Nuggets vs. Timberwolves schedule: Updated scores, results & bracket for 2023 NBA Playoffs first round series

Gilbert McGregor

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves schedule: Updated scores, results & bracket for 2023 NBA Playoffs first round series image

Nikola Jokic and the top-seeded Nuggets are on a mission to prove their legitimacy as title contenders. They passed their first test in the opening round against the Timberwolves.

The combination of Jokic and Jamal Murray proved too much for the Timberwolves, easing into the second round in five games. 

PLAYOFF PREVIEW: Suns, Nuggets meet in star-studded West Semifinals

With a 112-109 Game 5 win at home on Wednesday, April 26, the Nuggets set up a matchup with the Phoenix Suns. 

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves schedule, scores, results

Owners of the West's best record, the Nuggets (53-29) capitalized on their home-court advantage over the Timberwolves (42-40), who made the playoffs after earning a win in the final game of the Play-In Tournament.

The complete scores and results for Nuggets vs. Timberwolves is below.

Date Game Location Time (ET)/Result TV Channel
Sunday, April 16 Game 1 Denver Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80 TNT
Wednesday, April 19 Game 2 Denver Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 113 TNT
Friday, April 21 Game 3 Minnesota Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111 ESPN
Sunday, April 23 Game 4 Minnesota Timberwolves, 114 Nuggets 108 TNT
Tuesday, April 25 Game 5 Denver Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109 NBA TV or TNT

How to watch Nuggets vs. Suns

  • TV channels: ESPN, TNT
  • Live streaming: Sling TV

Game 1 will air on TNT, with TV information for the remaining games to be announced at a later date. Live streams will be available on TNTdrama.com and Sling TV. 

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    NBA Playoffs 2023 bracket

    The Nuggets will now face the Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals.

    NBA Playoff bracket 2023
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    Gilbert McGregor

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    Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.