Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Denver Nuggets at the Target Center. The Timberwolves won by a score of 133-10
The Denver Nuggets face off against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a rematch of their 2024 Western Conference Semifinals matchup. The two teams have already faced off once before this season, with Minnesota edging that game out 119-116.
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Things have not gone all that well for the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. After a trip to the Western Conference Finals, a blockbuster trade shook up the core.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made NBA history in arguably his team's best performance of the season. With less than 7 minutes remaining in a dominant 133-104 win over the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 25, Edwards floated back to the logo where he took a pass from Mike Conley and released a jumper from 32 feet.
The Timberwolves are seeking revenge on the Mavericks for last season's Western Conference Finals loss on Wednesday night.
The Nuggets fell behind 6-0 and never led in a 133-104 loss Saturday afternoon at Target Center, snapping a four-game win streak. Dating back to Game 6 of the second-round playoff series that Minnesota rallied to win last spring, Denver (28-17) has lost four straight to its division foe. Two matchups remain this regular season, both at Ball Arena.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points with nine assists to lead Minnesota. In the process, he became Minnesota's franchise leader in 3-pointers made, jumping past Karl-Anthony Towns with 976 career triples. Edwards also set the mark with some flash, nailing this 3 from the center-court logo:
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards reportedly seeked advice from NBA legend Michael Jordan about dealing with double teams.
W hen Anthony Edwards was coming out of Georgia for the 2020 NBA Draft, he was known at the time as an athletic slasher who had a developing three-point shot. Through the first fo
Jordan had to deal with something similar to Edwards early in his career when he faced the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons were super physical with him and made sure to put a body on him anytime he went to the rim. Jordan came back the following season and found a way to combat that physical play, and was able to dominate them for years.