2026 NBA Playoffs - West First Round - #3 Denver Nuggets vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN leads 3-1)

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Who wins Game 5?

Wolves win and advance
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Nuggets win and force Game 6
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Post#81 » by Chuck Everett » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:50 am

It's lit tonight all over the league. Playoff basketball.
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Post#82 » by SlimShady83 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:50 am

Optms wrote:Jokic coming out bricking and flopping

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Post#83 » by Optms » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:50 am

Nuggets are shook
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Post#84 » by Patches Perry » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:50 am

Jokic aggressive with the offense early. I like it.
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Post#85 » by 2weekswithpay » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:51 am

Jokic's shooting is becoming an issue.
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Post#86 » by Optms » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:51 am

McDaniels looking to become the new Nuggets father
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Post#87 » by Optms » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:52 am

Jokic building a brickhouse tonight
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Post#88 » by ooy68utfjuxdg » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:52 am

Where's muh AG, fam :(?
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Post#89 » by LeBronSpaghetti » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:53 am

Wolves D looking really bad… Nuggets just missing wide open shots
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Post#90 » by Patches Perry » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:53 am

The Rudy redemption arc has been great
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Post#91 » by Calinks » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:53 am

Target Center sounds like they are on overdrive over there tonight!
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Post#92 » by ball_takes23 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:54 am

Nuggets weirdly do better when they get off to a bad start. I wouldnt be worried yet
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Post#93 » by ILC » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:56 am

LeBronSpaghetti wrote:Wolves D looking really bad… Nuggets just missing wide open shots

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Post#94 » by Wolfgang630 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:56 am

Now he decided to be aggressive and missing everything. What is even going on here
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Post#95 » by Sharkboy242 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:56 am

0-5

This is the aggressive Jokic we dreamed about :lol:
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Post#96 » by TheGOATRises007 » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:56 am

Jokic not himself at the moment
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Post#97 » by Black star » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:56 am

Don't love that challenge less than halfway through the 1st quarter. The upside of saving Ant's first foul isn't worth potentially not having the option to challenge the rest of the game
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Post#98 » by Optms » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:57 am

TheGOATRises007 wrote:Jokic not himself at the moment


McDaniel has gotten in the head of all these guys. :lol:
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Post#99 » by LeBronSpaghetti » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:58 am

A very emotional challenge by Finch lol. You can see where his team gets it from
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Post#100 » by ooy68utfjuxdg » Fri Apr 24, 2026 1:59 am

Spencer Stanford Jones masterclass incomin', Fam :D
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