In a 106-80 win on Monday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals against the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
New York won another game with controversial calls that went down to the wire. Minnesota looked more like contenders than the defending champs. Here are three stars from Monday’s NBA playoffs.
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has won the MVP award twice in his career. But on Monday night, it was Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards who got the MVP chants at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.
The Timberwolves put on a defensive masterclass. And they made the Denver Nuggets look lost and frustrated all night long. It led to an outburst from Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who yelled in the face of official Mark Davis during the first quarter.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are absolutely manhandling the Denver Nuggets on the road (without Rudy Gobert), in what might be the most impressive defensive showing in NBA Playoff history, and the Nuggets stars, especially Jamal Murray are growing increasingly frustrated.
Minnesota center Rudy Gobert welcomed a new baby Monday morning. Based on recent playoff history, the Timberwolves could be getting a supercharged Gobert when he returns.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been one of the best surprises of the 2023-24 NBA season. They finished as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 56-26 record, and swept the Phoenix Suns in the first round.
"If I had seen Michael Jordan at 22 years old, you might say, 'Look at Anthony Edwards and how much more refined he is, how much more polished he is at the same age.'" That is what NBA anlayst Tim Legler said Monday on ESPN's morning show Get Up.
After beating the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night the Minnesota Timberwolves took an early one-game-to-nothing lead. The Timberwolves battle the Nuggets tonight with the chance to take the commanding two-games-to-nothing lead.
The Minnesota Timberwolves came into the second round of the NBA playoffs as an underdog. Starting out on the road, and going up against the defending champion Denver Nuggets, that made plenty of sense.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the most compelling storylines in this year’s playoffs. Many expected their first-round duel against the Phoenix Suns to reach six games, but they easily swept the top-heavy team.