The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, who are rivals in the Northwest division, will face each other in the NBA playoffs’ western conference semifinal at Target Centre Arena.
This is game three of this series; the Wolves prevailed at home in the first two meetings. They have attempted to do the same in the next two home games as they did when they began this series by showcasing their strength.
In the meantime, the Denver Nuggets, who had tied the series 2-2 during the regular season, lost to the Wolves twice in a row in the postseason. For the defending champs to win and begin this series, they must win on the road in this game.
Timberwolves vs Nuggets Game Info
- Date: Saturday 11th May 2024
- Time: 7:00 AM IST
- How to Watch Live: Sports 18, Jio Cinema
- Location: 1st Ave, Minneapolis
- Arena: Target Center
MIN vs DEN Possible Starting Eight
Timberwolves (MIN) Possible Starting 8: Mike Conley, Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, Luka Garza, Anthony Edwards, Wendell Moore, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jaden McDaniels
Nuggets (DEN) Possible Starting 8: Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, DeAndre Jordan, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun, Michael-Porter-Jr, Julian Strawther
MIN vs DEN Match Preview
Minnesota Timberwolves Team Updates (2-0):
- After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, they are now halfway to sweeping the Denver Nuggets.
- The Timberwolves thoroughly outplayed and dominated the defending NBA champions in the opening two games of the series at home. Their victory in the second game is the second-most convincing victory in a franchise’s postseason history.
- In the postseason, Edward is averaging 32.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists. In his previous four games, he has scored 27 points or more, with a game-high 43 points versus Denver in the first meeting.
- In the postseason, Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker are each averaging precisely 11.3 points per game while playing significant minutes off the bench.
Denver Nuggets Team Updates (0-2):
- The Denver Nuggets looked completely exhausted and unprepared to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which made the second loss look even more disappointing for fans.
- The Nuggets suffered a 106-80 home loss to the Timberwolves in game 2 of the series. Denver has dropped three of its previous five games against the Timberwolves.
- Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic is continually having trouble, getting double-teamed, and unable to find his position. Jamal Murray, though, is having a bad series.
- In the postseason, Michael Porter Jr. is also averaging 20.4 points per game with 7.6 rebounds. With a 45.5% three-point percentage in the postseason, Porter is their best shooter.
MIN vs DEN Injury Updates
Timberwolves (MIN): Jaylen Clark (Achilles)
Nuggets (DEN): Vlatko Cancar (knee injury), Colen Gillespie (knee injury)
MIN vs DEN Postseason Players Comparisons
- Points: Anthony Edwards (32.3) vs Nikola Jokic (27.0)
- Rebounds: Rudy Gobert (11.4) vs Nikola Jokic (15.0)
- Assists: Mike Conley (6.8) vs Nikola Jokic (9.4)
- Steals: Anthony Edwards (1.8) vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (2.0)
- Blocks: Rudy Gobert (1.2) vs Jamal Murray (1.0)
- Free Throw%: Rudy Gobert (88.0) vs Nikola Jokic (95.1)
- Field Goal Percentage%: Karl-Anthony Towns (53.8) vs Nikola Jokic (54.2)
- Three Point Percentage%: Karl-Anthony Towns (57.1) vs Michael-Porter-Jr (45.5)
MIN vs DEN Winning Prediction
- The home team knows exactly what has to be done to win this game: keep up their excellent defence and allow Edwards take the lead offensively. The Denver Nuggets are simply too good a squad to give up this series easily.
- We think they’ll react, that every player will put in their best effort, and that the attacking output will be significantly improved. We anticipate it would be a high scoring game.
Timberwolves vs Nuggets Last 10 H2H Match-up
MIN (Timberwolves): 6 games won
DEN (Nuggets): 4 games won
MIN vs DEN Team Squads
MIN (Timberwolves): Jaden McDaniels, Jordan McLaughlin, Leonard Miller, Shake Milton, Josh Minott, Wendell Moore Jr., Daishen Nix, Naz Reid, Karl-Anthony Towns, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kyle Anderson, Troy Brown Jr., Jaylen Clark, Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Luka Garza, Rudy Gobert
DEN (Nuggets): Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun, Michael-Porter-Jr, Julian Strawther, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, DeAndre Jordan, Reggie Jackson, Jalen Pickett, Collin Gillespie, Justin Holiday, Jay Huff, Hunter Tyson, Vlatko Cancar, Braxton Key, Peyton Watson, Zeke Nnaji
MIN vs DEN Dream11 Team
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