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DEN

DEN54-28

DEN

@

49-33MIN

MIN

MIN
SeriesDEN wins series 3-1VegasDEN -1.5

Recap · NBA

innesota Timberwolves held off Denver Nuggets, 112–96.

MIN +1.5 cashed (DEN lost outright). Total stayed UNDER 228.5 by 20.5.

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FINALFinal
DEN
DEN54-2896
FINAL
MIN
MINWIN49-33112

Playoff series

MIN leads series 3-1

Apr 18MINMIN105@DENDEN116
Apr 21MINMIN119@DENDEN114
Apr 24DENDEN96@MINMIN113
Apr 26DENDEN96@MINMIN112today
Apr 28MINMIN113@DENDEN125
May 1DENDEN98@MINMIN110

Vegas line center

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Spread

DEN -1.5

Between — and 5

Total

228.5

Standard · +2.5 vs avg

Moneyline

DENDEN-11854%
MINMIN-10250%

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

SpreadBet DEN -1.5↗SpreadBet DEN -1.5↗

Line movement · 4 snapshots

ESPN-tracked · 21+

Spread

1.5

0.0 since open

Total

228.5

0.0 since open

Headlines · top performers

Game flowDEN ↔ MIN

Biggest swing: 9pp · 2nd Quarter · 9:03

DENDEN
N. Jokic

N. Jokic

C

Game leader · 41 min

24 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST

MINMIN
A. Dosunmu

A. Dosunmu

G

Game leader · 42 min43-pt night

43 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST

How it ended

MIN beat DEN 112-96. A. Dosunmu led the way with 43 points and 4 rebounds. MIN outscored the other side 30-18 in the 4th quarter.

Last play

End of Game

Win probability

MIN vs DEN

0255075100Q2Q3Q4

Score progression

5 lead changes

DEN96
MIN112

Starters vs bench

production by unit
DENDENstarters 83% of pts

Starters(5)

80 PTS · 28 REB · 17 AST

GS 58

Bench(5)

16 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST

GS 13

MINMINstarters 32% of pts

Starters(5)

36 PTS · 35 REB · 8 AST

GS 23

Bench(6)

76 PTS · 15 REB · 14 AST

GS 68

Clutch moments · top swings

ranked by WP impact
DEN1st Quarter · 4:39 · 15-15
+8pp→ 50% WP

Christian Braun · makes 24-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)

MIN2nd Quarter · 9:03 · 28-27
+9pp→ 44% WP

Jaden McDaniels · lost ball turnover

DEN3rd Quarter · 6:59 · 63-65
+8pp→ 44% WP

Julius Randle · misses driving layup

Linescore (quarters)

Team1234T
DEN2331241896
MIN22283230112

Period scoring

DEN won 2 · MIN won 2

23
22

Q1

Jokic 10

Dosunmu 6

31
28

Q2

Murray 9

Dosunmu 10

24
32

Q3

Murray 6

Randle 12

18
30

Q4

Murray 11

Dosunmu 15

DEN
MIN

Shooting comparison

DEN
MIN

38%

33-87

FG

44%

39-89

21%

6-28

3PT

36%

9-25

86%

24-28

FT

96%

25-26

Game flow · key plays

  1. Q4 · 10:22

    Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul

    DEN 80·MIN 84

    +8pp

  2. Q4 · 11:06

    Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul

    DEN 78·MIN 84

    −8pp

  3. Q3 · 6:25

    Jamal Murray makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot

    DEN 69·MIN 65

    −7pp

  4. Q3 · 6:59

    Julius Randle misses driving layup

    DEN 63·MIN 65

    −8pp

  5. Q2 · 9:03

    Jaden McDaniels lost ball turnover

    DEN 28·MIN 27

    +9pp

  6. Q1 · 4:39

    Christian Braun makes 24-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)

    DEN 15·MIN 15

    −8pp

Team stats

DEN

Away

Stat

MIN

Home

33-87

fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted

39-89

38

FG %

44

6-28

threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted

9-25

24-28

freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted

25-26

21

Assists

22

10

Turnovers

12

Player box score

DEN

DEN

54-28

96
A. Gordon

A. Gordon★

F · #32

GMSC

3.1

MIN

23

PTS

9

REB

1

AST

0

C. Johnson

C. Johnson★

F · #23

GMSC

6.1

MIN

27

PTS

9

REB

2

AST

2

N. Jokic

N. Jokic★

C · #15

GMSC

23.1

MIN

41

PTS

24

REB

15

AST

9

J. Murray

J. Murray★

G · #27

GMSC

19.4

MIN

42

PTS

30

REB

5

AST

5

C. Braun

C. Braun★

G · #0

GMSC

6.3

MIN

34

PTS

8

REB

5

AST

1

S. Jones

S. Jones

F · #21

GMSC

2.2

MIN

25

PTS

0

REB

4

AST

0

T. Hardaway Jr.

T. Hardaway Jr.

G · #10

GMSC

7.7

MIN

28

PTS

10

REB

5

AST

2

B. Brown

B. Brown

G · #11

GMSC

2.8

MIN

21

PTS

6

REB

1

AST

2

Team total

MIN

PTS

96

REB

38

AST

21

DNP: Z. Nnaji, J. Valanciunas, T. Jones, J. Strawther

Betting line

DEN -1.5·O/U 228.5·DEN -118/MIN -102

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