Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Game 4 recap. Wolves win 112-96 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, but the night came with major injuries.

Donte DiVincenzo suffered an Achilles tear two minutes into the game and is out for the remainder of the playoffs and most of next season. Anthony Edwards hyperextended his left knee in the second quarter, diagnosed as a bone bruise with no ligament damage, out weeks, not months... hopefully. Aaron Gordon played hobbled and looked finished in 23 minutes.

Then Ayo Dosunmu took over. Career-high 43 points on 13-of-17 shooting, 5-of-5 from three, 12-of-12 from the free throw line, 42 minutes.

Jaden McDaniels is breaking Jokic.

What to watch in Game 5 Monday night at 9:30 PM CT in Denver: the new starting lineup without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo, Mike Conley likely sliding in, the 70 minutes that need redistribution, the chippy series energy heading into a hostile altitude road game, and the Wolves in 5 vs Wolves in 6 prediction.

Wolves take a 2-1 series lead with a statement Game 3 win at Target Center, 113-96. Tom and Josh break down the blowout on the first-ever instant reaction Fast Break pod.

Jaden McDaniels backed up his postgame comments from Game 2 with 20 points, 10 rebounds, a block, and 41 minutes of setting the tone. Ayo Dosunmu erupted off the bench for 25 points and 9 assists on 66.7% shooting. Rudy Gobert held Jokic and the Nuggets to 9 points on 4-of-12 shooting as the primary defender, added 10 and 12 with 3 blocks, and went +18. DDV stayed plus-20 again. The Wolves dropped 66 points in the paint, past the 62-point threshold where Denver was 1-9 this season. Wolves shot 26% from three and still won by 17.

We get into the Jaden tone-setter, Ayo as the story of the game, Rudy flowers part three, Ant's foul trouble, the Scott Foster officiating, the Wolves in 5 chant, Aaron Gordon's absence, and what to look for in Game 4 Saturday night at Target Center.

Series tied 1-1. The Wolves flipped a 19-point hole in Denver and stole Game 2 on the road, 119-114. Tom and Josh break it down: Anthony Edwards grinding out 30 and 10 on a bad knee, Julius Randle's massive bounce-back game (24-9-6 on 17 shots), Donte DiVincenzo going plus-20 with four catch-and-shoot threes and a game-sealing dunk, and Rudy Gobert holding Jokic to 1-of-8 with Rudy on the floor. Plus the coaching chess match: non-Rudy minutes that actually worked, Finch's new bench anchor lineup with Naz, Bones, Slo Mo, DDV, and Ayo, and the Ant-and-Ayo-on-ball wrinkle that freed DDV for clean looks. Full-court pressure at the logo. Jaden McDaniels calling out the Nuggets defense postgame. The third-quarter scare when it felt like the game was slipping away. Series heads back to Target Center for Game 3 Thursday night. Black out the building. Go Wolves.

Game 1 is in the books, and Tom and Josh are calling an audible for the playoffs: 15 to 25-minute drops after every game. Denver takes the opener 116-105, and there's a lot to unpack.

First, the officiating. Jamal Murray shot 16 for 16 from the line. The Wolves as a team shot 19. We get into the uneven whistle, the Jaden flagrant, the Jokic-McDaniels scrum, and why Murray's free-throw rate was way above his season norm.

Then the basketball. Rudy Gobert's best playoff game since the Lakers' closeout, a finishing package we haven't seen, and hands active on Jokic. Ant looked rusty and maybe not 100 percent on the knee. Julius had a rough night on both ends. Naz is still not himself with his shoulder. Jaden brought a first quarter. DDV and Ayo hustled.

Plus, the lineup that broke the second quarter. Why Finch rolled out Conley, Slo Mo, Ayo, Bones, and Naz together with a 10-point lead is beyond us. Pace dropped to 13 percent transition (season average 18), and Denver erased the cushion.

Game 2 is Monday, 9:30 Central. We think the Wolves steal it.

The regular season is done and the Wolves are locked in as the six seed headed to face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Today we do something a little different. A quick season in review, the Denver matchup broken down, Ant in the playoffs, the Rudy/Slo Mo/Jokic rotation puzzle, play-in predictions for both conferences, every first-round pick, and a full bracket all the way to the NBA Finals. We crowned a champion...and you'll never guess who! Go Wolves.

The Wolves go 1-3 this week, and it is not great. Tom took his five-year-old, Julien, to his first Wolves game on Easter Sunday against Charlotte -- spoiler, they left at halftime, and it was the right call. We break down the week, talk about what Ant and Jaden being hurt actually means heading into a first-round matchup with Denver, dig into the stat that shows Ant elevates against the best teams while Rudy quietly does the opposite, and close out with KG returning to Target Center on April 12th for the first time since 2018. Meaningless game. Still a sellout. Still a Howl.

The Wolves went 1-1 this week, but one of those games will go down in history. Minnesota came back from 13 points down in overtime to beat the Houston Rockets 110-108 — the largest overtime comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data in 1997. Oh, and Scott Foster was the ref. Fuck that guy. We break down both games in full, get into the Scott Foster file, and debate whether the NBA needs to do something about him before the playoffs.

Then we get into One Big Thing — the rumored new Wolves logo (we have thoughts), plus the end of year awards race. Is it Wembanyama or SGA for MVP? We make the case for Wemby. And is Kon Knueppel the Rookie of the Year over Cooper Flagg? We break down both races.

Finally, Howl or Foul — fans ask whether Ant can return and play at the pace that has helped this team succeed in his absence. Tom says foul for now. Josh says howl. We explain why.

3-1 without Anthony Edwards! It's all good, right? Not so fast.

This week, Tom and Josh break down a Wolves squad navigating the stretch run without their best player and discovering that Julius Randle might not be the alpha they were banking on. Finch publicly called him out for his rebounding effort. And Josh loved it. The bench outplayed Julius in three of four games. And Tom takes a detour to blast American Airlines...because it's his show and he can.

Also on the pod: the 65-game awards rule and what it could cost Ant, the Celtics win you probably didn't expect, Naz Reid's case for more minutes, and a Howl or Foul on whether letting Nickeil Alexander-Walker walk in the offseason was a mistake. A quick dive into the Western Conference standings, and Tom still refuses to admit the Lakers are good.

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