"I don't regret it, Jokic said of his actions. Because he scored after everybody stopped playing. Nuggets coach David Adelman added, 'The game was over. The game was conceded.'"
"Ayo was just out of this world, man, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. Dosunmu scored 43 points, making 13 of 17 shots and going 5 of 5 from three-point range."
"This was the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, surpassing Fred Brown's 45 points off the bench for Seattle in 1976."
Jaden McDaniels made a late layup in a game already won by the Timberwolves, provoking Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle into a confrontation that resulted in their ejections. Jokic expressed no regret for his actions, criticizing McDaniels for scoring after the game was conceded. Ayo Dosunmu emerged as the standout player for Minnesota, scoring 43 points and achieving the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years. The Timberwolves now lead the series 3-1 against the Nuggets.
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