There will be a Game 6 in Minneapolis on Thursday night. Minnesota, with a chance to close out the Nuggets in Denver, fell flat Monday night in Game 5, getting blown out in the second half and losing 125-113.
The question of this game was bound to come down to one thing and one thing only: could the Minnesota Timberwolves survive the loss of not just their starting point guard but also the superstar leader of their team?
Ayo Dosunmu wanted playoff basketball so badly that he wrote the same goal in his journal every day: We will make the playoffs. And the funny twist is that he made it there, just not with the Chicago Bulls.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were already shorthanded heading into their Game 5 clash against the Denver Nuggets on the road on Monday night, as they will be without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo for the rest of this series.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are in an advantageous position in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, as they are heading into their Game 5 clash on Monday night with a 3-1 series lead.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road on Monday night as they host the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Minnesota enters Monday’s game with a 3-1 series lead after defeating Denver at home in Game 4 on Saturday night.
With the injuries to Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards in Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves needed someone to step up in a big way.
The Denver Nuggets are on the brink of elimination in the first round for the first time in the last four years. The Minnesota Timberwolves won Game 4 despite two big losses of their top personnel to injuries.
The Minnesota Timberwolves recently took an improbable 3-1 lead in their first round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets with a resounding Game 4 victory.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is week-to-week with a knee injury, the team announced Monday. He avoided serious ligament damage in his left knee, with an MRI revealing a hyperextension and a bone bruise.
The Timberwolves announced that star guard Anthony Edwards is considered week-to-week after an MRI revealed a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise.
Anthony Edwards‘ left knee injury is considered a week-to-week issue, according to a press release as relayed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune’s Chris Hine (Twitter link).
The late layup made the Denver Nuggets angry. The 46 minutes before it made them look beaten. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ 112 to 96 Game 4 win over Denver was not really about Jaden McDaniels taking the ball to the rim with the result already decided.
The good news is that the Timberwolves, up 3-1 after Ayo Dosunmu's heroics on Saturday night, are one win away from closing out their first-round series against the Nuggets.
The depth of the Timberwolves has shone throughout their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets. They'll now have to rely on it even more.