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The Minnesota Timberwolves had a historic 20-point comeback over the Denver Nuggets in Sunday’s Game 7 to earn a trip to the Western Conference finals after their 98-90 win on Sunday. Minnesota star Anthony Edwards had a statistically subdued game by his standards – 16 points on 6-24 shooting – but, as Bill Simmons points […]

No player in the league has been better during the NBA Playoffs than Anthony Edwards. At 22 years old, Edwards has led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals for just the second time in franchise history after taking down the Denver Nuggets, a series the Wolves won in seven games by taking three […]

The NBA Playoffs are coming down to the wire, with the conference finals set to begin. Four teams remain and it hasn’t exactly shaped up how many people thought. The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets in the west to advance to face the Dallas Mavericks, while the Indiana Pacers got past the New York […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves became just the first team in the illustrious history of the NBA playoffs to come back from a 15-point deficit or greater at halftime of Game 7; they dug deep and came roaring back from a lead that grew to as much as 20 as they dethroned the Denver Nuggets with a […]

Winning back-to-back championships in the NBA is an extremely difficult challenge. The Denver Nuggets were hoping to accomplish the feat in 2024, but fell short in the Western Conference Semifinals after losing Game 7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-90 on Sunday. Nikola Jokic won the third MVP of his career in 2023-24. He performed at […]

The second-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs had everything. It featured a three-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year winner, the defending champions, a player the internet likes to think is the second coming of His Airness, and two unicorns. Even off […]

It was a Game-7-filled Sunday, and one of the matchups saw the Minnesota Timberwolves emerge victorious over the Denver Nuggets. Down by 20 at one point, the Timberwolves used a huge third-quarter rally to catch up and eventually overcome their foes. Following the game, Anthony Edwards gave praise to one of the team’s unsung heroes […]

The 2003-04 season was the last time the Minnesota Timberwolves saw the Western Conference Finals. Two decades later and the young and hungry Wolves were looking to knock off the reigning champs on the road. In a playoff-defining Game 7, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets in […]

Finally, the Conference Finals matchups are set! Out in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics will have to deal with the Indiana Pacers in their search for an 18th banner. In the wild Western Conference, it will be the Dallas Mavericks on the hunt against the Minnesota Timberwolves. There aren’t too many predictions yet, but […]

Anthony Edward and the Minnesota Timberwolves have done it. Somehow, Minnesota had enough energy to use for a successful comeback against the Denver Nuggets, who took a 3-2 series lead after five games in the matchup. On Sunday, Minnesota ended the Nuggets’ reign as NBA champs with a wild 98-90 victory in the series finale […]

The two best words in sports might no longer be Game 7. It was the New York Knicks getting blown out by the Indiana Pacers earlier and now it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Mike Malone’s championship acumen started kicking as soon as the ball tipped off. Now, it looks like the […]

Sunday night will no doubt be a stressful time for Minnesota Timberwolves fans as they prepare for a crucial Game 7 Western Conference semifinals matchup against the defending champions in the Denver Nuggets. However, there is one player who is fully confident in not just themselves, but in their team as well in Minnesota superstar […]

On Sunday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will play host to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Timberwolves are coming off of a Game 6 home win in which they led by 50 (!) at one point in the game, but the Nuggets […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are not the most accomplished franchise in the world, but they’ve taken small steps in the right direction recently. The club could reach its first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2004 if it beats the Denver Nuggets in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7 matchup. Wolves guard Mike Conley doesn’t have the best Game […]

In a recent press conference, Denver Nuggets’ head coach Michael Malone made a candid admission regarding the challenge of defending Minnesota Timberwolves’ star guard Anthony Edwards. “He’s proven to be unguardable,” Malone said, summarizing the difficulties his team has faced in trying to contain Edwards throughout their playoff series. The Nuggets, the defending champs known […]

Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves got some newfound confidence after winning Game 6 of their series against the Denver Nuggets. Now, by the looks of it, fans are up for a massive treat in Game 7. The Timberwolves superstar promised as much right after leading his team to a dominant 115-70 victory on Thursday […]

The Denver Nuggets will face off with the high flying Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, May 19 with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line. For the defending champion Nuggets, the game is a chance to reclaim the spotlight as the best team in the NBA for the time being. For the Timberwolves, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves bounced back Thursday night in a huge way, 115-70, after losing three straight contests and force a Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals. However, sports analyst Bill Simmons is not buying the Timberwolves to ultimately win the series as he spoke about it on his self-titled podcast. […]

Circumstances looked pretty dire for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the aftermath of their Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. It looked like the Nuggets had figured them out, and it’s not like playing in front of Target Center, like the Timberwolves and Nuggets would do […]

We’re going all the way, ladies and gentlemen! After dropping three straight games and going on the brink of elimination, the Minnesota Timberwolves forced Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets. They did so in style: a 45-point thrashing of the defending champions to force a rubber match for a Western Conference Finals slot. One might […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were in grave danger of seeing what has been a 2023-24 season full of promise come to an early end after the Denver Nuggets gained control of the series by rattling off three straight wins, including two at Target Center, to take a 3-2 lead. But Anthony Edwards and company put their […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves were on the ropes heading into Game 6 of their second-round matchup against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have seemingly taken control of the series after rattling off three straight victories to come to within one win away from returning to the Western Conference Finals, but the Timberwolves wasted no […]

Game 6 was not even close. It was the momentum shifter that the Minnesota Timberwolves needed to win over Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets. Everyone on Chirs Finch’s squad was executing flawlessly on offense. Their defensive coverages were also extremely tight by the end of this NBA Playoffs clash. While Anthony Edwards got a lot of […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The second-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets has been truly mesmerizing. The Wolves trounced the Nuggets in the first two games proving home-court advantage meant nothing. Denver then came to Minnesota and stole the two games back. After a dominant Game 5 from Nikola Jokic, the Timberwolves’ backs were up […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves seemed to be on the verge of upsetting the defending champions after taking a 2-0 series lead over the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals. Denver bounced back, however, and the Nuggets now hold a 3-2 lead heading into Game 6. With the Timberwolves’ season on the line, guard Mike Conley […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves started Round 2 off with a bang. Minnesota quickly took a stronghold over the Denver Nuggets by winning Games 1 and 2 on the road. However, the Nuggets’ championship experience has shown up since. With a few adjustments, Denver has roared back and now holds a 3-2 series lead heading into Game […]

The NBA’s three-time Most Valuable Player went unconscious in Game 5. With the Minnesota Timberwolves-Denver Nuggets series lead on the line, the Nuggets and their top player would not be denied. In the third quarter, Jokic pushed the Denver lead to double digits behind a stellar 16-point quarter individually. Nuggets’ coach Michael Malone was thoroughly […]

Things can change quickly in the NBA, and Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are currently finding that out the hard way. After losing Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets by a score of 112-97, the Timberwolves have quickly gone from holding a commanding 2-0 lead over the Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets have changed the entire narrative of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and it is mainly because of the efforts of stars Nikola Jokic and especially Jamal Murray. When it comes to the latter, his status for Tuesday’s Game 5 is up in the air due to his listing on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are engaged in a heated and entertaining battle in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, led by two of the biggest names in the league Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic. San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has become part of those intrigued by the matchup pitting an upstart […]

After going on the road and defeating the defending NBA Champions in Game’s 1 and 2 of their 2nd Round series, the Minnesota Timberwolves went back home with an opportunity to potentially sweep the Denver Nuggets out of the NBA Playoffs. However, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and the Nuggets had other plans. Facing […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a golden opportunity in front of them when they returned home from their dominant Game 2 win over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. A 2-0 series lead with back-to-back home games to potentially close out the series. However, Denver flexed their championship might in both Games 3 and 4. The Target […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped back-to-back games in their NBA Playoffs Western Conference second round series against the Denver Nuggets at home. But Anthony Edwards made things interesting through a spicy exchange with Nuggets guard Jamal Murray. In Game 4 on Sunday, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 115-107, which tied the series at 2-2 before heading back […]

Anthony Edwards’ mother was Yvette Edwards. She died tragically from cancer when Anthony was in the eighth grade. We are certain that Yvette would be proud of the man Anthony has become, as he has risen to one of the top up-and-coming superstars in the NBA and a role model off the court for the […]

This was bound to happen. After winning the first two games, the Minnesota Timberwolves had dreams of sweeping the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. It was a crazy thought, but it certainly seemed possible with the way they’ve playing. Upon returning to their home floor, though, Minnesota quickly realized that this series isn’t going to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been the talk of the association this postseason. The Wolves accomplished their first ever series sweep in the first round by dismantling Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. The Timberwolves continued their winning ways in the altitude. Minnesota snuck by the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 and then completely […]

Anthony Edwards is currently one of the fastest rising stars in the NBA. Despite being only 22 years of age, the two-time All-Star is the face of the Timberwolves franchise. Moreover, he recently led the Timberwolves past Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Currently, the Timberwolves are […]

Ever since Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones offered LeBron James a contract in 2011, fans and pundits alike have wondered which NBA players could make the jump to the gridiron. Recently, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has come up in that conversation, due to his freakish athleticism. Former NFL defensive end Chris Long championed Edwards’ […]

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has received no shortage of Michael Jordan comparisons over the past couple of years. The comparisons have become increasingly common this season amid Minnesota’s success. Edwards has heard the comparisons. He shared his honest thoughts during a recent interview with Malika Andrews on Good Morning America. “Yeah, for sure,” Edwards […]