Minnesota Timberwolves Led the Scoreboard

This recap looks at two things: how the teams played, and how close Vegas came to getting the slate right.

The biggest team story was Minnesota Timberwolves leading the slate in scoring with 119 points. The biggest market story was that a few games were close to the betting line, but others missed badly on the spread, the total, or both.

Slate Snapshot

  • Date: April 20, 2026
  • Games: 3
  • Teams: 6

Team Takeaways

Minnesota Timberwolves scored the most points on the slate with 119. Toronto Raptors scored the fewest with just 105.

Cleveland Cavaliers had the best offense by efficiency at 117.8 OEFF. Cleveland Cavaliers had the best defense by efficiency at 107.5 DEFF. The fastest game environment was Denver vs Timberwolves at 102.8 pace.

Highest-Scoring Teams

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 119 points
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 115 points
  3. Denver Nuggets — 114 points
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 107 points
  5. New York Knicks — 106 points

Lowest-Scoring Teams

  1. Toronto Raptors — 105 points
  2. New York Knicks — 106 points
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 107 points
  4. Denver Nuggets — 114 points
  5. Cleveland Cavaliers — 115 points

Best Rebounding Teams

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 49 rebounds
  2. New York Knicks — 47 rebounds
  3. Denver Nuggets — 43 rebounds
  4. Toronto Raptors — 42 rebounds
  5. Atlanta Hawks — 36 rebounds

Best Teams for Assists

  1. Minnesota Timberwolves — 30 assists
  2. Denver Nuggets — 28 assists
  3. Toronto Raptors — 23 assists
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 22 assists
  5. Cleveland Cavaliers — 22 assists

Best Teams for 3 Points Made

  1. Denver Nuggets — 15 3PM
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 14 3PM
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers — 13 3PM
  4. New York Knicks — 11 3PM
  5. Atlanta Hawks — 9 3PM

Best Teams for Steals

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers — 13 steals
  2. Atlanta Hawks — 9 steals
  3. Toronto Raptors — 8 steals
  4. Minnesota Timberwolves — 6 steals
  5. Denver Nuggets — 5 steals

Best Teams for Blocks

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 7 blocks
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 5 blocks
  3. New York Knicks — 4 blocks
  4. Toronto Raptors — 3 blocks
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 2 blocks

Most Turnovers

  1. Toronto Raptors — 22 turnovers
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers — 14 turnovers
  3. New York Knicks — 14 turnovers
  4. Atlanta Hawks — 12 turnovers
  5. Minnesota Timberwolves — 12 turnovers

Fastest Pace Environments

  1. Denver vs Timberwolves — 102.8 pace
  2. Cavaliers vs Toronto — 97.7 pace
  3. New York vs Hawks — 95.5 pace

Best Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers — 117.8 OEFF
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 115.7 OEFF
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 112.1 OEFF

Least Offensive Efficiency Teams

  1. Atlanta Hawks — 112.1 OEFF
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 115.7 OEFF
  3. Cleveland Cavaliers — 117.8 OEFF

Best Defensive Efficiency Teams

Lower DEFF is better here, so these teams defended the best on the slate.

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers — 107.5 DEFF
  2. Minnesota Timberwolves — 110.9 DEFF
  3. Atlanta Hawks — 111.0 DEFF

Best Overall Team Box Scores

These were the most complete team stat lines of the slate.

  • Minnesota Timberwolves — 119 points, 49 rebounds, 30 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks
  • Cleveland Cavaliers — 115 points, 35 rebounds, 22 assists, 13 steals, 5 blocks
  • Denver Nuggets — 114 points, 43 rebounds, 28 assists, 5 steals, 1 blocks
  • Atlanta Hawks — 107 points, 36 rebounds, 22 assists, 9 steals, 7 blocks
  • New York Knicks — 106 points, 47 rebounds, 22 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks

Vegas Recap

Vegas was close on a few games, but not on all of them. A team can win the game and still fail to cover the spread. A game can also go far over or under the projected total. Both matter if you are following sides, totals, or props.

Underdog Wins and Upsets

  • Minnesota Timberwolves beat Denver 119-114 as the underdog.
  • Atlanta Hawks beat New York 107-106 as the underdog.

Biggest Over Results

  • Denver vs Timberwolves finished 0.5 points over the closing total (233 vs 232.5).

Biggest Under Results

  • New York vs Hawks finished 4.5 points under the closing total (213 vs 217.5).
  • Cavaliers vs Toronto finished 1.5 points under the closing total (220 vs 221.5).

Biggest Spread Results

  • Strongest favorite cover: Cleveland Cavaliers covered by 0.5 points.

  • Biggest favorite failure: Denver missed the spread by 12.5 points.

When Vegas Was Closest

  • Closest total: Denver vs Timberwolves finished just 0.5 points away from the closing total.

  • Closest side: Cavaliers vs Toronto finished just 0.5 points away from the closing spread.

Final Takeaway

The simple version of this slate: Minnesota Timberwolves had the best scoring night, Cleveland Cavaliers posted the best offensive efficiency, and Cleveland Cavaliers posted the best defensive efficiency.

On the betting side, Vegas got a few spots right, but there were also clear misses. That matters because games that blow past the line — or fall well short of it — can tell you a lot about pace, offense, defense, and where the market may have been off.