In the Timberwolves' 106-80 win at Denver on Monday night, their stifling defense limited two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic to 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting and Jamal Murray to eight points on 3-for-18 shooting. Wolves stars Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each scored 27 points before being taken out late in the game.
The Timberwolves, after falling down 0-3 in the series, have forced a Game 5 in the Western Conference finals.
The Mavericks are now just one win away from their first NBA Finals trip since 2011.
The All-NBA selection was the sixth for Jokić, who was awarded his third MVP trophy in four seasons on May 8.
For the first time in two decades, the Minnesota Timberwolves are headed to the Western Conference finals.
Do the Nuggets or Timberwolves have what it takes to survive Game 7?
The champs are back.
Vincent Goodwill checks in from Denver after watching the Nuggets take game 5 from the Timberwolves to break down the NBA Playoffs and the Lakers coaching search.
Murray made a bad night on the court worse during a moment of frustration on the bench.
Nikola Jokic scored 40 and the Nuggets have a 3-2 lead.
Edwards' coming-out party continued in emphatic fashion in a Game 1 win over the reigning champs.
Jamal Murray was fined $100,000 by the league this week for throwing things onto the court in his team's loss to the Timberwolves on Monday.
Minnesota has made Denver look powerless in taking a dominant 2-0 lead as the series now shifts to the Target Center.
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Minnesota keeps climbing up the NBA Finals odds.
Finch suffered the injury during Game 4 of the T'Wolves' first-round series.
The Nuggets will now take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals after beating the Lakers 4-1.
Chris Finch underwent surgery to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee on Wednesday.
For the first installment of the 'Data and trends that will define 2024 season' series, Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath joins the show to discuss why '1st downs per route run' should be one of the biggest guides to determine the success and efficiency of wide receivers in the NFL.
Turnovers plagued Clark and the Fever again while the Sparks put on a clinic from beyond the 3-point arc.
“I think defenses can find a way to get around that.”
