Timberwolves-Nuggets erupts into shoving in final seconds of Game 4, Nikola Jokić and Julius Randle ejected

The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a 112-96 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday — but not before tempers flared. The Game 4 win, which gave Minnesota a 3-1 series lead, ended with a confrontation between Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels and Nuggets center Nikola Jokić in the final seconds. With seconds ticking down and Minnesota up by double digits, McDaniels took the ball and made an open layup, rather than holding the ball to end the game.

Jokić then took exception to the point, rushing over to confront McDaniels on the Timberwolves’ bench, with both teams forming a scrum. Tensions were high at the end of Game 4 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves 😳 Both Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. pic.

twitter. com/U7Pg8ULO1J — ESPN (@espn) April 26, 2026 Following the scuffle, Jokić and Timberwolves forward Julius Randle were ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct, with 1. 3 seconds remaining.

The Nuggets, who trailed 2-1 in the series heading into Game 4, held a narrow lead throughout much of the game, with Minnesota losing starters Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo before the end of the first half. But the Timberwolves surged in the second half behind a career night from Ayo Dosunmu, who scored 43 points off the bench. Postgame, Dosunmu didn’t seem too worried about the scuffle: “I ride with them 100%, right or wrong,” he said of his teammates.