In the NBA Playoffs, the expectation is always that the star players are going to pop off. Teams are separated by the contributions of their bench and how good the unit is at executing schemes as a whole.
Anthony Edwards did all he could for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. The 22-year-old put up a valiant effort by dropping a game-high 44 points as the Wolves suffered a 115-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 4.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is keeping up the bravado even as his team dropped a second consecutive home game against the Denver Nuggets.
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.
Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray on Sunday hit one of the toughest shots of the 2024 NBA Playoffs so far. The wild bucket also led to one of the coldest photos of the year.
On a night where the Timberwolves offense disappeared for stretches, Anthony Edwards tried to take over by himself.
Minnesota had weathered a Denver run and got Game 4 to a seven-point game. Then the Nuggets scored eight points in the final 20 seconds.
Minnesota has the league’s top defense, but Denver showed it's no slouch on that side of the ball early in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinal series of the NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets looking like arguably the best team in the league.
The Minnesota Timberwolves will play against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in game four of the Western Conference semifinals and sitting in the front row, right next to the Wolves’ bench will be the majority owner (for now) Glen Taylor.
Tyler Schmidt of the Action Network breaks down his top NBA player prop bets for Sunday, including playoff Game 4 bets for T.J. McConnell & Aaron Gordon.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have been arguably the most impressive team in these playoffs. The Timberwolves swept the Phoenix Suns in the first round and are up 2-1 against the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Semifinals and LeBron James explained what their advantage is over every team in the league.
Can the Nuggets pull off another road upset? Or will the Wolves bounce back after getting blown out in Game 3? Action Network's Chris Baker breaks this one down and makes a Nuggets vs. Timberwolves pick.
The Minnesota Timberwolves experienced a Game 3 that went almost the polar opposite of Game 2. Despite having Rudy Gobert back, Minnesota got down and never came back.
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.
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.
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.
Gobert was the league’s second-leading rebounder (12.9 per game) and sixth-leading shot-blocker (2.1).
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