The Minnesota Timberwolves entered Game 6 of their second-round series with the Denver Nuggets on the back of three straight losses. Their backs were firmly against the walls and Anthony Edwards admitted there was some finger-pointing going on, but the coaches helped shift the energy before Thursday's contest.
The budding rivalry between Jamal Murray and Anthony Edwards continues to grow.
The Timberwolves not only forced a Game 7 with their win Thursday, but they also set a 68-year high.
Minnesota turned an elimination game into a rout against Denver and turned the Target Center into a 20,000-person party. Here are three stars from the Timberwolves’ 115-70 blowout Thursday night.
The Timberwolves couldn't defend home court against Denver in Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. But in Game 6 on Thursday, they ran the Nuggets out of the building.
The Nuggets were held to just 70 points, which is by far the team’s lowest playoff total since Nikola Jokic joined the team in 2015.
The Minnesota Timberwolves returned home for a Game 6 matchup with the Denver Nuggets that had their season on the line. Wearing the classic throwback uniforms, Anthony Edwards and his teammates cooked Nikola Jokic to the tune of a gaudy deficit all night long.
Conley has served as something of a coach on the floor for the Timberwolves, who started off the series with two stunning road victories against the defending champs in Denver.
The Minnesota Timberwolves started the second round of the playoffs on such a hot start. After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, they carried the momentum to take two straight games against the Denver Nuggets.
As Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns limped back to the locker room following their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, it was a bleak reminder that while he’s played quite well this postseason, he tore his meniscus just two months ago.
The veteran point guard has averaged 10.8 points and 7.8 assists during the series.
Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been fined $75,000 by the NBA.
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