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Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Playoff watch guide for ...
The NBA playoffs have eight worthwhile opening series on tap, but none of them bring emotional overlap like the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves.Tim Connelly, Minnesota’s president of basketball operations, was lured from the same position in Denver — where he landed Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. David Adelman, head coach of the Nuggets, began his NBA career as an assistant with the Wolves — where his father, Rick, roamed the sideline.These teams had a game-of-the-year contender on Christmas Day. They yielded a historic seven-game series two years ago. The mystic nonchalance of Jokić is countered by Anthony Edwards’ sky-scraping magnetism. Here’s a quick preview and the forthcoming schedule for this hyped first-round draw.How to watch No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Minnesota TimberwolvesWatching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.GameDateTime (ET)TVStream1: @ DENSat., April 183:30 p.m.Prime VideoPrime Video2: @ DENMon., April 2010:30 p.m.NBCPeacock3: @ MINThu., April 239:30 p.m.Prime VideoPrime Video4: @ MINSat., April 258:30 p.m.ABCFubo (Watch Now)5: @ DENMon., April 2710:30 p.m.NBCPeacock6*: @ MINThu., April 30TBDTBDTBD7*: @ DENSat., May 2TBDTBDTBD* if necessaryNBC and ABC are free over the air. ABC also streams with an ESPN Unlimited subscription.What to know about the NuggetsHarnessed by Jokić’s singular playmaking skills, Denver was No. 1 in both scoring offense and offensive rating this year. The team also ranked first in 3-point percentage and second in overall shooting. Jokić led the NBA in rebounds and assists per game, the first player ever to do so simultaneously. He tallied 34 triple-doubles throughout the season; no one else had more than 13.The three-time MVP benefited from a focused supporting cast. Murray averaged more than 25 points per game, became an All-Star for the first time and finished with career-best efficiency. Murray, Cameron Johnson and Tim Hardaway Jr. all averaged multiple made treys on better than 40 percent shooting.Christian Braun is a nasty in-game jammer, as Minnesota’s Rudy Gobert knows oh so well. And Gordon is icy in the clutch — he had a walk-off dunk and a game-winning 3 during last year’s playoffs.Denver ended the regular season with 12 straight Ws. Its momentum is palpable. The biggest questions surround its defense, which was 21st in rating and last in turnovers forced. If they can hang on to get stops and clean the glass, these Nuggets become an incredibly tough out.What to know about the ...
Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 2: Wolves claw back on the road - NBA.com
Anthony Edwards posts 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Timberwolves win a thriller over the Nuggets to even up the series. • Download the NBA App A reality for the Denver Nuggets for most of Nikola Jokić’s tenure has been the challenging underbelly of the three-time Most Valuable Player’s magnificence. Namely, the stretches of games when he sits down, a.k.a., “non-Jokić” minutes. The Minnesota Timberwolves have their own on/off issues at times with their center, Rudy Gobert. Their “non-Gobert” minutes can mean one thing to the Wolves’ offense but something altogether different to their defense. For the two teams’ fans and lovers of intense, entertaining NBA playoff basketball, though, a more pressing concern now is the “non-Wolves and Nuggets minutes” they’ll have to endure between the final horn of Game 2 and tipoff of Game 3. This crazy-close first-round series shifts to Target Center in Minneapolis on Thursday (9:30 p.m.ET, Prime Video). That means approximately 4,110 minutes to fill, some of which can be covered by finding a replay to watch of Minnesota’s 119-114 Monday at Ball Arena. Oh, and burning a few more here by reading about four takeaways from the Wolves’ recovery Monday to even the series at 1-1: 1. Your quarter, our quarter Things looked bleak for the Wolves when Denver scored 17 unanswered points early, stacked no fewer than three 3-pointer-plus-the-foul plays to bump its lead to 14, then used assorted saves, charges and hustle plays to lead at the end of the first quarter, 39-25. Things looked bleak for the Nuggets, though, when Minnesota finally stopped settling for perimeter shots, put stress on defense by attacking the paint, unveiled a little “small ball” when foul trouble sent Gobert to the bench, and outscored the home team in the second quarter, 39-25. Mirror image scores across two action-packed periods, dialed to full chaos when Denver’s Jamal Murray beat the halftime buzzer with a heave from the far side of the logo – 51 feet – to tie it, 64-64. The Wolves’ initial doldrums got buoyed in those second 12 minutes, Denver let go of the proverbial rope a bit, and then Murray’s circus shot hit the reset button for the subsequent 24 minutes. Jokić focused on finding teammates early, scoring just six of his eventual 24 points in the half. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards went the other way, amassing 20 of his 30 before halftime once he felt secure that his achy right knee wouldn’t betray him. And teammate Julius Randle, eager to do better t...
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