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Denver hosts Minnesota to begin second round

Denver hosts Minnesota to begin second round

Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Nuggets -4.5; over/under is 207.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Nuggets host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets host the Minnesota Timberwolves to start the Western Conference second round. Denver and Minnesota tied the regular season series 2-2. The Nuggets won the last regular season meeting 116-107 on April 11. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 41 points, and Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 25 points. The Nuggets are 10-6 against division opponents. Denver ranks seventh in the Western