POSTGAME NOTES
DENVER NUGGETS 125 (2-3), MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 113 (3-2)
April 27, 2026
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
• Julius Randle led the way for the Timberwolves tonight with a game-high-tying 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting, a team-high nine rebounds, and a team-high-tying six assists, marking his first 25+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist game of this year’s playoffs (third playoff career). Randle becomes the fifth player in franchise history to record multiple 25+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist games.
• Making his first career playoff start, Ayo Dosunmu finished the night with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three and four assists, marking his third consecutive and third career 15+ point playoff game.
• Dosunmu made his first two threes of the night, marking seven consecutive made threes dating back to his 5-of-5 three-point performance in Game 4. His seven consecutive made threes tied the franchise record for the most consecutive made threes in the playoffs.
Most Consecutive Made Three-Pointers in a Playoff Game (Franchise History)
Player Streak Span
Ayo Dosunmu 7 April 25 – April 27, 2026
Naz Reid 7 May 22 – May 24, 2024
Latrell Sprewell 7 May 14 – May 16, 2024
• In 13:55 minutes off the bench, Terrence Shannon Jr finished with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 2-of-4 from deep, marking his first 15+ point game of this year’s playoffs (second career playoff game).
Team Notes
• The Wolves finished the night shooting 50.6% (41-of-81) from the field, marking the first game during this year’s playoffs in which they shot 50.0%+ from the field and the 21st time in franchise history.
• Led by Bones Hyland (15 points), Shannon Jr. (15 points) and Naz Reid (12 points) each scored in double figures off the bench tonight. It was the third playoff game in franchise history in which three or more Timberwolves scored in double figures off the bench.
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
