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Minneapolis — The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 112-96 in Game 4 on Saturday, taking a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals as two Minnesota players were lost to injury and Denver struggled to respond. Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score 43 points, while Donte DiVincenzo left early with a right-leg injury described as a torn right Achilles tendon and Anthony Edwards exited late in the first half after hyperextending his left knee; both teams began medical evaluations afterward. Minneapolis — The game ended amid a bench-area scrum after Nikola Jokic confronted Jaden McDaniels following an uncontested late layup; Jokic and Timberwolves forward Julius Randle were ejected. Jokic finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray scored 30 but needed 25 shot attempts. Minnesota flipped the third quarter and used physical defense — including Rudy Gobert wearing down Jokic — while Denver’s supporting cast struggled, Aaron Gordon battled left calf tightness and Denver’s three-point efficiency plummeted. The Nuggets are now on the brink of first-round elimination, and Game 5 is scheduled Monday at Ball Arena.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.