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Rudy Gobert delivered a defensive masterclass against three-time MVP Nikola Jokic on Monday, limiting him to 1-of-8 shooting in direct matchups as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-114 to level their first-round series at 1-1. The performance marked the worst shooting game of Jokic's playoff career against a single defender, with a minimum of six shot attempts. Minnesota generated 1.157 points per possession compared to Denver's 1.109. The result carried added signifi...

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The Denver Nuggets collapsed against the Minnesota Timberwolves, potentially flipping the series. Wes Goldberg and J. Kyle Mann discuss their takeaways from how the Timberwolves are defending Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets and who has the edge going forward. Then they talk about the ways Victor Wembanyama continues to exceed expectations and why the other teams in the West should be worried, and why LeBron James and the Lakers may have the ultimate edge over the Rockets. Meanwhile, the New York...

Jaden McDaniels took perhaps his most notable shot after Minnesota's 119-114 playoff win at Denver in Game 2 on Monday night. The Timberwolves forward pretty much labeled all the Nuggets' players bad defenders. Thrown in there were All-Stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels also brazenly put Denver's defense on blast after his team's Game 2 comeback win: "They're all bad defenders."

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are locked in a heavyweight battle, and Game 2 just gave us the early frontrunner for the play of the postseason. Even in a 119-114 loss that tied the series at 1-1, Nikola Jokic reminded everyone why he’s a three-time MVP by putting Rudy Gobert on a massive poster […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic emphatically posterizes Rudy Gobert amid intense Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Denver Nuggets have no one else to blame but themselves after their loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of their first-round series in the playoffs at Ball Arena on Monday. The Nuggets allowed the Timberwolves to rally from a 19-point deficit to escape with the victory, 119-114, and tie their best-of-seven face-off at […] The post David Adelman points to glaring issue that sank Nuggets in Game 2 vs. Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Anthony Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gutsy Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets, but even he knows it would not have been possible without Donte DiVincenzo. The four-time All-Star was the first to give his veteran teammate all the praise for his late-game heroics to seal the come-from-behind victory. While Edwards led […] The post Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards says Donte DiVincenzo has ‘gorilla nuts’ after clutch Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Nuggets and Timberwolves are meeting in the playoffs for the third time in the past four years and the two Northwest clubs have developed one of the NBA’s best rivalries during that time. After Minnesota evened up their first-round series on Monday by stealing Game 2 in Denver, Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels added more […]

Anthony Edwards has never been shy about speaking his mind, and after the Timberwolves erased a 19-point deficit to steal Game 2 from the Denver Nuggets, Ant made it very clear who deserves the credit, and who he thinks has been getting away with a little too much acting. In a postgame exchange that is […] The post Timberwolves news: Anthony Edwards hits Nikola Jokic with ‘flop’ jab in message to Rudy Gobert appeared first on ClutchPoints.

If there is one thing that Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels is good at, it is playing on-ball defense. If there is a second thing he is good at, it is rage-baiting. The Timberwolves evened their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs at 1-1 after completing a come-from-behind win in Game 2 […] The post Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels ratchets trash talk up to 100 by calling out entire Nuggets team appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Denver Nuggets head to Minneapolis with a missed opportunity lingering. Superstar big man Nikola Jokic isn’t hiding from it. After Denver blew a 19-point lead in a 119-114 Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the three-time MVP pointed to a rare moment of hesitation that proved costly. “I definitely should’ve took that floater,” […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic admits fatal mistake that cost Denver Game 2 vs. Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was recently named among the finalists for this season’s Clutch Player of the Year, along with Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards. Murray, however, was not too clutch on Monday, as the Nuggets lost to the Timberwolves, 119-114, in Game 2 of their first-round […] The post What the heck was Nuggets’ Jamal Murray thinking during final Game 2 possession vs. Timberwolves? appeared first on ClutchPoi...

The Minnesota Timberwolves have made a habit of turning thin air into thick drama at Ball Arena. Their latest comeback is only the second-most shocking chapter, though. Minnesota’s 119-114 Game 2 victory over the Denver Nuggets saw them erase a 19-point deficit to even the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals. It instantly became one of the […] The post Game 2 wasn’t even Timberwolves’ biggest historic playoff comeback vs. Nuggets at Ball Arena appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Despite a huge start by the Nuggets, the Timberwolves are headed back to Minneapolis tied up 1-1.

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The Knicks blew a big lead on Monday night, the Cavs handled their business vs. the Raptors and the Timberwolves got a huge win in Denver

Denver and Minnesota have played some wild playoff games with meetings in three out of the last four postseasons. Monday’s first half lived up to the rivalry’s billing.