Minnesota Timberwolves

As impressive as they were offensively in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, defense played a bigger role for the San Antonio Spurs. With that in mind, De’Aaron Fox laid out what his team will emphasize vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves. “We have those goals. We have a number that we want to keep them […] The post Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox sets bold defensive goal for Timberwolves series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Minnesota is going into the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs down some key players, but the results of this postseason should shape the franchise ahead of a pivotal offseason and era

The Denver Nuggets attempted to spark their roster by trading Michael Porter Jr. for Cam Johnson and depth pieces last summer. Fast forward 10 months, and they suffered one of the most shocking first-round losses in recent memory. Nikola Jokic and co. were sent home by a Minnesota Timberwolves squad missing Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo […] The post Michael Porter Jr. calls out Nuggets for trade mistake after shocking first-round loss appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are currently gearing up for the second round of the NBA playoffs, which are slated to start on Monday night on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The Timberwolves’ roster depth was on full display in the first round, as the team was able to dispatch the Denver Nuggets in six […] The post Timberwolves rumors: Alex Rodriguez sick of hearing about Mavericks’ Tim Connelly interest appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Wolves have the size to bother Wemby, but the Spurs have more offensive creativity and need to use it.

The Timberwolves got good news when Anthony Edwards was upgraded to questionable for Game 1 against San Antonio. That changes the mood around the series,...

PHOENIX — With the 2026 WNBA season just days away, Phoenix Mercury guard Kiana Williams looks to be a potential X-factor for the club based on her early preseason production and comfort level. Jul 16, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Phoenix Mercury guard Kiana Williams (23) drives around Minnesota Lynx guard Natisha Hiedeman (2) in the fourth quarter at Target Center.

It’s not often that a star-studded team like the Minnesota Lynx’s performance is transcended by a celebration that goes far beyond basketball. After all, it’s quite certain that a team featuring Courtney Williams, Natasha Howard, and Kayla McBride should get prominence for their skill set on the court.

The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets with a 110-98 win in Game 6 on Thursday night, closing the first-round series 4-2 and advancing to the Western Conference semifinals for the third straight season. Minnesota’s defense found its center of gravity in Rudy Gobert, who helped put out fires against Nikola Jokic when the game […] The post Timberwolves’ Rudy Gobert relishes challenge of tough Nuggets series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

After entering the 2025-26 season as one of the favorites to win it all, the Denver Nuggets’ journey in the 2026 NBA playoffs has already come to an end — and in the first round, disappointingly so. The Nuggets could not overcome a Minnesota Timberwolves team that was playing as if it was a shark […] The post 1 Nuggets player most to blame for season-ending Game 6 loss to Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Nikola Jokic addresses the Nuggets' first-round exit, his future with the team and more, during his postgame press conference after the Game 6 loss to the Timberwolves.

Jaden McDaniels talked and backed it up all series. Tonight, he put the nail in the coffin.

As Stephon Castle and the San Antonio Spurs move on in the NBA playoffs, now knowing that they’ll next face the Minnesota Timberwolves, they do so after having delivered a message to not only the Portland Trail Blazers, whom they just beat, but perhaps for the rest of the NBA playoffs as well. ClutchPoints asked the […] The post Stephon Castle reveals why Spurs wanted to ‘send a message’ early in Game 5 vs. Blazers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

On the heels of a dispiriting first-round exit, Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic didn’t express any reservations about continuing his career in Denver, writes Anthony Slater of ESPN. “I still want to be a Nugget forever,” Jokic said during his post-game media session following Thursday’s Game 6 loss to Minnesota. When asked if that means […]

The Dallas Mavericks had reportedly targeted Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly to fill their open lead front office role. However, in light of the team's success under Connelly, the Timberwolves are unlikely to grant the Mavericks permission to interview Connelly. Because he is under contract with the Wolves, they would need to allow the Mavs to interview Connelly for the position. In Connelly's four seasons running Minnesota's front office, the Wolves hav...

Timberwolves are the 1st Minnesota men‘s team in 41 years to advance past the 1st round in 3 consecutive seasons (1983-85 North Stars). The only other men’s team that’s ever done it: 1949-55 Minneapolis Lakers (7 seasons). The 2011-17 Lynx are the recent champs, also 7 seasons in a row. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Even before the Timberwolves pulled off an unlikely Game 6 win over Denver on Thursday with Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu available, the Mavericks had grown pessimistic about the likelihood that they’ll be granted permission to speak to Tim Connelly, reports Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link). Connelly, the Timberwolves‘ president […]

Despite starting slow versus the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night, Nikola Jokic scored a team-high 28 points on 57.9 percent shooting and was one rebound shy of a triple-double. He performed like a superstar in this one, but the Denver Nuggets are still heading for a painfully long offseason following a 110-98 loss in Game […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic hints at what really decided Timberwolves series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Depleted by injuries to three starting guards, the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 110-98 in Game 6 on Thursday, advancing to the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs behind 32 points and 10 rebounds from Jaden McDaniels. With Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, and Ayo Dosunmu all sidelined, Minnesota adopted a frontcourt-heavy lineup. Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, and Naz Reid powered a dominant 64-40 edge in points in the paint and a 50-33 rebounding advantage over Denver....