The Minnesota Timberwolves took the court on Sunday, Kevin Garnett’s 48th birthday, and played one of the biggest games in franchise history, a game 7 vs the defending NBA champions, with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds
The Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves came away with Game 7 wins, advancing to the conference finals. Here are three stars from Sunday's NBA playoff games.
After suffering the worst playoff loss by a defending NBA champion in history, the Denver Nuggets responded by blowing the largest halftime lead ever in a Game 7 on Sunday.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-90 in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night.
Twenty years ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves were celebrating their biggest win yet, in a Game 7 victory over the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semifinals.
At 8:00 PM ET on Sunday, in Game 7 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, it’ll be the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets, with Karl-Anthony Towns needing two trifectas to beat his 3-pointer prop.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets will face off in a do-or-die Game 7 on Sunday and Anthony Edwards believes it will be the best ever. "It's going to be the greatest Game 7 of all time," Edwards said.
Even though Minnesota’s victory margin was huge, KAT’s box score wasn’t impressive on the surface. But with a closer look, he was the Wolves’ MVP of Game 6 on both ends of the court.
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.
Draymond Green made an appearance on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” and said he believes that the Denver Nuggets have won the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves after they took a 3-2 lead last night.
Anthony Edwards emerged as a beacon of hope and leadership after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the defending NBA champions.
Things didn’t go the way Karl-Anthony Towns would have wanted them to. In addition to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss on Sunday, the big man had a relatively quiet outing, finishing with 13 points while shooting 27.8% (5-of-18) from the floor.
The Denver Nuggets have responded in force to a 2-0 series deficit against the Minnesota Timberwolves, taking a pair of road contests to wrest back home court.
Throughout the years in the NBA, several iconic players like Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar not only dominated the basketball court but also dedicated their lives to serving their communities.
Rudy Gobert missed Game 2 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, due to the birth of his first child. Despite his absence, the Timberwolves blew out the Nuggets 106-80 and Gobert hilariously revealed he texted head coach Chris Finch that he might sit out for Game 3 too as they don't need him.
Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns has been named the NBA’s Social Justice Champion for the 2023/24 season, the league announced in a press release.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns was named the NBA Social Justice Champion for the 2023-24 season on Thursday. He will receive
The Minnesota Timberwolves took a commanding 2-0 lead over the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Winning both games on the road to start
Nikola Jokic would like to clone himself to battle the Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns has been known to disappear in playoff games. He was very visible in the third quarter of Game 1.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have won their first NBA Playoffs series since 2004 with their 4-0 sweep in the first round against the Phoenix Suns. The team has reached the postseason the past two years, but lost in the first round each time to the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets, respectively.
Karl-Anthony Towns appears likely to return to the Timberwolves‘ lineup before the end of the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Towns, whose career has been marred by long-term injuries in recent seasons, is averaging 22.1 points per game this season.
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