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.

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,

And Nikola Jokic did not like it. After the basket, Jokic ran full speed down the court and confronted McDaniels near the Timberwolves bench before it erupted into an all-out scuffle. This capped the Nuggets' 112-96 Game 4 loss,

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,

Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo with the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on Saturday night.

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,