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Game 2 between the Timberwolves and Nuggets in Denver on Tuesday night delivered about as much as a first-round NBA playoff series possibly can. In the latest clash in what has become one of the league’s signature rivalries, Anthony Edwards played through visible knee pain to outclass Nikola Jokic and Co. once again. Perhaps the…
NBA champion Kendrick Perkins slammed Nikola Jokić’s defensive effort in Game 2 against the Timberwolves, calling for accountability.
Nick Young didn’t hesitate when the conversation turned to Anthony Edwards, even as the Minnesota Timberwolves star picked apart his own performance. Edwards finished Game 2 against the Denver Nuggets with 30 points and 10 rebounds, helping fuel a comeback win, per BleacherReport. Still, he showed little satisfaction afterward, calling his stat line “sh-t’s a-s” […] The post Nick Young reveals why Anthony Edwards is the best all-around player appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Minnesota Timberwolves got even in their series against the Denver Nuggets on Monday evening with a narrow road win in comeback fashion. This game was a back and forth contest throughout, but ultimately, the Timberwolves’ defense ended up taking things over down the stretch and tying up the series at 1-1. Rudy Gobert has […] The post Epic stat highlights Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert’s DPOY snub appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Jaden McDaniels’ girlfriend Allison Audrey posted a cryptic tweet on Tuesday, just hours after the Minnesota Timberwolves forward took a shot at Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, calling them “bad defenders.”
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch calls Rudy Gobert's exclusion from the Defensive Player of the Year finalists 'disrespectful' after Victor Wembanyama wins unanimously.
Anthony Edwards downplayed momentum after the Timberwolves’ Game 2 win, stressing the series is still open as Minnesota heads home.
Jaden McDaniels called out Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and entire Nuggets roster a bunch of bad defenders after Wolves' Game 2 win.
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert had some words for the media after what he felt was his snub in Defensive Player of the Year consideration. Gobert was not named one of the top three finalists for the award this season, which he has won four times in his career. He responded with a statement defensive … The post Rudy Gobert called out awards voters after shutting down Nikola Jokic appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Once thought impossible by leading experts, Rudy Gobert clamped Nikola Jokić in Game 2 to steal Denver's home court advantage in the first round.
Jaden McDaniels sparked reactions after calling the Nuggets “bad defenders,” as the Timberwolves exposed weaknesses in a Game 2 comeback win over Denver.
Both blunders involved non-existent timeouts.
"Their whole team. They’re all bad defenders" - Jaden McDaniels calls out the Nuggets after the Timberwolves' Game 2 victory Basketball Network
Jaden McDaniels did not mince words about how the Minnesota Timberwolves turned things around and overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their playoff series on Monday. Facing the possibility of falling into a 2-0 series hole, the Timberwolves got it together just in time and defeated the Nuggets … The post Jaden McDaniels had a ruthless quote on Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray after Game 2 win appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Jamal Murray appeared to have a mental lapse in the dying seconds of Monday’s postseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Murray’s Denver Nuggets trailed 117-114 with under 20 seconds remaining in Game 2 of the first-round series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo. Murray had a ton of time to get a good look at … The post Jamal Murray made bizarre decision to end Game 2 vs. Timberwolves appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves gutted out a hard-earned victory against the Denver Nuggets, 119-114, in Game 2 on Monday to tie their first-round series in the playoffs at 1-1. The crowd at Ball Arena was left stunned as the Timberwolves completed a come-from-behind win. They trailed by as much as 19 points. Edwards […] The post Fans react to Timberwolves’ Game 2 stunner vs. Nuggets appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Denver Nuggets, of all teams, would know just how difficult of a gauntlet the playoffs can be in the Western Conference. This year, they drew the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round, setting themselves up for one of the most difficult matchups imaginable to start the 2026 NBA playoffs. And on Monday, the Nuggets […] The post Fans roast Nuggets after brutal choke job in Game 1 vs. Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may have wrestled back momentum. However, Anthony Edwards isn’t buying into the narrative that the series has tilted in their favor. Following a gritty 119-114 comeback win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2, Edwards quickly dismissed talk of Minnesota being in the driver’s seat after reclaiming home-court advantage. “It’s 1-1, it’s […] The post Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards is not buying 1 narrative after Game 2 win appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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.
Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets looked to take a 2-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs as they hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena in Game 2 on Monday. Murray was sensational in Game 1. So far, he has been even more fantastic in Game 2, dropping 23 points, including five […] The post Nuggets’ Jamal Murray dazzles with halftime buzzer-beater vs. Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said after the team’s Game 1 loss in the 2026 NBA Playoffs to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night that Denver star Jamal Murray getting 16 free throw attempts was a “head-scratcher.” “Yeah, I thought we played really good defense,” Finch told the media in his postgame press conference…
Anthony Edwards played through a knee injury in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 116-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Even before the tip-off of Game 2 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Monday, coaches Chris Finch and David Adelman were already having a psychological war in the media room. The Nuggets took Game 1, 116-105, to draw first blood in their first-round series in the playoffs. A few […] The post Timberwolves’ Chris Finch adds spice to series vs. Nuggets with ‘flopping’ quip appeared first on ClutchPoints.
David Adelman fired back at Chris Finch’s comments about Jamal Murray’s free throw activity ahead of the Denver Nuggets’ Game 2 clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Murray was active in his 39 minutes of action against Minnesota’s defense in Game 1. He finished with a stat line of 30 points, seven assists and […] The post Nuggets HC David Adelman bluntly addresses Chris Finch’s claim on Jamal Murray’s FTs appeared first on ClutchPoints.
