The Wolves bothered stars Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray into an ugly 12-of-43 (2-15 3PM) for a combined 43 points. And without rotation pillars Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson due to injury, there wasn’t enough firepower left to challenge Minnesota. The Wolves went wire-to-wire, leading by as much as 27 points.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a 2-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets with a 113-96 Game 3 win built on stifling defense and balanced offense. Jaden McDaniels, who had drawn attention for blunt pregame comments about Denver’s defense, contributed 20 ...

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon did not suit up for Game 3 vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves as he sdeals with left calf tightness.

Anthony Edwards powered the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 2-1 series lead over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets following a 113-96 home win on Thursday.

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Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets may be without multiple key players in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup on Thursday.

The verbal back-and-forth in the first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves continued Thursday, and this time it was Jaden McDaniels' turn to respond.

Buckle up, Wolves fans. Scott Foster has been assigned as the crew chief for Thursday night's Game 3 between Minnesota and Denver at Target Center in Minneapolis.