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— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 1, 2026 Denver looked a little lost to open the second quarter with Jokic on the bench. They got a three from Spencer Jones and a bucket from Jonas Valanciunas but otherwise were left to muck it up with the Wolves. Neither team got a ton of points but Reid did come up hobbling to add to Minnesota’s injury woes. Jokic came back in but Denver was struggling to put the ball in the basket, even from a couple feet away. The Nuggets defense was solid, even if they were picking up some fouls, but they just couldn’t get any points. The Wolves pushed the lead up to eight before Jokic worked for a layup to bring the lead back to a half dozen with three minutes to go. Johnson started to get aggressive again and got the Nuggets some points. He was the only one making baskets though meanwhile Jamal Murray passed up a couple good looks. It wasn’t a great close to the half for Denver. They went to the locker room trailing 57-50.2-2 3PM. 5-5 FGM. 14 PTS. Cam Johnson is FEELIN’ IT on ESPN pic.twitter.com/zcN1BPmJ8j
STRONG drive for 2 Nikola Jokić (14 in the 3Q) leads all scorers with 23! pic.twitter.com/5mpn0aPp38
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2026 Adelman opened the fourth with Jokic still on the floor, indicating he likely would play the full second half. The Nuggets got a couple threes from Johnson and Spencer Jones but they failed to take care of the glass and gave the Wolves some second chance points. It got chippy after that with Jaylen Clark and Nikola Jokic getting into a pushing and shoving match. It resulted in two technical fouls on Minnesota and one on Denver. That sparked a run for the Nuggets and they got back within a point but couldn’t overtake the Wolves with just over half the quarter left. Minnesota went on a run and got the lead up to eight just under the six-minute mark. The Nuggets weren’t going to go down without a fight. Johnson hit another three and then Murray got fouled by Rudy Gobert to put Denver into the penalty with almost five minutes left in the quarter. The Nuggets got within three and then seemed to be stuck at that spot. With two minutes left they were still trailing by three and the season on the line. They struggled to find stops down the stretch and were running out of time. Murray was targeted every time down and the Nuggets started to fall apart. They ended up letting the game, and their season, end in bitter disappointment with a 110-98 loss.30 FOR JADEN MCDANIELS WOLVES UP 7. 1:06 LEFT ON ESPN. pic.twitter.com/B9uFSFvL8q
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2026Final Thoughts
Cam Johnson showed up2-2 3PM. 5-5 FGM. 14 PTS. Cam Johnson is FEELIN’ IT on ESPN pic.twitter.com/zcN1BPmJ8j
— NBA (@NBA) May 1, 2026 Got to give credit to Johnson, he played his heart out tonight. He was aggressive on offense and stood his own on defense. Time and again when the Nuggets needed a bucket, Johnson was the guy who got it for them. His effort was needed massively given how much Murray struggled shooting the ball and he was the one guy outside of Jokic who consistently delivered all night. It hasn’t always been pretty for Cam in this series but he came on late to give Denver life when they’ve needed it most. No matter what happens moving forward, Johnson has shown his value in Denver’s system. The Nuggets will have some tough decisions to make this offseason and that may end up involving Cam in one way or another but he’s definitely a guy they benefit from having on the roster. Jamal Murray did not show up Apr 30, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) looks on against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first half during game six of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images Well, so much for Playoff Jamal. Murray struggled all night to get going and never found his rhythm on offense. That ended up resulting in a terrible game shooting but what was worse was his inability to defend. It didn’t matter if it was Terrence Shannon or Jaden McDaniels, the Wolves started hunting Murray on defense because he couldn’t stop anyone. In the end that was what spelled doom for Denver and let Minnesota pull away down the stretch. In a game they need their stars to shine the most, Murray put up his worst performance ever. Something has to change This is by far the most unacceptable playoff series loss of the Jokic era. There was absolutely zero reason for Denver to lose this series and they ended up being gifted a Wolves team at 50% strength and couldn’t get done. David Adelman has proven he is incapable of leading this team and needs to go. Aaron Gordon and Murray can no longer be the main support to Jokic on a championship roster. Unfortunately, it’s my belief one of them has to go, probably Gordon who is just too injury prone. The Nuggets have a precious few years left with the best player in the NBA and they need to not waste time. Drastic changes need to come to this roster. It starts with the coach but it can’t end there. There needs to be major changes to this roster as well.Recap: Denver Nuggets once again can’t keep Minnesota Timberwolves out of the paint, lose game six 110-98 as season ends. Mile High Sports.
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