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MIN

MIN49-33

MIN

@

54-28DEN

DEN

DEN
SeriesDEN wins series 3-1VegasDEN -7.5

Recap · NBA

enver Nuggets held off Minnesota Timberwolves, 116–105.

DEN -7.5 cashed (won by 11). Total stayed UNDER 232.5 by 11.5.

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FINALFinal
MIN
MIN49-33105
FINAL
DEN
DENWIN54-28116

Playoff series

DEN leads series 1-0

Apr 18MINMIN105@DENDEN116today
Apr 21MINMIN119@DENDEN114
Apr 24DENDEN96@MINMIN113
Apr 26DENDEN96@MINMIN112
Apr 28MINMIN113@DENDEN125
May 1DENDEN98@MINMIN110

Vegas line center

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Spread

DEN -7.5

Half-pt above key 7

Total

232.5

Standard · +6.5 vs avg

Moneyline

MINMIN+22031%
DENDEN-27073%

Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.

SpreadBet DEN -7.5↗SpreadBet DEN -7.5↗

Line movement · 2 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

7.5

0.0 since open

Total

232.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowMIN ↔ DEN

Biggest swing: 13pp · 4th Quarter · 2:25

MINMIN
A. Edwards

A. Edwards

G

Game leader · 38 min

22 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST

DENDEN
N. Jokic

N. Jokic

C

Game leader · 40 minTriple-double

25 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST

How it ended

DEN beat MIN 116-105. N. Jokic stuffed the line with 25 PTS, 13 REB, and 11 AST. DEN outscored the other side 29-17 in the 3rd quarter.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

DEN vs MIN

0255075100Q2Q1Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

7 lead changes

MIN105
DEN116

Starters vs bench

production by unit
MINMINstarters 79% of pts

Starters(5)

83 PTS · 38 REB · 16 AST

GS 62

Bench(5)

22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST

GS 13

DENDENstarters 83% of pts

Starters(5)

96 PTS · 34 REB · 23 AST

GS 73

Bench(4)

20 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST

GS 20

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
DEN2nd Quarter · 11:45 · 33-26
+7pp→ 48% WP

Bruce Brown · makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)

DEN4th Quarter · 6:09 · 95-99
+8pp→ 86% WP

Rudy Gobert · shooting foul

DEN4th Quarter · 2:25 · 101-106
+13pp→ 89% WP

Anthony Edwards · misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
MIN33291726105
DEN23392925116

Period scoring

MIN won 2 · DEN won 2

33
23

Q1

McDaniels 10

Gordon 8

29
39

Q2

Gobert 8

Murray 30

17
29

Q3

McDaniels 4

Gordon 22

26
25

Q4

Randle 8

Jokic 7

MIN
DEN

Shooting comparison

MIN
DEN

46%

40-87

FG

44%

38-87

32%

11-34

3PT

28%

10-36

74%

14-19

FT

91%

30-33

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q4 · 2:25

    Anthony Edwards misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot

    MIN 101·DEN 106

    +13pp

  2. Q4 · 2:33

    Christian Braun personal foul

    MIN 101·DEN 106

    −10pp

  3. Q4 · 6:09

    Rudy Gobert shooting foul

    MIN 95·DEN 99

    +8pp

  4. Q4 · 8:32

    Anthony Edwards makes 25-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)

    MIN 89·DEN 93

    −6pp

  5. Q2 · 2:17

    Spencer Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)

    MIN 53·DEN 53

    +6pp

  6. Q2 · 11:45

    Bruce Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)

    MIN 33·DEN 26

    +7pp

Team stats

MIN

Away

Stat

DEN

Home

40-87

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

38-87

46

FG %

44

11-34

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

10-36

14-19

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

30-33

21

Assists

27

13

Turnovers

13

Player box score

MIN

MIN

49-33

105
J. Randle

J. Randle★

F · #30

GMSC

8.9

MIN

31

PTS

16

REB

7

AST

2

J. McDaniels

J. McDaniels★

F · #3

GMSC

11.7

MIN

33

PTS

16

REB

8

AST

3

R. Gobert

R. Gobert★

C · #27

GMSC

15.5

MIN

38

PTS

17

REB

10

AST

2

D. DiVincenzo

D. DiVincenzo★

G · #0

GMSC

9.7

MIN

31

PTS

12

REB

4

AST

2

A. Edwards

A. Edwards★

G · #5

GMSC

16.2

MIN

38

PTS

22

REB

9

AST

7

N. Reid

N. Reid

C · #11

GMSC

1.3

MIN

17

PTS

5

REB

3

AST

2

M. Conley

M. Conley

G · #10

GMSC

5.0

MIN

11

PTS

3

REB

1

AST

2

A. Dosunmu

A. Dosunmu

G · #13

GMSC

8.9

MIN

28

PTS

14

REB

0

AST

1

Team total

MIN

PTS

105

REB

43

AST

21

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

Betting line

DEN -7.5·O/U 232.5·MIN +220/DEN -270

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