The Minnesota Timberwolves shockingly dumped the Denver Nuggets out of the playoffs with a 98-90 win in Game 7 on Sunday. In the aftermath, Nikola Jokic was asked if the Timberwolves are a team that could be a rival of the Nuggets in the future and he stated they are built to beat them as of now.
Denver Nuggets news: Not even a monster 34-point, 19-rebound double-double from the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player was enough to lift Denver on Sunday night.
Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards on Sunday sounded like he had all the confidence in the world after his team won Game 7 of their second-round series over the Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver.
It is Cancun time for the Denver Nuggets, as their run as NBA champions came to an abrupt end on Sunday following a crushing 98-90 home loss in Game 7 of their second-round series against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After suffering the worst playoff loss by a defending NBA champion in history, the Denver Nuggets responded by blowing the largest halftime lead ever in a Game 7 on Sunday.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 11 rebounds and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 20-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-90 in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night.
Two of the greatest words in sports: Game Seven. Action Network has an expert pick and prediction ahead of the Western semifinal showdown between the Timberwolves and Nuggets.
After two hard-fought weeks, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves will battle to see whose season will march on and who will pack up until next fall.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray injured his elbow in Thursday's Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and now has a short turnaround to get right before Game 7.