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. And the Nuggets were limited to 80 points, their season low and the Wolves defense's season low. Wolves stars Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each scored 27 points before being ...
The Timberwolves' rising superstar led Minnesota to a Game 1 victory over Denver, then reminded the world that he's 22, not 23 ... yet.
The Denver Nuggets are defending NBA champions — and the favorites to come out of the Western Conference again — for multiple reasons. Jamal Murray is an all-star caliber guard. One brief lapse of play by the opponent at any point in the contest, and the Nuggets will likely emerge victorious. Just ask the Lakers, who led for much of their first-round series against Denver, yet were ousted in five games.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
9 | SG | |
1 | SF | |
0 | SG | |
10 | PG | |
5 | SG | |
55 | PF | |
27 | C | |
3 | PF | |
6 | PG | |
33 | SF | |
8 | SF | |
7 | SG | |
23 | PG | |
12 | PG | |
11 | C | |
32 | C | |
24 | SF |