When do NBA playoffs start? Denver Nuggets ready for postseason
The Denver Nuggets are ready to take another run at bringing home the NBA title. Here’s how to follow their first round series.
The Denver Nuggets will see a familiar face when their opening round series in the NBA playoffs tips off on April 18 at Ball Arena. No. 3 seed Denver (54-28) will face the No.
6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33). Denver won the season series 3-1 over Minnesota, which has reached the Western Conference finals in both 2024 and 2025. Throw in the Nuggets’ 2023 title run, and one of these teams has appeared in the Western Conference finals for three straight seasons.
Denver heads into the postseason led by center Nikola Jokić, who once again put up MVP-caliber stats despite a serious knee injury that cost him 16 games. He averaged 27. 7 points, 12.
9 rebounds and 10. 7 assists, matching a career high with 34 triple-doubles. Guard Jamal Murray also had a strong season, making his first All-Star team while posting highs in points (25.