The Minnesota Timberwolves absolutely dismembered the Denver Nuggets 106-90 on Monday night, in a night so frustrating for the defending champs that Jamal Murray was trying to purposely hurt guys with heat packs in the 4th quarter.
The Nuggets might have more than an 0-2 series deficit against the Timberwolves to worry about.
The Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t just winning. They’re also letting everybody know that they are. Unfortunately for the Denver Nuggets, they have found themselves on the wrong end of what has become a one-sided series.
The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the basketball world on Monday night. This is after they annihilated the Denver Nuggets on their own home floor to take a staggering 2-0 lead in their second-round series.
The Timberwolves are undefeated thus far in the postseason.
Jamal Murray let his emotions get the best of him Monday as his Nuggets got pummeled by the Timberwolves on their own floor.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken the NBA world by storm this postseason. The franchise’s first-ever postseason series sweep over the Phoenix Suns first drew attention to the Wolves’ stifling defense.
The Minnesota Timberwolves showcased their resilience and depth in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, overcoming the absence of starting center and likely NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert, due to the birth of his child.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were supposed to be the underdogs against the Denver Nuggets. The defending champions have the advantage in playoff experience, already winning it all last season.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have officially put the NBA on notice. The squad beat the defending-champion Denver Nuggets 106-80 on Monday night, taking a 2-0 series lead with two games in Minnesota coming up.
Days ago, Dwight Howard theorized that the Minnesota Timberwolves would beat the Denver Nuggets in five games. Fast forward to the conclusion of Game 2, and Howard immediately tweaked his prediction.
Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett is watching his team's modern success by reinventing defense in today's NBA. He lauded the Wolves' defense
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.
The Timberwolves' relentless defense got to the Nuggets Monday night, even on an emotional level.
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.
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.
"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 NBA is reversing course on Anthony Edwards’ questionable technical foul in Game 1 against the Nuggets.
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