The Minnesota Timberwolves lost a pivotal Game 5 in their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets without veteran point guard Mike Conley Jr.
The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Denver Nuggets last night in game 6 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, forcing only the second game 7 in franchise history and the first in 20 years.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were in grave danger of seeing what has been a 2023-24 season full of promise come to an early end after the Denver Nuggets gained control of the series by rattling off three straight wins, including two at Target Center, to take a 3-2 lead.
Anthony Edwards believes that if Karl-Anthony Towns can stay out of foul trouble, the Minnesota Timberwolves will beat the Denver Nuggets. Following the Timberwolves' 115-70 win in Game 6, Edwards was asked about Towns playing some great defense on Nikola Jokic and he spoke about the importance of him being on the court.
The budding rivalry between Jamal Murray and Anthony Edwards continues to grow.
The Timberwolves not only forced a Game 7 with their win Thursday, but they also set a 68-year high.
Minnesota turned an elimination game into a rout against Denver and turned the Target Center into a 20,000-person party. Here are three stars from the Timberwolves’ 115-70 blowout Thursday night.
The Timberwolves couldn't defend home court against Denver in Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. But in Game 6 on Thursday, they ran the Nuggets out of the building.
The Nuggets were held to just 70 points, which is by far the team’s lowest playoff total since Nikola Jokic joined the team in 2015.
Conley has served as something of a coach on the floor for the Timberwolves, who started off the series with two stunning road victories against the defending champs in Denver.
The Minnesota Timberwolves started the second round of the playoffs on such a hot start. After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, they carried the momentum to take two straight games against the Denver Nuggets.
As Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns limped back to the locker room following their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, it was a bleak reminder that while he’s played quite well this postseason, he tore his meniscus just two months ago.
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