Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game 6 live score, updates, highlights from 2026 NBA playoffs first-round series

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You can count on one hand and won't need all your fingers to count the number of teams who have come back to win a series after going down 3-1. The Nuggets have an opportunity to just that. 

After winning the Game 1 matchup by 11, Denver would go onto drop their next three games against Minnesota. The Timberwolves held the Nuggets to under 120 points in those losses. However, the Timberwolves will be without star wing Anthony Edwards, arguably a top 10 player in the league. 

Denver won Game 5 on another great Nikola Jokic performance (27/12/16). The Nuggets got almost 90 points from four of their starters. If Minnesota is to close out this series on Thursday night, they will need another big offensive game from Julius Randle (27/9 in game 5) and Rudy Gobert will need to try to slow down Jokic' offensive production. 

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Nuggets vs. T-Wolves live updates, highlights from Game 6 of NBA playoffs

2nd Quarter- 10:57: Teams trade buckets with a tie at 34 

End of 1st Quarter: Nuggets 30, Timberwolves 29

Team Stats

1st Quarter- 17.4 seconds: Cam Johnson splits a pair of free throws for Nuggets 30-29 lead 

1st Quarter- 47.4 seconds: Steal by Hardaway with Jokic assist for Cam Johnson layup with and one 29 all tie

1st Quarter- 1:07: Tim Hardaway Jr. layup pulls Denver within one 27-26

1st Quarter- 1:54: Teams trading buckets with Minnesota up. Tim Hardaway Jr. heads to the free throw line for three shots. Hits all three 27-24 for T-Wolves.  

1st Quarter- 3:00: Bones Hyland splits a pair of free throws 22-16 lead for the T-Wolves

1st Quarter- 3:22: Jaden McDaniels knocks down a jumper for a 21-16 lead

1st Quarter- 3:59: Minnesota jumps out to a 19-13 lead. Jokic clearly fouled on other end with a no-call. The refs are letting the players get physical. 

1st Quarter- 5:03: Both teams are trading baskets with Minnesota holding a 15-13 lead

1st Quarter- 7:19: TV Timeout. Nuggets watch T-Wolves put together a 7-0 run for a 13-7 led. 

1st Quarter- 8:25: T-Wolves and Nuggets trade buckets with Denver up 7-6

1st Quarter- 10:43: Jokic hook gives Nuggets 4-0 early lead

Tip-off for the Nuggets-Timberwolves is now delayed due to the end of the Knicks-Hawks game on ESPN

30 minutes 'til they take the floor#MileHighPlayoffspic.twitter.com/OKlFQT6iv6— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) May 1, 2026

Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 30, 2026

How to Watch Denver Nuggets (2-3) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (3-2) Game 5 NBA Playoffs

Thursday, April 30

Tip-off: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN 
Minnesota leads the series 3-2 

Nuggets vs Timberwolves Game 6 will be broadcast by ABC on ESPN and will stream live on the ESPN app.

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