THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE 2026 PLAYOFFS
Lost in 6 to an extremely injured Wolves team.
Minnesota was missing Ant, DiVincenzo, Ayo, and Kyle Anderson. Denver was missing Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson. So yeah, both teams were compromised.
But Denver still had Jokic and Murray, and neither one played like the version Denver needed. Jokic had the numbers, but not the usual control of the game. Murray was just flat-out poor.
Meanwhile Minnesota won with Jaden McDaniels, Terrence Shannon Jr., Naz Reid, Gobert, Conley, and pure physicality.
Not a clean “choke.” Not a normal “bad matchup” excuse either.
Just an ugly, undermanned playoff loss where Denver’s stars didn’t hit their level and the Wolves’ depth showed up.
Edit: Fade em