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Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series.

It only took three games, two insults and one kerfuffle for the Nuggets to fight back. Now, that wasn’t so hard, was it? With the season on the brink after a pair of road losses so ugly it led to questions about their manhood,

A Monday night tripleheader of NBA playoff games on NBC and Peacock wraps up with the Denver Nuggets trying to stave off elimination by the injury-depleted Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round series.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets NBA game from April 25, 2026 on ESPN.

With seconds ticking down and Minnesota up by double digits, McDaniels took the ball and made an open layup, rather than holding the ball to end the game. Jokić took exception, rushing over to confront McDaniels near the Timberwolves’ bench, with both teams forming a scrum.

Nikola Jokic is sending a message to his Nuggets, after Denver was able force Game 6 in their series with the Timberwolves.

Atlanta has is looking to take another home game against New York, ahead of a late Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 4 tipoff. The Magic and Thunder won their Game 3 matchups early on Saturday.