Nuggets-Timberwolves playoff history: All-time record and more on NBA rivalry between Nikola Jokic, Anthony Edwards

Nuggets-Timberwolves playoff history: All-time record and more on NBA rivalry between Nikola Jokic, Anthony Edwards originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Rivalries aren't all that common in the modern NBA, but what the Nuggets and Timberwolves have is starting to fit the description.

Already frequent opponents in the same division, Denver and Minnesota continue to find themselves meeting in the playoffs. Both have a superstar leading the way, though only one has led his team to a championship. Anthony Edwards is looking to break through against Nikola Jokic and send the title-hopeful Nuggets home early, with a third consecutive trip to the Western Conference Finals on Minnesota's mind.

As the next chapter in the rivalry between the Nuggets and Timberwolves is written, here's a look back at their history against one another in the playoffs. MORE: Victor Wembanyama named Sporting News Player of the Year Nuggets-Timberwolves playoff record The Timberwolves are 9-8 against the Nuggets in the playoffs, with two series to Denver's one. The two first met in the playoffs in 2004, when Kevin Garnett made his deepest run in a Minnesota uniform, and they met again in 2023 and 2024 with the two sides splitting series wins.

Nuggets-Timberwolves all-time record The Nuggets lead the way with a 100-70 head-to-head record against the Timberwolves through the end of the 2025-26 regular season. Denver is 92-61 against Minnesota in the regular season. Last time Nuggets and Timberwolves played in the playoffs The Nuggets and Timberwolves last met in the playoffs in 2024, when the script flipped from 2023 and Minnesota advanced after a stunning 20-point comeback in Game 7 of the West semifinals.