After the first postseason sweep in franchise history, the Minnesota Timberwolves now turn their eyes to the defending champs. Of course, the Denver Nuggets are not an easy task. At times, Nikola Jokic appears to be an unsolvable problem. In addition to Denver's MVP, Jamal Murray is no slouch come playoff time.
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.
Nikola Jokic scored 40 and the Nuggets have a 3-2 lead.
The champs are back.
Murray tossed a heat pad onto the court during gameplay vs. the Timberwolves.
Murray made a bad night on the court worse during a moment of frustration on the bench.
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 keeps climbing up the NBA Finals odds.
Minnesota has made Denver look powerless in taking a dominant 2-0 lead as the series now shifts to the Target Center.
Edwards' coming-out party continued in emphatic fashion in a Game 1 win over the reigning champs.
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The pair has been a perfect fit on the court, but it’s away from the game where the dynamic duo’s friendship was really forged.
Finch suffered the injury during Game 4 of the T'Wolves' first-round series.
Murray appeared to sustain the injury in Saturday's Game 4 loss to the Lakers.
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.
We break down the first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers and make our series prediction.
The Nuggets now hold a 2-0 series lead over the Lakers.
Strahinja Jokić appeared to punch a fan shortly after the Nuggets' wild win over the Lakers on Monday night in Denver.
The Lakers have now lost nine straight games to the Nuggets.
The Celtics are optimistic the big man will return at some point in the series.
