The first-round matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves carries more weight than most NBA playoff openers. Both teams entered the season expecting a legitimate title run, and their recent history adds another layer to the intrigue.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will begin their NBA playoffs run on Saturday on the road against the Denver Nuggets. The Timberwolves are not just looking to make it back to the Western Conference Finals for a third straight year.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be the ones initially tasked with trying to stop Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets to open the NBA Playoffs, and one of the players who will be tasked with handling him is already looking to the heavens for answers.
With a third playoff meeting between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets imminent, should Minnesota try to catch Denver off guard by starting rookie Joan Beringer in place of Rudy Gobert?
Chris Finch has admitted to having "nightmares" during the final stretch of the season about the Wolves' playoff path. Meanwhile, Jaden McDaniels says Minnesota's gauntlet of potential Western Conference opponents is the exact path the team wants to travel.
The best, most fascinating first-round series in the NBA playoffs is the 3 vs. 6 Western Conference matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves, which begins on Saturday afternoon in the Mile High City.
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are upset that Edwards isn’t eligible for any individual honors under the 65-game award rule, even though Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible despite playing 64 games each.
Chris Finch has questioned the NBA’s consistency on awards eligibility after Anthony Edwards was ruled out, a decision that inevitably put Cade Cunningham and Luka Doncic back in the spotlight.
We’re about 24 hours away from game one! Before the Minnesota Timberwolves begin on their postseason quest, let’s review their performance throughout the 82-game regular season.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards missed out on being eligible to the NBA awards after being limited to 61 games. One of the games that he played in on the 2025-26 season was under 20 minutes, which leads to him having only 60 eligible games.
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.
The NBA designed the 65-game rule to reward players like Anthony Edwards. Throughout his career, he has played hard, played often, and played through it when others didn’t.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were left without a key awards contender after Anthony Edwards had his Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge denied under the NBA’s 65-game eligibility rule, prompting a strong response from head coach Chris Finch.
Anthony Edwards appeared in 61 regular-season games this season, which is four short of the league's requirement to be considered for the NBA Awards at the end of the season.
On Thursday, the Minnesota Timberwolves will begin the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. A matchup that Anthony Edwards is already calling a rivalry.
Julius Randle is well aware of the difficulty of trying to slow down Nuggets superstar and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic, who is going on his sixth straight year as arguably the best basketball player on the planet.
Rookie big man Joan Beringer scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 132-126 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night in Minneapolis.
The Western Conference is stacked and volatile. One wrong matchup, one cold shooting night, and well, a contender is packing early. That’s why teams are pretty much already thinking chess, not checkers, as the playoff picture tightens.
The Minnesota Timberwolves do not know their playoff opponent yet. All they know for sure is they will start the postseason on the road -- but not before they play one more home game in their regular-season finale.
Shaquille O’Neal’s beef with Rudy Gobert is not a secret in the NBA anymore. The NBA legend has publicly admitted that he ‘hates’ the Minnesota Timberwolves star, and he made it clear once more recently. On April 10, Shaq fired another shot at the Timberwolves’ big man.
Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 of his 18 points to spark a fourth-quarter rally, and Terrrence Shannon Jr. chipped in 23 points off the bench as the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the host Houston Rockets' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory on Friday.
Fresh off a night where the Minnesota Timberwolves locked up a top-six seed in the NBA Playoffs, head coach Chris Finch and his squad will soon face a consequential playoff run.