{"id":20396,"date":"2026-04-26T12:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20396"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T11:14:07","slug":"anthony-edwards-injures-knee-in-timberwolves-game-4-win-against-nuggets-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=20396","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards injures knee in Timberwolves\u2019 Game 4 win against Nuggets | Basketball News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Edward\u2019s teammate Donte DiVincenzo was also hurt as Minnesota rallied to beat Denver and take a 3-1 NBA playoff series lead.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ayo Dosunmu came off the bench to score \u200ca career-high 43 points on 13-for-17 shooting, and the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 112-96 win over the \u2060Denver Nuggets in Game \u20604 of their Western Conference quarterfinals series on Saturday night in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

The victory, which gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, came at a steep cost for the Timberwolves, who lost two key starters \u2060due to injury.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Edwards, a four-time All-Star and the team\u2019s top scorer, left in the second quarter and did not return because of a left knee injury. Earlier, in the first half, Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo injured his right leg on \u2060a noncontact play. Early reports indicated he might have ruptured his Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n

Naz Reid added 17 points off the bench for Minnesota. Julius Randle finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Rudy Gobert grabbed a game-high-tying 15 rebounds to go along with four points.<\/p>\n

Jamal Murray scored 30 points on 10-for-25 shooting to lead Denver. Nikola Jokic finished with 24 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists. \u200cHowever, he shot 8-for-22 from the field and missed all three of his 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo #0 is helped off the floor after suffering a lower leg injury in the first quarter of Game 4 [David Berding\/Getty Images via AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thunder 121, Suns 109<\/h2>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a playoff-career-high 42 points to lift Oklahoma City to a road win over Phoenix.<\/p>\n

The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player finished 15 of 18 from the floor with eight assists to give the Thunder a commanding 3-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City have won 11 consecutive first- round games. Playing without Jalen Williams, who suffered a hamstring strain in Wednesday\u2019s Game 2 victory, the Thunder leaned even more heavily on Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n

Dillon Brooks led the Suns with \u206033 points while Jalen Green added 26 points. Devin Booker scored 16 points, but was \u2060held to 6-of-16 shooting from the floor.<\/p>\n

Knicks 114, Hawks 98<\/h2>\n

Karl Anthony-Towns totalled 20 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double as New York earned a victory over host Atlanta and evened their Eastern Conference first-round series at two games apiece.<\/p>\n

Towns ensured Game 5 on Tuesday \u2060in New York will not be an elimination game for the Knicks and also ensured the series returns to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday. Towns posted his fifth career triple-double \u2060in any game. He also notched the seventh postseason triple-double in New York\u2019s \u2060history. Anunoby led the Knicks with 22 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth career playoff double-double.<\/p>\n

CJ McCollum led the Hawks with 17 points but was held to three points after half time. Nickell Alexander-Walker added 15 and hit five 3s, but the Hawks were a dreadful 10 of 41 (24.4 percent) from behind the arc.<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks centre Karl-Anthony Towns (#32) helped his side level their Eastern Conference playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks at 2-2 [Dale Zanine\/Imagn Images via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Magic \u200c113, Pistons 105<\/h2>\n

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane scored 25 points apiece as Orlando withstood a fourth-quarter rally to beat visiting Detroit in Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.<\/p>\n

Banchero had 12 rebounds and nine assists for the eighth-seeded Magic, \u200cwho improved \u200cto 7-1 in their last eight home postseason games, including play-in tournament games. Bane was 7-for-9 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Cunningham scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for the Pistons. Tobias Harris scored 23 points, Ausar Thompson had 17 and Duncan Robinson added 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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