After taking the first two games of the series by an average margin of victory of 16.5 points, the Minnesota Timberwolves and their fanbase (including Kevin Garnett) were feeling very confident as the NBA Playoffs went back to Target Center for a home matchup with the Denver Nuggets.
Anthony Edwards took total accountability for Minnesota's 117-90 loss.
Have the Nuggets shifted the momentum in their series against Minnesota after making history on Friday?
After Game 2, it seemed like all the momentum in the world was in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ hands. After all, which other team could say that they went into the Denver Nuggets’ homecourt and ran them off the floor?
For six months, NBA teams battle each other to get home-court advantage. In the Nuggets-Timberwolves series, that's been meaningless. After the Wolves blew out the Nuggets in Denver in Game 2, Denver returned the favor in Minneapolis in Game 3.
Denver star Jamal Murray tied the game-high with 24 points to help bring the series score to 2-1, while Minnesota struggled to get consistent offense beyond All-Stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns.
In a recent conversation with ESPN's Malika Andrews, rising star Anthony Edwards got real on what aspect of his character fans most frequently get wrong.
With Nikola Jokic being named NBA MVP this week, that runs the streak to six straight MVP awards being won by an international player.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have had a great season this year and they are currently up 2-0 in their series with the Denver Nuggets, who won it all last year.
If not for Anthony Edwards, it could be argued that NBA Sixth Man of the Year, Naz Reid, is the most popular player on the Minnesota Timberwolves. So popular that he has his own flag, a flag that has shown up at some very interesting spots.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have put together a season that this franchise has really never seen before. Anthony Edwards is arguably the most exciting player in the NBA, and his teammates have helped to create a roster that has the defending champion Denver Nuggets on the ropes after just two games.
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.
Just recently, Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award due to his stellar work as the Minnesota Timberwolves starting center this season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have shocked the NBA by taking a 2-0 series lead against the defending champion, Denver Nuggets, in the Western Conference semifinals.
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 Timberwolves put together perhaps their most impressive performance of the season on Monday, and they did so without Rudy Gobert, who was away from the team for the birth of his first child.
Murray lost his cool during the Nuggets’ blowout loss to the Wolves at home in Game 2. In the midst of a wretched 3-for-18 shooting performance, a frustrated Murray threw a heat pack from the bench area onto the floor during live play.
Gobert was the league’s second-leading rebounder (12.9 per game) and sixth-leading shot-blocker (2.1).
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