It took them 20 years, but the Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference Finals. Their path wasn’t easy as they had to endure an entire marathon against the Denver Nuggets after sweeping the floor with the Phoenix Suns with Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in it.
The Minnesota Timberwolves’ superstar duo of Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns showed the entire basketball world what they’re made of on Sunday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves made history with a 15-point halftime comeback against the defending champions, the Denver Nuggets, in Game 7 of the second round of the 2024 playoffs.
After the Minnesota Timberwolves completed their historic 20-point comeback to defeat the reigning NBA Champions, the Denver Nuggets, they advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they will face the Dallas Mavericks.
The Minnesota Timberwolves franchise has been through the ringer. While having never won it all, they have also consistently been a punch line when it comes to professional sports in the state.
The Minnesota Timberwolves walked into a Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night and dug themselves a 20-point hole. They then battled all the way back out of it and emerged victorious.
Edwards has worn his emotion on his sleeve and been outspoken at every turn during the team’s impressive run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs and after eliminating the Nuggets he was directing praise at a teammate.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds
The Minnesota Timberwolves took the court on Sunday, Kevin Garnett’s 48th birthday, and played one of the biggest games in franchise history, a game 7 vs the defending NBA champions, with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line.
The Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves came away with Game 7 wins, advancing to the conference finals. Here are three stars from Sunday's NBA playoff games.
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.
At 8:00 PM ET on Sunday, in Game 7 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, it’ll be the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets, with Karl-Anthony Towns needing two trifectas to beat his 3-pointer prop.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets will face off in a do-or-die Game 7 on Sunday and Anthony Edwards believes it will be the best ever. "It's going to be the greatest Game 7 of all time," Edwards said.
Even though Minnesota’s victory margin was huge, KAT’s box score wasn’t impressive on the surface. But with a closer look, he was the Wolves’ MVP of Game 6 on both ends of the court.
At 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, it’ll be the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets, with Karl-Anthony Towns needing three trifectas to beat his 3-pointer over/under.
As Minnesota Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns limped back to the locker room following their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, it was a bleak reminder that while he’s played quite well this postseason, he tore his meniscus just two months ago.
Draymond Green made an appearance on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” and said he believes that the Denver Nuggets have won the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves after they took a 3-2 lead last night.
Anthony Edwards emerged as a beacon of hope and leadership after the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the defending NBA champions.
Things didn’t go the way Karl-Anthony Towns would have wanted them to. In addition to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss on Sunday, the big man had a relatively quiet outing, finishing with 13 points while shooting 27.8% (5-of-18) from the floor.
Rudy Gobert missed Game 2 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, due to the birth of his first child. Despite his absence, the Timberwolves blew out the Nuggets 106-80 and Gobert hilariously revealed he texted head coach Chris Finch that he might sit out for Game 3 too as they don't need him.
The Minnesota Timberwolves took a commanding 2-0 lead over the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Winning both games on the road to start
Nikola Jokic would like to clone himself to battle the Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns has been known to disappear in playoff games. He was very visible in the third quarter of Game 1.
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