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Nuggets Face Elimination After Shooting Collapse, Need Game 5 Win

4/26/2026

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Nuggets must win Game 5 on Monday, April 27 or their season ends after falling 3-1 to Minnesota.
Denver lost Game 4, 112-96, as Jamal Murray scored 30 and Nikola Jokic recorded 24-15-9 before ejection.
Denver’s shooting was 22.0 % from three and 18.8 % in the fourth, while Minnesota’s bench outscored its bench 76-16.
Coach David Adelman called media narratives ‘hilarious,’ blamed shooting, and noted Jokic admitted his poor shooting, echoing Murray’s accountability.

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Story summary

Nuggets must win Game 5 on Monday, April 27 or their season ends after falling 3-1 to Minnesota.
Denver lost Game 4, 112-96, as Jamal Murray scored 30 and Nikola Jokic recorded 24-15-9 before ejection.
Denver’s shooting was 22.0 % from three and 18.8 % in the fourth, while Minnesota’s bench outscored its bench 76-16.
Coach David Adelman called media narratives ‘hilarious,’ blamed shooting, and noted Jokic admitted his poor shooting, echoing Murray’s accountability.