Faced with a 19-point deficit and a hostile Denver crowd, the Minnesota Timberwolves refused to let history repeat itself; Yankee Scores reports……

Anthony Edwards hit 30 points, Julius Randle added 24, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied past the Denver Nuggets 119-114 Monday night. The victory tied their Western Conference playoff series at 1-1.

Denver had won 13 straight games since March 18.

Game 2 Breakdown

Edwards coughed up the ball with 31 seconds remaining, and Christian Braun was called for a foul at the other end but only sank one of two free throws. The Nuggets were down 115-114 with 19 seconds left.

After Minnesota used a timeout, Randle sunk both free throws, and Donte DiVincenzo delivered a breakaway dunk to complete the rally from a 19-point first-quarter deficit.

Key Performances

Jamal Murray accounted for 30 points, and Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double with 24 points, 15 rebounds, and eight assists. However, the Nuggets’ key players combined to go 2-for-12 shooting and only scored four points in the final quarter, enabling the Wolves to even the series heading to Minneapolis for Game 3 on Thursday night.

GAME TWO IN THE BAG. pic.twitter.com/44BkcT9PNQ

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) April 21, 2026

Denver failed to take control of the game against their Northwest Division opponents. The Nuggets are 8-0 in playoff history when winning the first two games, while the Wolves are 0-8 when losing Games 1 and 2.

Murray knocked down a 51-foot 3-pointer at halftime to tie the score at 64-64. Jokic became hot after starting slow by scoring 16 points in the third quarter to give Denver a 93-90 advantage.

Edwards played much better in Game 2 than he did in Game 1, where his knee rust showed. This time, Edwards attacked the rim instead of settling for long-range jumpers.

Minnesota outrebounded Denver 20-3 in second-chance points, staged a comeback from an early 19-point deficit, and led 64-56 before Denver scored the last eight points of the first half.

Murray missed all eight of his 3-pointers in the series opener. He started things off Monday night with a 3 and was 5-for-7 from deep before halftime. In the first quarter, he had a pair of four-point plays, fouled both times by Ayo Dosunmu.

Finch’s Umbrage

Before tipoff, Wolves coach Chris Finch complained for a third straight day about the free-throw disparity in Game 1, when the Nuggets outscored Minnesota 30-14 from the stripe. He cracked that maybe his players need to “start flopping, too.”

Nuggets coach David Adelman pointed out that some of Murray’s 16 free throws — he made all of them — were because of flagrant and technical fouls by Minnesota in a particularly physical Game 1.

The Wolves, despite their coach’s umbrage, settled for jumpers early on in Game 2 and were whistled for 11 fouls to Denver’s four in the first quarter, when the Nuggets surged to a 44-25 lead.

Led by Edwards, they starting getting to the rim and that’s what fueled their comeback.

Both teams shot 30 free throws this time, with the Wolves making 19 and Denver 23.