The Minnesota Timberwolves are still coming to terms with the fact that they’re now one of the best teams in the NBA. Anthony Edwards’ ascent to superstardom was expected, but only a few would have predicted his rise to come as quickly as it did.
Well, that was a rough start to their first Western Conference Finals game in ages. Coming off a scintillating Game 7 win, the Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 1 of the WCF with high hopes.
Fresh off a memorable second-round takedown of the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves were expected by many to at least play inspired in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.
Minnesota Timberwolves big man Rudy Gobert took a lot of flack in their second-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Despite the fact that it was the Wolves who ultimately reigned supreme, Gobert was heavily criticized for being manhandled by league MVP Nikola Jokic throughout the series.
Comparing Anthony Edwards to Michael Jordan might have been a little premature. Wednesday's Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals was the latest example of why.
The Minnesota Timberwolves took a tough 108-105 Game 1 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. One of the most pivotal plays of the game was Karl-Anthony Towns’ basketball interference call during the last two minutes.
How confident are Timberwolves fans that their favorite team will make the NBA Finals for the first time? And which players do they think will become X-Factors?
The Timberwolves lost Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals 108-105 to the Mavericks on Wednesday, which is a highly competitive result on paper. If the team was expecting to be praised for a close loss, however, coach Chris Finch had quite the wake-up call for them.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have played at a high level for the majority of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. They won their first six games, sweeping the Phoenix Suns in Round 1 before going up 2-0 against the Denver Nuggets.
The Western Conference Finals got started on Wednesday night as the Dallas Mavericks hit the road to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves just took down the defending champs, the Denver Nuggets, in their previous series, and they came into the WCF as the favorite.
The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently in the midst of their most successful season in franchise history. Anthony Edwards is a legitimate superstar, and Rudy Gobert’s acquisition has resulted in another Defensive Player of the Year award.
We’ve got the Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Game 2 Results according to NBA 2K24 to see who it predicts as the winner. The Mavericks defeated the Timberwolves in Game 1 108-105.
The Minnesota Timberwolves had a disappointing start to the Western Conference Finals as they lost Game 1 to the Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night, 108-105.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have become a surprise powerhouse in the NBA, now facing off against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. It's a remarkable shift for a team that missed the playoffs entirely from 2019 to 2022 and then got knocked out in the first round in both 2023 and 2024.
Kyrie Irving was home watching the grueling Game 7 between the Nuggets and Timberwolves last week like the rest of us. However, Irving did not expect to hear Anthony Edwards name-drop him on national TV minutes after the Timberwolves pulled off the biggest comeback in Game 7 history.