says nothing
Also Parker, complimenting gobert for doing things that don’t show up in the stat sheet after an offensive rebound. Yo I think you’ll see that in the stat sheet
I mean, commentating in real time is hard. He probably expected a dunk but Jokic’s finish probably made him hesitate to say that and he had to think of another way to describe it.
Overall, Harlan did a fair job but Parker and the rest of the crew need to step up their game, color has been fine but they are not great at making solid explanations.
Terminally online take
So the broadcast can pick up the crowd going nuts.
Everyone keep bitching about the Jamal FTs and telling on yourself for not watching the game. Wolves were in the bonus less than 5 min into the first, that’s what happens when you play dirty and sloppy. That wasn’t a flagrant on McDaniels, but the FTs were legit because they couldn’t stop reaching early.
10+ fts were fair and square, i just hated that flagrant and one where he legit slipped. That flagrant rubbed me the wrong way when i saw Jones closeout Ant exactly same way but Ant didnt act like he sniped so no call
As a Laker fan, I’ve learned that all fts must be equal between both teams regardless of fouls committed or it’s a conspiracy.
Got me out here agreeing with Lakers fans - this is the state of reddit fan discourse these days
Yet when that happens when we play the Pistons we got crucified on this sub.
Well, whining about how other people treat you unprovoked in a post game thread for a game you guys didn’t play in doesn’t help
You get no sympathy, offender
Didn’t your coach crash out on a game y’all won and Shai got 1 whistle? Y’all are brainwashed, enjoy your first round exit
Bruh i know my team is stupid. Hope you enjoy making fun of a fanbase that hasn’t won a men’s championship in 35 years. Stay classy Oklahoma.
Nice try
You mug people and don’t get calls. It’s literally the opposite of what happened here, keep trying to play the victim though
Watch the compilation of fouls from that game tell me you’re not a boxscore watcher.
You guys taking up the 12 year old fan mantle from the warriors is so appropriate. Complete ignorance and unawareness
Minnesotas shot selection is horrid
Agreed. Candace tried to attribute one possession to our “great defense”. We just stood there while they dicked around for 20 seconds, threw the grenade, then someone put up a prayer
They’re a very sloppy team and it kills them.
They desperately need a point guard
Conley needs more minutes.
He was great today, but please no
I know he can be terrible, but when he’s in form like that and the offence is stagnant, you need to give him more than 11 minutes. Adapt just slightly to the hot had on the night.
33 FT’S TO 19. Tells you everything you need to know, right there.
Where tf is the all-spark brotha I need it
Did you watch the game?
Yes, I watched the Wolves get called for everything and the Nuggets were not. Anybither questions?
Yeah, that the strategy of beating the shit out of the opposing team because the refs won’t call every foul doesn’t work when the refs calls fouls
Nuggets one of the best foul drawing teams in the league and I think Minnesota was one of the most fouling teams
Yeah it tells you the wolves were fouling a lot. Nice job not watching
Oh look, the soft Nuggets fans have arrived lol. Yea i watched. I saw plenty of no calls happening for the Wolves and then everything being called against them.
Tell me more about the prolific Jamal Murray stopper, Ayo Dosunmu lmao
He shot 32%…
Nobody called bim that, but I don’t think holding him to 7-22 is that bad lol
His 8 treys were close to wide open man, season avg of 43%…good luck
He also wont get that many free throws. It all evens out. Plus, he wasnt even the primary defender. They rotated guys on him, Jaden played him a lot too. Just a weird game to try to rip on a guy for defense when he mostly did his job. Hes not a defense first guy
7-22 fg, not great
The wolves downgraded big time losing NAW.
should’ve given him the cash over naz
We shall see. The problem with Naw is he was a massive playoff dropper. He also wasnt nearly as good in MN as he was this year. Naz was bad tonight, but hes injured too. Time will tell
Correct.
Jamal played well and brought much needed proactivity, but still the efficiency wasn’t great.
Just missed all his threes
did we have to change the post game threads? not everyone uses reddit on their phone ffs
Its horrible even on phone. It also times out half the time and shows nothing.
Im on phone and it fucking sucks
And it fucking sucks even if you DO use a supported format.
It’s so annoying. I use Reddit on desktop 90% of the time and the “new” reddit look is so awful compared to old.reddit. So much unnecessary bloat on the screen.
I feel like the Nuggets’ whole approach to the Wolves is to rush to the bonus as fast as possible and foul guys out.
You’re probably not wrong but that’s exactly what you wanna do against an athletic hyper aggressive defense.
Finch needs to put Randle on a leash on offense. Just give him post touches and we’ll limit the amount of moronic things he does. Ant is either 1) still very injured, or 2) shaking off all the rust. Hoping for the latter.
Ant looked very injured to me
Yeah, this was worse than I was expecting.
I thought the week off would help him more than it has.
Nuggets shooting awfully still chalked 10 pt win is scary
Idk Wolves offense were straight ass in the 2nd half
30 for 33 FT is the difference. That’s very good shooting.
Wolves did too
Wolves didnt generate open shots. Nuggets did.
Refs called a tight game which favored Denver. But more importantly if Ant is hobbled all series this could be a lot more like ‘23 than ‘24. The concerns of Randle guarding Jokic (compared to KAT) were also valid and although Dosunmo did a good job, he’s not on NAW’s level guarding Murray. Murray is also just healthier and bouncer than ‘24.
lol “tight game”
they hacked and hacked and hacked. they dared the refs to call em.
Randle throwing that terrible bounce pass at rudys knees in the clutch was brutal.
That was more at the shins than the knees, imo.
What about Rudy trying to throw the behind-the-back bounce pass as well?
That was gnarly, but pretty much the only bad thing Rudy did. He was a dawg all game.
I was waiting to see if they blamed Rudy for that lol
Many did unfortunately
Shameful, Rudy had an amazing game today.
Watching that live i cackled. What a horrible pass
TWolves really need to move on from Randle. No serious team with championship hopes would have Randle as one of their main guys.
Everyone is having revisionist history. Randle played amazing last year
it felt like a downgrade from KAT when it happened, and I think it’s even worse than I expected
Of course it was a downgrade. He was also paid 20 mil less and DDV was included too lol
ship him to the nets or mke
Why is this post game thread so weird?
It won’t even load for me
I actually like it tho!
Man Timberwolves offense sucked in the last 2 quarters such a shame cuz they have a good start
Bad shots, no real offense, guys looking checked out
Just ugly offense
This is going to be one crazy fun series to watch
I hope Ant can stay healthy enough
At the start of the season, if someone told me Spencer Jones would play more minutes in the playoffs than Jonas Valenciunas, I would have told them they are crazy.
Love how people have the gall to say Jamal is a flopper when he is known as the most ethical player in the league. Lmao
Jamal ‘heatpack’ Murray would never do anything against the rules
Facts. Like can they clip even ONE foul that was soft or wrong?
If anyone relies on the ref is the wolves lol. If not allowed to foul, they get the belt man.
The most ethical player in the league doesn’t throw heat packs onto the court during live play lol
counterpoint: Jamal Murray is the only player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a game without attempting a single free throw.
That’s not at all what ethical refers to and that’s a single scenario. He doesn’t have a recurring history of that childish behavior.
How is this being mass down voted? Is Jamal known for baiting and getting to the line? Of course not
I’m convinced wolves fans are just in here mad.
Probably the same people who see the random 15+ FT Jokic game and assume he has Luka’s whistle.
If refs called teams and players fairly. Jokic would have Luka’s whistle and then some.
Not a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
Droolius Randle will be the MVP of the series. For the nuggets.
Since everyone else seems to be complaining in every direction I am just gonna say it:
I love basketball and this is going to be a fun series.
I’m always like “Oh this was a pretty fun game” and then I go to Reddit and it’s 95% complaining
Haha this is exactly how I felt. I came to reddit and learned the following facts:
we’ll have different refs next game. the 2024 series had crazy ref swings game to game