NBA playoffs preview for Timberwolves vs. Nuggets in Round 2. Minnesota vs. Denver preview in a crucial Western Conference matchup for 2024 postseason.
The Nuggets and Timberwolves are getting set for a series six years in the making, and Covers' Douglas Farmer is diving deep into every crevice of this series to bring you the best Minnesota vs. Denver preview and predictions.History already remembers the Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves rivalry for what was, unofficially, the NBA’s first Play-In game. Back in 2018, the two met in what both fanbases now refer to as “Game 82.
Do not think for a moment that this rivalry has been dormant in the interim. They meet four times each season, and more notably, Denver openly admits Minnesota, though depleted by injuries to one starter and two more rotation pieces, gave it the toughest test during the Nuggets’ title run last year, even if it was only a five-game series.
That comparison is not perfect, given the Denver trio of bigs may need to play nearly every minute, while Minnesota enjoys depth for days, but it underscores the need Connelly was attempting to address when he traded for Gobert, kept Towns despite myriad trade rumors, and then re-signed Reid in the summer of 2023.
Minnesota’s counters to the best player in the world are three-fold. First of all, the Timberwolves defense. Gobert headlines and anchors it. He is about to win his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award for a reason. So, when all three of Minnesota’s best wing defenders are on the court, they can help Towns on Jokic while also encouraging Towns to make the right defensive play, as well.Secondly, those three can stagger their work. Which brings us to the Timberwolves’ most underrated edge in this series. Four of Denver’s starters averaged more than 39 minutes against the Lakers, a series in which the Nuggets should have theoretically had an easier time. Caldwell-Pope slacked off with just 36 minutes per game.
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