Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	22	24	38	113
Denver Nuggets	34	26	37	28	125

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Minnesota Timberwolves	113	41-81	50.6%	12-28	42.9%	19-23	82.6%	9	48	26	27	6	25	2
Denver Nuggets	125	47-83	56.6%	11-29	37.9%	20-25	80.0%	5	38	35	29	16	16	6


Minnesota Timberwolves	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Jaden McDaniels^SF	27:14	13	5-11	0-3	3-5	1	2	3	1	0	1	4	5	-25
Julius Randle^PF	32:09	27	8-15	2-4	9-11	3	6	9	6	1	0	5	5	-16
Rudy Gobert^C	29:19	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	6	7	2	2	0	1	2	-25
Ayo Dosunmu^SG	38:08	18	7-14	3-5	1-1	1	2	3	4	1	0	2	3	-17
Mike Conley^PG	16:56	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	-7
Terrence Shannon Jr.	13:43	15	6-10	2-4	1-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	-4
Bones Hyland	23:13	15	5-9	3-7	2-2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	-3
Naz Reid	24:06	12	5-11	2-5	0-0	1	7	8	1	0	0	3	4	3
Kyle Anderson	14:53	4	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	6	0	0	4	1	3
Jaylen Clark	11:09	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	13
Julian Phillips	02:43	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Joe Ingles	02:43	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Joan Beringer	02:43	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	6
Zyon Pullin	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donte DiVincenzo	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Edwards	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Nuggets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Cameron Johnson^SF	35:30	18	8-13	2-7	0-0	2	4	6	5	3	0	1	1	24
Spencer Jones^PF	36:44	20	7-9	4-5	2-2	0	3	3	1	3	3	1	5	13
Nikola Jokić^C	37:19	27	9-15	1-4	8-10	0	12	12	16	0	2	3	4	18
Christian Braun^SG	30:42	9	3-5	1-2	2-2	0	2	2	3	3	0	1	4	18
Jamal Murray^PG	38:56	24	9-23	2-6	4-4	2	2	4	7	4	0	4	3	6
Tim Hardaway Jr.	11:34	8	3-5	1-3	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1
Bruce Brown	20:24	7	3-7	0-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	0
Julian Strawther	03:43	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5
Tyus Jones	13:39	3	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	-7
Jonas Valančiūnas	10:29	9	4-4	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	1	0	1	3	5	-6
DaRon Holmes II	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Nnaji	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Pickett	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Gordon	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton Watson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Azpilicueta_The_Goat | Nuggets

554 | 2 hours ago

No two teams hate each other like these two in the current NBA

MaxiePippins

193 | 2 hours ago

Valanciunas face turned so red in that 4th lmaooo you could tell he wanted fight so bad

Prestig33 | MIN

66 | 2 hours ago

Bro was about to fight the ref!

putdahaakin | Nuggets

38 | 2 hours ago

Are you talking about when the ref reached for the ball and he yanked is arms away to protect it? Cause I was like woah bro slow down

Prestig33 | MIN

10 | 2 hours ago

Haha yeah pretty funny. I wonder if ref caught an elbow if it would be a tech.

putdahaakin | Nuggets

13 | 2 hours ago

I have no doubt man you sneeze wrong and the ref will take offense. Tale as old as time.

maethlin | Warriors

9 | an hour ago

ngl that shit cracked me up lol

Marco2169 | Raptors

19 | 2 hours ago

Guy looked like a bear crashing out when he refused to let the ball go.

Started his game soooo badly and then actually made a positive impact. Love to see it

EggplantAlpinism | Nuggets

15 | 2 hours ago

We need him to be playable to give Jokic like, any rest. This game was promising

okiewxchaser | Thunder

62 | 2 hours ago

I feel like it’s a triangle of hate between these two and the Thunder

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

45 | 2 hours ago

Best division in basketball

RawdogWargod | Nuggets

49 | 2 hours ago

I genuinely forget there’s divisions in basketball lol

Yamata | Raptors

7 | an hour ago

Thank god they never come up anymore, we used to get really wonky seeding cause of divisions. Dallas in 2007 were the 4th seed with 60 wins, because San Antonio won their division and that meant the 2 other division winners in Phoenix and Denver were seeded higher when they only won 54 and 44 wins.

abris33 | Nuggets

7 | an hour ago

And Minnesota is going to ruin it by going to the East. It’ll be good for you guys in general because the East is less competitive and you won’t have to stay up late to watch your team, but still sucks

vindictivejazz | Thunder

6 | an hour ago

Idk about yall, but we’re gonna replace the wolves with a Sonics rivalry, and I can’t wait for that!

abris33 | Nuggets

5 | an hour ago

We never got to have a full rivalry with the Blazers so I think we should go back to that. OKC and Denver can have rivalries with the 2 true Northwest teams in the Northwest division and then Utah can just exist

Azpilicueta_The_Goat | Nuggets

32 | 2 hours ago

100% all three fucking despise each other

exlatios | Timberwolves

23 | 2 hours ago

Wolves Nuggets fans starting a gang war to see who gets to get owned by Wemby

Aidanator800 | Hornets

35 | 2 hours ago

I think this is overrating the Spurs a bit lol

JackieDaytonaAZ | Timberwolves

10 | 2 hours ago

yeah, they are way more vulnerable than people act. they’re not a fake 60 win team like the pistons but they’re also not exactly seasoned

jiminyshrue | Nuggets

8 | an hour ago

Pistons catching strays

purplenyellowrose909 | Timberwolves

10 | 2 hours ago

I don’t even care if Ant’s season is done as long as we close this series

ImagineIfBaconDied | Timberwolves

11 | 2 hours ago

yeah if we win this series it’s house money for me. we would get decimated by the Spurs and i did not expect us to even get past the first round with how the regular season ended

Apollo611 | Lakers

15 | 2 hours ago

Thunder and Spurs are a close 2nd

Key-Handle-1805

54 | 2 hours ago

but that’s new. this one has literal years of built up animosity and true playoff history

vindictivejazz | Thunder

5 | an hour ago

New for most of the players, but the Spurs were OKCs first rivals in the league in the KD/Russ era. I don’t think the fanbases have forgotten.

And then Wemby and Chet have been competing with each other since they faced off in the FIBA U19 World Cup

welldun01 | Nuggets

16 | 2 hours ago

Too fresh but give it two more seasons

jbrun10120 | Nuggets

7 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets and Timberwolves go back to 2017 when they played each other in the final game of the season for a playoff spot. Now three series in four years. Thunder and Spurs probably get there but not right now.

mindless_blaze | Nuggets

4 | 2 hours ago

I mean, we reallllly dont like yall at all too lol. I think it’s HoeKC > wolves> lakers

zokii1983

3 | 2 hours ago

I look forward to this in wcf!

mindless_blaze | Nuggets

14 | 2 hours ago

We might hate HoeKC more.

Effective_Moose_4997 | Nuggets

33 | 2 hours ago

Yeah at least I respect Wolves. And feel sympathy with all the injuries.

broncosfighton | Nuggets

15 | 2 hours ago

I hate OKC because of their style of play. I hate the Wolves because I fucking hate the Wolves.

TheoMoneyG | Knicks

244 | 2 hours ago

As soon as Naz went down that game thread turned into a warzone 💀

EggplantAlpinism | Nuggets

106 | 2 hours ago

It’s nice being a seasoned internet veteran, and able to chuckle at the dumpster fire rather than wading into it. That was embarrassing from everyone involved

Janderson2494 | Timberwolves

37 | 2 hours ago

It is pretty funny how easy it is these days to just shake your head and move onto the next thread lol

EggplantAlpinism | Nuggets

22 | 2 hours ago

If any city knows there’s more important things than basketball, it’s Minneapolis

CheesewayBreezeway | Nuggets

20 | 2 hours ago

My “no playoff game threads for my own team” rule this year has improved my viewing so much (and boy has it needed some improving this year)

abris33 | Nuggets

81 | 2 hours ago

Apparently THJ is dirty for…walking?

Cmp_ | Trail Blazers

36 | 2 hours ago

That sadistic bastard

putdahaakin | Nuggets

21 | 2 hours ago

KICK HIM OFF THE TOUR DOUG

InspectahFun | Timberwolves

35 | 2 hours ago

Genuinely hateful thread. Love it.

homefree122 | Thunder

229 | 2 hours ago

I think most of us had a feeling this game would be a win for Denver. Game 6 will be a banger

GGezpzMuppy | Spurs

99 | 2 hours ago

lol one these two gonna be bloody and bruised for the second round, keep killing each other.

homefree122 | Thunder

68 | 2 hours ago

Seriously, this could not have worked out better for the Spurs—at least, the field as we currently see it

exlatios | Timberwolves

76 | 2 hours ago

Spurs either get Antless Wolves or quite possibly the worst interior defense in the playoffs against Wemby

zokii1983

49 | 2 hours ago

I dont think anyone in spurs can guard Murray the way McDaniels does

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

68 | 2 hours ago

Plus Jokic will unironically have an easier time with Wemby than Gobert lmao

RyouBestGirl | Japan

23 | 2 hours ago

Wemby is gonna study Gobert tape like a madman

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

46 | an hour ago

Wemby needs to drink 50 protein shakes a day, Gobert is genuinely a freak strength athlete which is why he slows down Jokic so much. Dude is supposedly 258 pounds but really probably more and has such low body fate he has washboard abs. Genuinely a beast.

RyouBestGirl | Japan

11 | an hour ago

Wemby will consume Gobert and go perfect Cell

SignificantMoose6482 | Nuggets

5 | an hour ago

Always pictured Goober as a skinny dude but saw him yoked up without a shirt recently. Guess hadn’t seen him not in a jersey

EggplantAlpinism | Nuggets

10 | 2 hours ago

Yeah, on the off chance we come back, we actually play the Spurs really well. Wemby gets gassed having to play Jokic on defense, so some of his offensive output goes away.

MWave123

7 | 2 hours ago

The Spurs have Castle, and play great team D, they’re good everywhere.

StrikeElectrical9400 | Nuggets

23 | 2 hours ago

Castle is good but murray finds a way to persevere. Jaden puts him in 7 levels of hell sometimes

zokii1983

10 | 2 hours ago

not even close

Effective_Moose_4997 | Nuggets

28 | 2 hours ago

Spurs are 100% an easier matchup for us nuggs. Our team morale gets screwed up when we play the wolves. It’s weird. This is the first game where denver has played like denver. We don’t have that issue against the spurs usually.

Parallel-Quality

16 | 2 hours ago

Wolves without Ant and Donte and Nuggets without Gordon and Watson both get slaughtered by the Spurs.

The fact that these teams might end up going to 7? That’s even better for San Antonio, because the team they face will be both injured and tired.

Effective_Moose_4997 | Nuggets

7 | 2 hours ago

We will have Watson back for spurs. Should also have ag.

UMPIN | Wizards

13 | 2 hours ago

Sick of seeing smug thunder fans at the top of every fucking thread holy shit go the fuck away

Parallel-Quality

11 | 2 hours ago

If the Wolves don’t get anyone back, I don’t see how it goes any differently.

They lost their entire starting backcourt, including their best player.

foye2smith

13 | 2 hours ago

That’s a little short sighted though. Like Adelman had a good game. I liked his adjustment of having the Wolves best player and best three point shooter not play.

I feel the Wolves turnovers and empty possessions really made the difference in a twelve point game.

Rosinante25 | Timberwolves

9 | 2 hours ago

I mean only Edwards could come back, and thats probably next round earliest

TheFatmanRises | Heat

12 | 2 hours ago

Of course the Thunder fans excited watching this! They chilling now.

LezbianaGrande | Knicks

7 | 2 hours ago

There was def a moment or two towards the end where I thought MIN might pull it off somehow tho. False alarms. 😔

l0lw00t | West

8 | 2 hours ago

Wolves cut it to 9 with Ayo back to back buckets and the crowd went silent lol. If Minnesota fix their turnovers, and stop their hesitation to let it fly, they have a chance to win it next game

bigfurg11

5 | 2 hours ago

We got bailed out by Spencer jones

trashpanda1738 | Timberwolves

196 | 2 hours ago

Big brain strat to get all the turnovers out of our system tonight. Game 6 will be flawless!

IsaacDPOYFultzMIP | Magic

78 | 2 hours ago

Pistons are trying this out and it’s not working

thickofitenjoyer | Magic

17 | 2 hours ago

It can work next time. Lets still wait

horse_renoir13 | Timberwolves

17 | 2 hours ago

Would just want to get to the next round, regardless of what happens after that. But even if we dont is what it is, not having your superstar is killer

jonnylaw | Timberwolves

11 | 2 hours ago

The injuries do make losses hurt less.

Hammerhead34 | Timberwolves

8 | 2 hours ago

Hopefully got the lineups figured out too. TJ was banished to the bench the entire 3rd quarter but with Ant and Donte both out we need what he provides on offense a lot more than we need whatever it is Kyle Anderson is supposed to be providing.

ShunnedHippo | Timberwolves

5 | 2 hours ago

The occasional super sweet slick pass that no one is expecting that bounces off our hands and out of bounds I guess.

DentistFun2776 | Nuggets

164 | 2 hours ago

The worst 3-1 comeback of all time commences

RaisingQQ77preFlop | Timberwolves

53 | 2 hours ago

Playoff wins are playoff wins

OUEngineer17 | Nuggets

20 | 2 hours ago

Yep, it won’t be pretty, but they’re gonna make it happen!

SwishBender | Timberwolves

120 | 2 hours ago

If you watched a lot of the Wolves this season you wouldn’t think way more turnovers would be the immediate result of losing Ant and Donte

Shout out to the Denver role players this next game or two will be interesting.

gemini_hopper

35 | 2 hours ago

Spencer Jones had a crazy game. After watching him do nothing and basically remembering him slipping in game 3 on that bones 3, he got 6 stocks, fast break points in spades, and 4 of 5 from three.

I can’t wait to see him try that again in game 6 but man balled tonight.

SwishBender | Timberwolves

5 | 2 hours ago

It’s playoff basketball if Jones has that kind of game it probably doesn’t matter if Ant is here. Huge game.

gold-bandit

6 | 2 hours ago

Ant and donte’s missing defensive presence was very apparent this game. Bones and Conley were just food for the nuggets.

ivandragostwin | Bulls

116 | 2 hours ago

Feels like Game 6 will be the actual game 7 of this series.

Teams can get hot but it’s tough to picture this undermanned Twolves team beating the Nuggets in Denver.

They still play insanely hard and physical which, major credit to their culture but they don’t have the horses if Denver is playing well offensively, and at home they almost always do.

yatooooooooooo | Timberwolves

99 | 2 hours ago

Nuggets fan dream. McDaniels got clipped a few times, offense humming, Jokic good, blowout win. Sadly for my heart, we’ve got a series again…

UMPIN | Wizards

83 | 2 hours ago

Tragic series made even more tragic with all these thunder fans constantly jerking themselves off

yatooooooooooo | Timberwolves

54 | 2 hours ago

They do that year round. You learn to tune it out

HarryPauler | Timberwolves

33 | 2 hours ago

Funny thing is, mcdaniels didn’t really seem too bothered by all the fans and stuff. Mostly just normal on court stuff but kept pretty cool.

orangeslash | Nuggets

6 | 2 hours ago

I hate him (in a basketball rival series way) but the way he didn’t respond to a single provocation all game and actually balled out for the most part made me hate him even more to the point I actually respect him.

Janderson2494 | Timberwolves

7 | 2 hours ago

Yeah I thought he did a great job at not reacting to it. Jaden of last year likely wouldn’t be as lucky

UWMN | Timberwolves

98 | 2 hours ago

Cut my life into pieces

Koalathom | Jazz

130 | 2 hours ago

I fucking hate Lu Dort

Difficult_Tackle9505

9 | 2 hours ago

Defecation, no wiping

eyeinthesky0 | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

All the homies do.

backes37 | Timberwolves

5 | an hour ago

Now THAT’S something Wolves and Nuggets fans can unite over

Azpilicueta_The_Goat | Nuggets

41 | 2 hours ago

Mate I’m scared for game 6

Prestig33 | MIN

22 | 2 hours ago

Don’t be. A bum ankle Naz with Gobert and Anderson in the lineup is literally 0 offense.

Azpilicueta_The_Goat | Nuggets

59 | 2 hours ago

The opposing team being ass just exponentially increases our odds of playing like we never heard of this game called basketball

putdahaakin | Nuggets

10 | 2 hours ago

Bro we have the best volleyball ball team ever what are you going on about.

SplitOk186

13 | 2 hours ago

Denver have also played 0 offense in both games at Minnesota though lol

They still need to step up

-0_00_0- | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

Naz is fine

Prestig33 | MIN

18 | 2 hours ago

Adrenaline is a helluv a drug. We’ll see tomorrow what the report is.

gemini_hopper

4 | 2 hours ago

Apparently he’s got a nagging right shoulder injury this whole year. Whatever the reason, his form has been bad lately and he’s definitely not 6MotY Naz Reid right now.

ObeseKenyan | DEN

4 | 2 hours ago

As much as I love Denver, you guys deserve to win this series and got absolutely screwed by injury. Nuggets deserve to lose by the lack of chemistry and effort they’ve show. This whole season is a write off to me. After starting 20-6, we had one of the worst stretches of injury misfortune I’ve seen.. lets just start again fresh next year.

whobang3r | Nuggets

3 | an hour ago

Sack up

TheFatmanRises | Heat

10 | 2 hours ago

Don’t be scared if anyone got the most pressure it’s the Wolves lol

TheBailyDaily | Timberwolves

79 | 2 hours ago

Never felt as deflated in my life as I did watching Naz tweak his ankle after already losing Ant and Donte

Serisrahla | Timberwolves

22 | 2 hours ago

Losing Ant and Donte in the same game might be up there with the top ten tragic moments in MN sports history. But we have a LOT of options. 😔

Janderson2494 | Timberwolves

8 | 2 hours ago

He came back if you didn’t notice

TheBailyDaily | Timberwolves

3 | an hour ago

He did come back but he wasn’t 100% and his time off the court impacted our score

OldTalkey | Warriors

59 | 2 hours ago

Game 6 might be the game of the playoffs, it’s gonna be fiery

Available_Story6774 | West

4 | 2 hours ago

I wonder if Aaron Gordon will play

BurgerButCold1216 | Nuggets

25 | 2 hours ago

I hope not, he looked like shit out there all series and he’s probably our best Wemby matchup IF we pull this off AND he’s good to go by then

jbrun10120 | Nuggets

5 | an hour ago

I hope not.

Intelligent_Virus_85

51 | 2 hours ago

It’s like the wolves were surprised the ball comes back up when they bounce it.. just no handle on the rock tonight.

RaisingQQ77preFlop | Timberwolves

20 | 2 hours ago

There was a reason we desperately needed a PG at the deadline

DudeIAm-blank- | Slovenia

7 | 2 hours ago

I saw a comment in the game thread asking why is bones playing in a play off game and I was like the wolves are down 2 guards because of injuries, what do you want from them? Lol

But genuinely though, injuries suck ass. :/

RaisingQQ77preFlop | Timberwolves

4 | an hour ago

Yup bones would be playing single digit minutes if we had everyone healthy but hes honestly a lot better than our options would have been in the past if we lost Ant+ another guard so I cant complain too much.

Just got caught at the wrong time unfortunately, but some of that might be our own fault we really had issues taking the regular season seriously this year which might have resulted in some extra wear and tear that could have been avoided. Never know though.

ShunnedHippo | Timberwolves

5 | 2 hours ago

We’ve needed one for 3 straight deadlines now…

DirtAndShovels | Spurs

43 | 2 hours ago

25 turnovers (41 combined) is an affront to the basketball gods.

Carth_Onasi_AMA | Timberwolves

13 | 2 hours ago

They had 12 turnovers in the first 16 minutes so ending with 25 isn’t that bad…

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

37 | 2 hours ago

Spencer Jones

DudeIAm-blank- | Slovenia

7 | an hour ago

Spencer “LinkedIn Poster” Jones

Propuhganduh | DEN

34 | 2 hours ago

Glad Naz was okay in the end

MG_MN | Timberwolves

31 | 2 hours ago

If MN doesnt win game 6, this is Denvers series

Available_Story6774 | West

14 | 2 hours ago

Yup game 6 is game 7 now lol.

zed-reeco | Timberwolves

12 | 2 hours ago

yeah, our home crowd is our only advantage without Ant and Donte.

MajesticLionBeast | Timberwolves

7 | 2 hours ago

Our bench and depth is still a huge advantage. DEN is incredibly top heavy, which is why they have taken all the heat prior to this game.

OhWhatsInaWonderball | Nuggets

10 | 2 hours ago

Nah dog. We have a bench. Did you watch the game tonight? Adelman has just refused to play them..

Effective_Moose_4997 | Nuggets

6 | 2 hours ago

We have a good bench. Our dumbass coach has no clue how to utilize it.

zed-reeco | Timberwolves

3 | an hour ago

Yes we have depth but no good replacements for Ant and Donte. That’s a huge drop off in quality and we can only have 5 players on court.

Let’s see what Bones and TSJ have to say about it.

gemini_hopper

8 | 2 hours ago

Everyone says this but we literally pulled it off, under the most dire circumstances, in 2024. Game 7s, Home/Away, it’s mostly mental. I don’t think the Wolves fear the Nuggets. Game 7 is Nuggets favored but it’s a third swing at winning the series for us. I’d hope we come out firing in that one if needed.

Andy_Wiggins | Timberwolves

4 | an hour ago

I mean, having your team largely present is a pretty big difference to this wounded Wolves squad.

Can’t entirely rule them out, but a hyper motivated Jokic against an offense that cannot really reliably create good looks is a tough one.

catreyka

24 | 2 hours ago

Really great bounce back game in terms of defense for the Nuggets. They upped the intensity by constantly applying pressure on every ball handler through doubles, traps, and a lot more aggressive coverage, forcing the Timberwolves to pass more. A ton of mistakes occurred because the Wolves don’t really have a strong passer or playmaker right now. A good adjustment, as the Nuggets have been individually shit at defense this whole series. The real question is whether this strategy with further adjustments will be enough to win two more games consecutively.

ArtisticAd2868 | Nuggets

15 | 2 hours ago

The real question is does this team have enough heart to trounce Minny in the next couple games. Denver, and Jokic in particular, have been such absolute doormats this series, and yet they find themselves in a position to have an easy 4-3 series from here on out. I’m not trying to shade Minny, there’s just a ball of disappointment towards denver that I can’t quite put into words. Play as shit as this, and have a simple 3-1 comeback on the cards because the opponent that already came in banged up is absolutely gutted now, they can’t run a rotation. Crazy.

Andy_Wiggins | Timberwolves

8 | an hour ago

I mean, I think Denver only wins this series because of the Wolves’ injuries. That’s why it feels so nasty.

Like an even half-healthy Wolves squad almost certainty beats them based on what we’ve seen so far.

And I’m saying this as someone who legitimately thought the Nuggets might be the 2nd best team in the NBA coming into these playoffs. I cannot believe how bad they’ve looked for like 80% of the series. Even today they let Minnesota hang around the entire first half, and then almost let the game get competitive again in the 4th

RaisingQQ77preFlop | Timberwolves

6 | 2 hours ago

Honestly very surprised how lacksidasical it got at the end, a few less mistakes and the wolves cut that lead to single digits which is absolutely bonkers considering, wasnt sure if its just lack of focus or taking their foot off the gas but I eas really expecting to be put out of our misery more with how the 3rd ended

ArtisticAd2868 | Nuggets

6 | an hour ago

I never believed in the “dawg”, but this series I’ve seen what a lack of this dawg looks like. I got an engg background, so I got to respect a proof by contradiction. QED.

This denver team tried to pavlov themselves into thinking they can flip a switch, turns out they kept the light off for so long they can’t even find the fucking thing.

Marco2169 | Raptors

22 | 2 hours ago

Spencer Jones being the two-way third option was not what I expected what a great game

Blackmalico32 | Bucks

17 | 2 hours ago

So is Finch gonna give Shannon at least 20 minutes next game?

kylebertram | Timberwolves

12 | 2 hours ago

Nope. Finch sticks to his rotations like his life depends on it.

Blackmalico32 | Bucks

7 | 2 hours ago

Shits annoying. I feel like yall can still close it out even with the injuries, but something’s gotta give.

MaNamWumbo | Raptors

16 | 2 hours ago

What does Julius Randle even do on defense

RaisingQQ77preFlop | Timberwolves

11 | 2 hours ago

Physicality mostly honestly hes a decent defender on a back down but hes toast if you get a step on him and pretty bad off ball

bobbyt85 | Timberwolves

4 | 2 hours ago

Watched Bruce brown dunk on his ass

aashim97 | Raptors

17 | 2 hours ago

Just for the spice I wish Jokic had taken a shot at the buzzer a la Jaden 😂

keystonelocal | Nuggets

4 | an hour ago

I think his little stunt he pulled with his little handoff at the end was his version of that.

Nby333

15 | 2 hours ago

Is Jokic back??

Embarrassed-Swim-442

16 | 2 hours ago

Two blocks vs Rudy’s Zero blocks. He’s back.

BlueHaze464 | Warriors

3 | an hour ago

People gonna act like he’s a fraud because Ant got hurt like he was the one guarding him lmao

Adamscottd | Timberwolves

7 | an hour ago

Just in general the whiplash around Jokic has been hilarious. After Game 4, he’s cooked and a complete fraud. Now after tonight he’s back and he never left.

I know playoffs make fans really pull their magnifying glasses out but people need to stop weighing a single game so heavily for these guys

H2-nL | Timberwolves

14 | 2 hours ago

The turnovers killed us tonight jeez

Shadoken-TYPE0 | Canada

13 | 2 hours ago

Hot take but the Nuggets didnt look great this game

ninkcantdraw | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

not great but we started actually hitting threes which was a world of difference

heat_fan_ | Raptors

14 | 2 hours ago

25 TO god damn

Joker finally with a triple double

SolarBum | Nuggets

11 | 2 hours ago

This is his 2nd triple double of the series, he was 25/13/11 in game 1.

jbrun10120 | Nuggets

5 | an hour ago

3 games is a long draught without a Triple Double. We are truly blessed.

alphalobster200 | Nuggets

14 | 2 hours ago

I look forward to another calm and rational game thread and for the mods to not hand out civility warnings like free samples at Costco

TomatoCapt

13 | 2 hours ago

Golbert getting his first points with 20 seconds left in the third quarter is a bold strategy

exlatios | Timberwolves

7 | 2 hours ago

Ant and Donte have been 2 of the best at finding him these series. Specifically Ant it’s like one of the only reasons he was effective when playing already hobbled

schoolhater12 | Raptors

13 | 2 hours ago

Adelman and Murray were literally trolling today. Adelman almost threw the game away. Murray got his stats but that was not a good game from him. Cam Johnson, Jokic, Spencer Jone were very good. Braun was okay

Jokic has been so terrible that people don’t notice that Murray has been a 50%TS guy for 3 STRAIGHT PLAYOFFS

he takes tough midrange jumpers when the team needs to take a high quality shot.

mudkip-yoshii | Timberwolves

11 | 2 hours ago

Wolves should still win this series. This game confirmed that to me when they got punched in the mouth and didn’t quit. Forced the Nuggets to put their starters back in. Just like turned it over 5 billion times.

I don’t want any excuses about Donte and Ant dying on the court. History won’t remember that in even 5 years, and this year’s nuggets team does NOT deserve another 3-1 comeback accolade.

Let the home crowd reenergize this team PLEASE.

anykeen | Nuggets

12 | 2 hours ago

Nah, it is just next level nuggetism. Used to slack till clutch time to get some adrenaline and win.

Now they do the same but with the whole series.

tummyaich | Nuggets

13 | 2 hours ago

finally some fucking defensive effort

Morezingis | Timberwolves

10 | 2 hours ago

Wolves don’t have a PG, so if we take away the two guys on the team that have played our most minutes at PG, we actually have negative point guards, so in fact we have positive point guards which means less turnovers in game 6.

kimmyjonghubaccount

10 | 2 hours ago

Just miles better on the defensive intensity for Denver, once the Wolves stopped shooting 50% from 3 Denver’s talent just won it for them.

Wolves best chance to get this done is game 6 at home, Denver wins that then they have all the momentum against a beat up Wolves at home game 7.

Also shout out Spencer Jones, phenomenal in place of AG Linkedln post incoming

TechnicalSample4678

8 | 2 hours ago

The Nuggets have had bad injury luck just like many other teams in the playoffs these past years. Sounds harsh but miss me with the crying over the Wolves injuries

Fragrant_Leading762

8 | 2 hours ago

This is gonna go 7 games. If not, then I’ll eat my words…

Expensive-Self-2240

22 | 2 hours ago

Wolves have to win game 6 if they want to win the series

cheesecake_face | Nuggets

5 | 2 hours ago

thanks, Magic!

Far_Outcome_6540 | Knicks

6 | 2 hours ago

Yea this series is over. Sucks the wolves are just hurt lol can’t keep relying on Ayo dropping 40

BlueHaze464 | Warriors

3 | an hour ago

I mean weren’t they winning because they were shutting the Nuggets down?

Ant and Donte being out shouldn’t impact the defensive side, it doesn’t become any easier for Jokic to score

Far_Outcome_6540 | Knicks

3 | an hour ago

You can only win so much with your defense. Also Ayo dropped 43. I don’t see that happening again lol

RemarkableCulture948 | Timberwolves

3 | 44 minutes ago

Ant and Donte 100% impact defense. Ant during playoffs is legit a crazy defender, always going for tough blocks and pretty great on ball, and Donte is actually ridiculous with his hustle — he gets so many boards and steals for someone his size. His plus minus I’m pretty sure leads the team

SKM007 | Pistons

7 | 2 hours ago

I want this series to go to game 7

indreams159

2 | 2 hours ago

that means you’re rooting for Denver

SolarBum | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

Same

Anxious_Subject_2604

7 | 2 hours ago

Man I remember when Rondo stacking up 11-12 assist point games was seen as out of this world.

Jokic has totally demolished our understanding of what a gaudy stat-line is.

IcyTie9

6 | 2 hours ago

playing our bench is nice

BoneFistOP | NYK

6 | 2 hours ago

See personally I wouldnt piss off the generational offensive talent when youre up 3-1 but lost two players. Just me.

InspectahFun | Timberwolves

6 | 2 hours ago

Genuinely confused why Rudy wasn’t put back into the game when we cut the lead to 10 with five minutes left—but was put back when down 18 with three left?

Embarrassed-Swim-442

7 | 2 hours ago

That Christian Braun 3pt to stop the momentum was a difference between win or loss. Denver was ready to fold like Samsung Galaxy in those prior moments.

AnkitPancakes | Thunder

6 | 2 hours ago

I was cackling how petty Jokic was forcing that jump ball at the end lmao

eyeinthesky0 | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

Just trolling? Trying to be petty for the mcdaniel’s layup? Definitely just goofy.

SIDiztic | Spurs

4 | 2 hours ago

Denver better not fuck up now, they lowkey have this comeback on a silver platter imo…

Successful_Candy_759 | Timberwolves

4 | 2 hours ago

I can safely say I don’t think the refs played a large role in tonight’s game.

See you back in Minny. Please no Scott foster

DrDysentery | Pistons

3 | 2 hours ago

They need to play Valanciunas more

eyeinthesky0 | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

He was about to fight everyone not wearing a nuggets uniform, refs included.

Ok_Breakfast4482 | Nuggets

3 | 2 hours ago

Also Zeke. We’ve needed to go big to deal with the Wolves physicality but Adelman has been slow to realize this.

WildWeat

4 | 2 hours ago

Chris Finch never fails to bitch about fouls/refs

cmcg18 | Celtics

4 | 2 hours ago

I’ve loved watching Jokic more than any other non Celtic in the league since prime Russ but goddamn I feel horrible for the wolves

LemonButterRum

3 | 2 hours ago

this is going to 7 games

LegendOfTooget | DEN

3 | 2 hours ago

25 turnovers against these defenders?

Then-Response8324 | NBA

4 | 2 hours ago

obvious 3-1 comeback

mnhlg | Timberwolves

3 | 2 hours ago

Clearly the turnovers were embarrassing, but Wolves two main ball handlers were out and it showed. Naz, Jaden, and Randle can’t be trusted in those moments and Finch didn’t use Ayo enough to handle it.

I’m not surprised by the amount of turnovers, I won’t be surprised if Conley is used a lot more in game 6 just for that reason alone as much as I hate to say it LOL

g_bleezy | Nuggets

4 | 2 hours ago

gg ez cheeks 2 clap c u soon wolfies

AngNatural | 23

3 | 2 hours ago

The only series with a possible 1-3 comeback. 2nd rd will be must see tv then.

posts_saver

3 | 2 hours ago

after half the team died, nuggets managed to win..

SkyCrossSteel

3 | 2 hours ago

As long as no one else got hurt for the Wolves still very possible they win game 6. Nothing bad with having a game to experience this and then come up with potential counters. They didn’t get crushed badly they were still competitive

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

3 | an hour ago

Spencer Jones 20pts Spencer Jones 20pts Spencer Jones 20pts

LinkedIn that, bitch!

whobang3r | Nuggets

3 | an hour ago

I’m just gonna say it. I hope the Nuggets win Game 6.

Edowww | Timberwolves

3 | an hour ago

This is why you never talk shit before the job’s done, your main man could get injured, and on the other side there’s a triple double serbian machine

The Denver Nuggets (2-3) defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves (3-2), 125-113.