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Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: April 18th, 2026Time: 2:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime Video Every great rivalry needs its trilogy. Not the kind where two teams randomly bump into each other once every few years and call it history, but the kind where the games start to blur together, where every possession feels […]
Anthony Edwards has bene listed as questionable by the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 of their first round playoff series agains the Denver Nuggets due to "right knee injury maintenance." Edwards is expected to play in Saturday's game and was a "full go" when the Wolves scrimmaged this week. Edwards missed 11 of the final 14 games of the regular season due to the knee condition. Edwards fell short of the NBA's 65-game minimum for regular season awards. Edwards most recently played last Fri...
The 2026 NBA Playoffs officially tip off this Saturday, April 18, with a massive Western Conference first-round clash as the Denver Nuggets host the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena. Denver (54-28) enters the postseason as the #3 seed, riding the momentum of a 12-game winning streak. The Timberwolves (49-33) secured the #6 seed and are looking to avenge their regular-season series loss against the reigning powerhouse from the Mile High City. The health of both rotations is the primary hea...
Boston is the clear favorite in the East, but will it be Oklahoma City, Denver or San Antonio out of the West?
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Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is officially listed as questionable for Saturday’s Game 1 at Denver, the team announced (via Twitter). The former No. 1 overall pick’s injury designation is right knee injury maintenance. While Edwards’ status suggests he may or may not play tomorrow, he was doing on-court work after Friday’s practice, per Chris Hine […]
Tiago Splitter has emulated Gregg Popovich as interim head coach of the Trail Blazers, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Splitter, 41, spent five of his seven NBA seasons playing in San Antonio under Popovich, including winning a title in 2014. “The way he treats people makes you feel like you are part […]
The series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets, featuring Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, becomes the third installment over the last four postseasons. “I don’t think there’s anything else to call it but a rivalry,” Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards said of a first-round matchup that kicks off Saturday.
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are upset that Edwards isn’t eligible for any individual honors under the 65-game award rule, even though Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham are eligible despite playing 64 games each. An “Extraordinary Circumstances” appeal filed by Edwards and head coach Chris Finch was denied. Nevertheless, Edwards received an encouraging message […] The post Anthony Edwards gets message from Kevin Garnett after award challenge denied appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Denver Nuggets will hope a healthy roster can translate into a championship-winning Playoff run after winning 54 games in the regular season.
After an 82-game grind that at various points felt like a thriller, a slog, a dark comedy, and a group therapy exercise for everyone invested in Minnesota basketball, the Timberwolves have arrived exactly where they finished a year ago: the Western Conference’s sixth seed. On paper, that sounds almost boring. Same slot, same franchise trying […]
The NBA is sending Denver and Indiana to Mexico City for a regular-season game on November 7, the league said Thursday. The game will be the 35th in Mexico, all since 1992, and the 16th regular-season contest there. Other than the U.S. and Canada, no nation has played host to more NBA games than Mexico.
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As the NBA play-in tournament heads into the second night of action, the top six teams of each conference are gearing up for their opening playoff game this weekend. For Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, he faces a familiar opponent in the first round: the Denver Nuggets. Despite beating them in the Western Conference Semifinals last […]
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Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the spectacular Hornets-Heat and Blazers-Suns Play-In games, run through the rest of their end-of-season awards picks, and talk about the major questions that will define each playoff series. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:15) Hornets-Heat (14:54) Blazers-Suns (22:25) End-of-season awards (41:03) Knicks-Hawks (47:37) Cavaliers-Raptors (52:59) Spurs-Blazers (58:59) Nuggets-Timberwolves (1:03:42) Lakers-Rockets Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...
Deni Avdija scored 41 points to go with 12 assists and seven rebounds in the Portland Trail Blazers' 114-110 win at the Phoenix Suns to clinch the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Blazers hadn't reached the playoffs since 2021 when they were eliminated in the first round by the Denver Nuggets in six games. Avdija struggled in the second half of the regular season, but he showcased why he was an All-Star for the first time in his career with a playoff spot on the line. "It's ...
The Denver Nuggets delivered the goods on offense all season, but injuries to Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun and Peyton Watson combined with some slippage from an overburdened Nikola Jokić to produce the team's worst defensive work in almost a decade.
