Denver Nuggets DVOA, Stats, & NBA Rankings

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic dominated Game 5 against Minnesota on Tuesday, finishing a 112-97 win with 40 points on 15-for-22 shooting. He went 2-for-3 from downtown and added seven rebounds, 13 assists, two steals, and one block to his tally, becoming only the second player after Chris Paul to record a playoff game with 40-plus points, 10-plus assists, and zero turnovers. This also marks Jokic's highest-scoring game of the 2024 playoffs. Jokic, who received his third MVP trophy ahead of Tuesday's contest, has looked back to his best in the last couple of games, and it spells doom for the Timberwolves, who are now 3-2 down in the series after leading 2-0.

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray (calf) is considered questionable for Tuesday's Game 5 against Minnesota. He continues to nurse a left calf strain, which has kept Murray a regular on the injury report lately. However, he's played through the injury, averaging 17.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.8 steals in 36.8 minutes in the second round. Murray has been back to his best in the last couple of games and should be full of confidence entering Game 5.

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray notched 19 points with five rebounds, eight assists, and two steals as the team tied the second-round series against Minnesota with a 115-107 win on Sunday. Murray was once again questionable for the contest with a calf strain, but he logged 39 minutes despite the ailment and performed just fine, even hitting a half-court shot at the buzzer to close out the first half. He finished with 8-for-17 shooting, going 3-for-7 with the three-ball. Murray had a bad start to the series, but he's now shot at least 40 percent from deep in back-to-back games, picking up good momentum ahead of Tuesday's Game 5.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon had a red-hot outing against the Timberwolves in Game 4 on Sunday, hitting 27 points with 11-for-12 shooting from the field. Gordon's only miss came on a jump shot 3:39 from the end when the Nuggets were already cruising to victory. He made both attempts from deep and shot 3-for-3 at the line, capping off the night with seven rebounds, six assists, two blocks, and one steal. Gordon set his career playoff high with 29 points versus the Lakers a couple of weeks back and now boasts three 20-plus efforts in total this postseason. He's been extremely efficient with his work on the offensive end against Minnesota, averaging 17.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.5 steals with 71.8 percent shooting.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shot 15-for-26 from the field en route to 35 points in Sunday's Game 4 victory against Minnesota. The three-time MVP produced his highest-scoring performance of the 2024 playoffs, helping the defending champs tie the second-round series. Four of Jokic's misses came with five attempts from deep as he also collected seven rebounds, seven assists, three steals, and one block to his account. After struggling for efficiency at the start of the series against Minnesota, Jokic has shot 25-for-44 across the last two games. With him in improved form, the Nuggets have begun to turn the series around and can go up 3-2 on home court Tuesday night.