Minnesota Timberwolves Dominate Denver Nuggets to Take 2-0 Series Lead

In the second game of the day, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards once again beat Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets at the Ball Arena in Denver, this time by 106 to 80 and made this Western semifinal series 2-0.

In this way, the Timberwolves were two games away from qualifying for the conference finals, which they can achieve at home this weekend if they win the third and fourth games on Friday and Sunday.

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Towns and Edwards carried the load on offense

Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards combined for 54 points, 27 each, to lead Minnesota, which had 14 points from Nickeil Alexander-Walker and another 14 from Naz Reid, both coming off the bench.

Towns also had twelve rebounds and one assist in 36 minutes, while Kyle Anderson added nine rebounds and eight assists in 26 minutes for Minnesota, which went into halftime with a 26-point lead (61-35).

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Serbian Nikola Jokic scored 16 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and distributed 8 assists for the Nuggets, who with this new defeat were left with the noose around their necks and two games away from elimination.

In the other semifinal of the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks will face each other, two franchises that have young talents such as MVP candidates, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic.

From AFP

2024-05-07 05:55:00
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