The game ended with the ejections of Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle after Jokic became angry when Jaden McDaniels made a meaningless layup

The Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels has repeatedly rubbed the Nuggets’ face in it during the opening-round playoff series between the two rivals. On Saturday night, at the end of a frustrating 112-96 Denver loss in Game 4 that gave Minnesota a commanding 3-1 series lead,

Nikola Jokic said "I don't regret" going after Jaden McDaniels in the closing seconds: "Because he scored after everybody stopped playing." Asked if he felt it was an unwritten rule to let the clock run out: "Yeah.

With the Timberwolves up 110-96 and there being under five seconds, Jaden McDaniels had a chance to run the clock out. Instead, the sixth-year forward took an open layup to add salt to the Nuggets' wound.

Jaden McDaniels has repeatedly rubbed the Nuggets’ face in it during the opening-round playoff series between the two rivals. On Saturday night, at the end of a frustrating 112-96 Denver loss that gave Minnesota

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels has been at the center of multiple instances of drama during the team's first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Following Minnesota's Game 2 win,

Jokić took great exception to Jayden McDaniels taking a layup with 1.3 seconds remaining and sprinted the length of the court to confront him about it, nearly causing a fight in the process. While he may have been trying to send a message about the unwritten rules of basketball,

Nikola Jokic and Jaden McDaniels’ rivalry already drew major attention during Game 1 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves first-round playoff series. But the tension between the two escalated even further in Game 4,