https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/page/28/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/are-the-wolves-ready-for-denvers-final-haymaker-r27663/The Minnesota Timberwolves came to play in front of a rowdy Target Center crowd on Thursday. Game 6 was Minnesota’s first and only win at home in the Denver Nuggets series, a disappointing reality considering they won the first two games in Ball Arena. Still, the Wolves must prepare for a champion...27663Fri, 17 May 2024 17:00:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/one-subtle-change-unlocked-jaden-mcdaniels-in-game-6-r27661/Anthony Edwards praised Jaden McDaniels after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 115-70 in Game 6. “I feel like when Jaden plays well, can’t nobody beat us,” he said. “Him playing like that tonight was crazy.” Edwards’s love for McDaniels is no secret. After the Phoenix Suns acqu...27661Fri, 17 May 2024 07:30:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-if-the-league-had-suspended-jamal-murray-for-game-3-r27660/Chris Finch said he didn’t see Jamal Murray throw a heating pad and a towel onto the court in Game 2. Anthony Edwards said he didn’t, either. Karl-Anthony Towns said he did, but he was focused on scoring after he missed his first shot. “I saw it,” he said. “I just was worried about making the lay...27660Thu, 16 May 2024 10:30:38 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-did-the-wolves-miss-mike-conley-so-much-in-game-5-r27659/The Minnesota Timberwolves quickly changed Mike Conley’s “questionable” tag to “out” in a matter of hours, knowing he would miss Game 5. Conley suffered an Achilles strain on the final possession of Game 4, sidelining Minnesota’s veteran presence as the Wolves looked to regain momentum in its seco...27659Wed, 15 May 2024 14:30:46 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-havent-found-a-counterpunch-for-denver-r27658/The Minnesota Timberwolves ended the regular season with a 56-26 record, good for third in the Western Conference. Even though they turned in the second-best season in franchise history and had homecourt advantage in the first round, they didn’t believe that guaranteed postseason success. “It’s a...27658Wed, 15 May 2024 07:45:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-revitalize-kat-to-win-game-5-r27657/Karl-Anthony Towns held himself accountable for his 5 of 18 night in Game 4. “Things weren’t falling today,” Towns told reporters after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 115-107, “so I take full responsibility for that.” After sweeping the Phoenix Suns in the first round, the Wol...27657Tue, 14 May 2024 10:30:53 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ant-was-a-boxer-without-a-cut-man-in-game-4-r27656/Anthony Edwards knew the Denver Nuggets wouldn’t give up on their second-round series after the Minnesota Timberwolves took Games 1 and 2 on the road. “That’s the defending champs over there,” Edwards said after Game 2. “They’re not gonna come out and play like that again. We gotta be ready to tak...27656Mon, 13 May 2024 14:30:40 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-aaron-gordon-turn-into-kobe-bryant-again-in-game-5-r27655/A reporter asks Rudy Gobert about Aaron Gordon‘s remarkable performance after the Denver Nuggets lost 115-107 in Game 4. “If [Aaron] Gordon turns into Kobe Bryant for stretches, we got to be living with that.” Gobert continues, “Those shots were contested, highly-contested some of them. This is pa...27655Mon, 13 May 2024 07:25:18 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-did-things-unspool-on-the-wolves-in-game-3-r27654/No team has ever come back from being down 3-0 in an NBA series. People overuse that line so much that NBA fans know it by heart. Entering Game 3 at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets had much to prove. The defending champs needed to avoid flirting with the impossible. Mi...27654Sat, 11 May 2024 09:34:55 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/mike-conley-has-become-minnesotas-gipper-r27653/The Minnesota Timberwolves got their first of two regular-season wins over the Denver Nuggets in their fourth game of the season. They had looked like the same old Wolves in their first three games, blowing leads and failing to move the ball late in the fourth quarter. Minnesota had lost the seaso...27653Fri, 10 May 2024 14:30:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/karl-anthony-towns-is-changing-his-playoff-reputation-in-real-time-r27652/For years, “Playoff KAT” was a derogatory term. Can you use it in a sentence? There goes Playoff KAT, picking up his third offensive foul in the first quarter. Playoff KAT is in the building tonight, and he’s shooting 3-12. During his first eight NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns earned the reputat...27652Fri, 10 May 2024 10:30:42 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-quickly-changing-narratives-in-the-playoffs-r27651/Rudy Gobert will get played off the floor in the playoffs. Karl-Anthony Towns can only put up empty numbers. It’s the Wolves, they won’t be a threat in the playoffs. If you hadn’t watched the Minnesota Timberwolves play this season, you might have come to one of those popular, lazy conclusions. W...27651Thu, 09 May 2024 14:30:37 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-mid-range-efficiency-has-made-him-unstoppable-r27650/Three-level scoring. Being able to score effectively at the rim, in the mid-range, and from three-point range. It’s a term that you hear people throw around casually in basketball discourse. However, few players can do it effectively, especially in a prominent role and with volume. Only so many pl...27650Thu, 09 May 2024 10:30:21 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-recreated-the-most-difficult-part-of-denvers-blueprint-to-replicate-r27648/Monte Morris greeted many Ball Arena employees and ex-teammates as he navigated the contours of Denver’s basketball arena. Then he sat in the film room with his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates and broke down his former teammates’ tendencies. Morris is Minnesota’s mole in its important second-roun...27648Wed, 08 May 2024 14:30:36 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/what-is-finchs-injury-and-why-is-he-being-protected-on-the-sideline-r27647/After the Minnesota Timberwolves dismantled the Denver Nuggets 106-80 in Game 2, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards fielded a question from the Pioneer Press’ Jace Frederick about how much it meant to the team that Finch was pushing through the pain and made the trip to Denver. “It definitely...27647Wed, 08 May 2024 10:30:51 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/how-did-the-wolves-pull-off-the-upset-in-game-2-r27646/When you open a playoff series in enemy territory, the goal is usually to split the first two games. Doing so removes the opponent’s home-court advantage and allows you to go back home with the series tied 1-1 or with a favorable 2-0 lead. Winning the first two games on the road to open a playoff...27646Tue, 07 May 2024 08:45:28 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-havent-fully-tapped-into-ants-superpowers-against-denver-r27645/Last year, Anthony Edwards had decided that he wouldn’t allow an opponent to sweep him in his career. He had sat in front of his locker room mirror after Game 3, confronting the reality that the Denver Nuggets were one game away from knocking the Minnesota Timberwolves out of the playoffs in four...27645Mon, 06 May 2024 10:30:48 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/ants-teammates-helped-him-in-unconventional-ways-in-game-1-r27644/During a media scrum from Ball Arena on Friday, Anthony Edwards was asked what the Minnesota Timberwolves did to make it challenging for the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs last season. “I don’t know how we made it tough on him,” Edwards responded. “They beat us 4-1.” Ant chuckled while saying th...27644Sun, 05 May 2024 08:20:11 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-familiarity-breed-contempt-between-the-wolves-and-nuggets-r27643/The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the second round of the NBA Playoffs for only the second time in franchise history. The defending champion Denver Nuggets stand in their way after dispatching the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. The hot-take national TV shows are spending their time talking abou...27643Fri, 03 May 2024 10:30:22 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-must-stick-to-their-defensive-gameplan-against-denver-r27641/The Minnesota Timberwolves had the league’s No. 1 defense for the entire season. They put their defensive prowess on full display against the Phoenix Suns and their star talent, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal. With a second-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets looming, the Wolves...27641Fri, 03 May 2024 14:30:52 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/the-wolves-are-ready-for-denver-this-time-r27640/After being a crucial part of the Denver Nuggets’ run to the 2023 NBA Finals, Bruce Brown accompanied former NBA journeyman Theo Pinson on the Run Your Race podcast in July. Much of what the two discussed included Brown’s rise to the NBA, his pro career, and the championship he was a part of last...27640Sat, 04 May 2024 06:00:17 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/jaden-mcdaniels-laid-out-his-nuggets-blueprint-against-phoenix-r27639/April 9, 2023. Game 82. The Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans faced off in a vital game for playoff seeding. Both teams attempted to secure the 8th seed and a more comfortable play-in pathway. The Wolves overcame an early Pelicans lead, with Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns car...27639Thu, 02 May 2024 10:30:26 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/why-hasnt-rudy-gobert-been-a-postseason-liability-in-minnesota-r27638/In the post-game press conference after Game 3 against the Phoenix Suns, a reporter asked Rudy Gobert if he could feel Phoenix’s apprehension around the basket. Gobert smirks before responding. “Of course,” he said, “that’s what I do best.” Gobert has been the league’s best post defender this...27638Wed, 01 May 2024 14:30:10 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/will-sweeping-the-suns-give-the-wolves-an-advantage-in-the-second-round-r27637/At the end of the regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves fell out of the 1 seed, landing with what many thought would be their worst possible first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix had swept the Wolves 3-0 in their regular season games. However, the Wolves flipped the script in...27637Wed, 01 May 2024 10:30:50 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/timberwolves-features/naw-found-success-by-balancing-presence-and-perspective-r27636/There wasn’t a moment where Nickeil Alexander-Walker figured things out last year. He played inconsistent minutes all season and likely wouldn’t have played a significant role in the playoffs if Jaden McDaniels hadn’t injured his hand punching a wall in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ final regular-se...27636Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:30:49 +0000