Game 1 is slated for Saturday, April 18, at 3:30 PM ET in Denver, with Prime carrying the telecast. The schedule for the seven-game potential series was released after the NBA Play-In Tournament, outlining the Nuggets’ matchups across the series if it extends to seven games.
Denver closed the regular season strong, riding a 12-game win streak into a victory over the San Antonio Spurs, a stretch that helped them finish 2.0 games behind the Spurs in the conference. The Nuggets demonstrated they are among the hottest teams in the West heading into the playoffs.
Last season’s head-to-head woes against Minnesota were notable, as the Timberwolves swept Denver in the regular season, but Denver responded with three wins in four meetings during the 2025-2026 campaign, providing a clearer sense of the potential playoff dynamic.
The first-round series will begin in Denver, with subsequent games scheduled across the week and month, including marquee national broadcasts on NBC and Prime as the schedule unfolds.
Denver faces Minnesota with a strong regular-season showing behind them, while the Timberwolves will look to challenge the Nuggets early in the series and potentially push it to seven games, should both teams execute at high levels.
