In order to get here, the No. 3-seed Wolves pulled off an impressive sweep of the No. 6-seed Suns in the first round, while the No. 2-seed Nuggets ousted the No. 7-seed Lakers in five games to advance. Anthony Edwards has become the Wolves' go-to scoring option as he's averaged 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the 2024 playoffs.

Anthony Edwards punched the Denver Nuggets in the mouth on Saturday. The Nuggets punched back, but Naz Reid delivered the knockout blow in a 106-99 Minnesota Timberwolves win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of their second-playoff series.

The Nuggets won in a five-game series, but outside of a Game 1 blowout, every other game's final result was within single points. Denver's final three victories were by an average margin of seven points per, and Minnesota's lone win was achieved with a three-point margin, 112-109, in a gutty Game 4 overtime victory.