The Minnesota Timberwolves are preparing to face the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 at Ball Arena. The game is scheduled for April 27th, 2026, at 9:30 PM CDT, with television coverage on NBC and Peacock.
DiVincenzo’s Season Likely Over
Donte DiVincenzo’s 79 seconds in Game 4 may have been his last this season, and potentially in a Timberwolves uniform. He suffered an Achilles tear, and recovery time, his contract situation, and the NBA aprons all factor into his uncertain future with the team.
Since arriving in Minnesota before the 2024-25 season, DiVincenzo has been exactly the kind of player every serious team needs. He’s been one of the hardest-working, scrappiest, most competitive players on the roster. On a team that has spent large chunks of this season having its effort questioned, Donte was never one of the guys you worried about.
Loose ball? He was diving. Extra rotation? He was making it. Broken nose? He was playing through it. Unfortunately, an Achilles tear is not the kind of thing you just slap a mask on and play through. DiVincenzo underwent surgery Sunday afternoon and now begins the long recovery process. It’s a brutal break for a player who has given this franchise so much toughness, and for a Wolves team that could use every ounce of his fire as it tries to finish off Denver.
Edwards Battling Knee Issues
Anthony Edwards is also dealing with a second knee injury. He clearly gutted his way through the first three-and-a-half games of this series.
There’s no questioning Ant’s toughness. You could see him fighting through pain, trying to summon the explosiveness that usually defines him, trying to be the guy this team has leaned on for two straight postseason runs. But he wasn’t himself, and unfortunately, pushing through one issue may have helped lead to another.
The timeline for Edwards’ return remains uncertain. It is killing him that he won’t be on the floor Monday night with a chance to end Denver’s season. That is the kind of stage he lives for. The kind of moment where his competitive wiring usually takes over and turns a playoff game into his personal superhero audition tape. Instead, he has to watch and hope his teammates can keep doing what they’ve somehow managed to do lately: pick up the slack, carry the burden collectively, and give him a chance to rest for whatever comes next.
Timberwolves Showed Resilience in Game 4
Despite the injuries, a somber cloud hangs over this team even after one of its most satisfying wins of the season. Two starting backcourt pieces down. One of them done for the year. One of them uncertain.
But here’s the thing about Game 4: the Wolves did not look like a team asking for pity.
They looked like a team that had found something.
It was obvious from the jump that Game 4 wasn’t going to be the start-to-finish demoliti