Minnesota Timberwolves

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....

The Timberwolves closed out Denver 110-98 on April 30, and they did it while missing Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo and Ayo Dosunmu. That should have...

Nikola Jokic said he wants to be "a Nugget forever" following the team's first-round exit from the playoffs, but acknowledged the team is "far away" from title contention.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves shocked the Denver Nuggets in a 110-98 victory in Game 6 to win the series despite not having Anthony Edwards, Ayo Dosunmu, and Donte DiVincenzo.

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The shorthanded Wolves defeated the Nuggets and will be San Antonio’s opponents in the second round of the playoffs.

The Denver Nuggets are out. Nikola Jokic is not going anywhere. At least, that is how he sees it. “I still want to be a Nugget forever,” Jokic said after Denver’s 110-98 Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a defeat that ended the Nuggets’ season. Jokic did what he could. He finished with 28 […] The post Nikola Jokic: ‘I still want to be a Nugget forever’ after Denver eliminated appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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The Nuggets were upset by a banged-up Timberwolves team in the first round, so can Denver still build a contender around Jokić?

The Nuggets couldn't extend the series to have a chance to host the Timberwolves for Game 7, as they were thoroughly outplayed on both ends in a 110-98 loss in Game 6.

Jaden McDaniels became public enemy number one for the Denver Nuggets after he put the entire team on blast in the aftermath of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 2 win. McDaniels has certainly backed up his trash talk, as he emerged as the Timberwolves’ best player on the floor in their 110-98 win over the Nuggets […] The post Nikola Jokic, Jaden McDaniels bury hatchet after Nuggets-Timberwolves series appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Injuries are mounting for the Minnesota Timberwolves amid competitive first-round series vs. Nuggets.

Nikola Jokic got into another altercation with the Timberwolves, this time against Jaylen Clark and Naz Reid, during Game 6 of their first-round series.

Six NBA first-round series will feature Game 6s on Thursday and Friday, with the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and Orlando Magic holding strong positions to advance even though their 3-1 leads have dwindled to 3-2. The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost its series edge to the Denver Nuggets after their own 3-1 lead with the loss in Game 5 on top of playing the remainder of the series without Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo. The Eastern Conference features four teams in commanding pos...