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Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96: What Did it Cost? Everything.

In one of the most insane games in the history of Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets 112-96 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. Unfortunately, the outcome of the game felt like a side story most of the night. A little more than a minute into the game, […]

Game 4 Preview: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: April 25th, 2026Time: 7:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ABC Game 3 was the swing game. Wolves-Nuggets, Round 3. Two teams meeting in the playoffs for the third time in four years. Thirty matchups over that span, split evenly at 15 apiece. One side was going to walk out with […]

Jaden McDaniels Spoke His Truth and the Timberwolves Backed it Up

Jaden McDaniels made his thoughts incredibly clear after the Minnesota Timberwolves won Game 2 over the Denver Nuggets. “Go at Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, the whole team. Like, just go at them.” When asked to clarify, McDaniels doubled down: “Yeah, they’re all bad defenders.” Those comments, not surprisingly, […]

Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96: “They’re All Bad Defenders”

“Now he’s gotta back it up,” Chris Finch said as he sat at the pregame podium before game three. A clear challenge to his two-way trash-talking wing Jaden McDaniels, to show up after calling every single Denver Nuggets rotation player by name as a bad defender, the stage was set for the Wolves’ best perimeter […]

Game 3 Preview: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: April 23rd, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime Video There’s a moment in every playoff series where everything flips. One team realizes it can win. The other realizes, oh wait, this might actually be a fight. Game 2 in Denver was that moment. For about 13 minutes, the […]

The Timberwolves Rescued a Season on the Brink

DENVER – On Monday night at Ball Arena, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets added another thrilling chapter to one of the best rivalries in the NBA. Game 2 started incredibly rough for the Timberwolves. Their defense got picked apart from beyond the arc, including an incredible three and-1 fouls on 3-pointers in just the […]

Minnesota Lynx Hope Dorka Juhász Can Carry MVP Play Back to WNBA

The last time we saw Dorka Juhász step on a WNBA court was on Oct. 20, 2024 in the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty that ultimately ended the Minnesota Lynx’s season just shy of a WNBA title. Since then, she has not suited up for the Lynx while remaining overseas and focusing on […]

Game 2 Preview: Timberwolves at Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: April 20th, 2026Time: 9:30 PM CDTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock Game 1 in Denver was the kind of playoff loss that sticks with you. Not because the Timberwolves got run off the floor. Not because they looked hopelessly outclassed. In some ways, that would have been easier to process. […]

Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 1 Film Review

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost Game 1 of their first-round NBA Playoff series to the Denver Nuggets, 116-105, in a game reminiscent of so many of the Wolves’ shortcomings. There were gorgeous stretches of basketball, especially early in the game, but those pockets of solid play did not last. The Wolves consistently reverted back to the team that […]

Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105: The Switch Stays Un-Flipped

DENVER – The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves took the floor at Ball Arena for an NBA Playoff game, it was possibly the greatest game in Timberwolves history. That night, the Wolves took out the defending champion Denver Nuggets in Game 7, coming back from a 20-point second-half deficit. The win also came with extra […]

Game 1 Preview: Timberwolves at Nuggets

Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: April 18th, 2026Time: 2:30 PM CDTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: Prime Video Every great rivalry needs its trilogy. Not the kind where two teams randomly bump into each other once every few years and call it history, but the kind where the games start to blur together, where every possession feels […]

Apex Predators: How the Wolves Defeat Denver and Make Another Post-Season Run

After an 82-game grind that at various points felt like a thriller, a slog, a dark comedy, and a group therapy exercise for everyone invested in Minnesota basketball, the Timberwolves have arrived exactly where they finished a year ago: the Western Conference’s sixth seed. On paper, that sounds almost boring. Same slot, same franchise trying […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 48 – Final Report Card & Playoff Predictions Results

We’re about 24 hours away from game one! Before the Minnesota Timberwolves begin on their postseason quest, let’s review their performance throughout the 82-game regular season. We had 42 voters chime in on their player grades as well as what they think will happen in the playoffs in… Canis Pulsus Vol. 48 – Final Report […]

Timberwolves vs Nuggets Series Preview

Welcome to the 2026 NBA Playoffs. For the third time in four years, the Minnesota Timberwolves will take on the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. The two teams have become incredibly familiar with each other as they have played a total of 28 times over the past four seasons. Three years ago, fresh off a […]

Two Words, Wolves Pod: Timberwolves-Nuggets Round 3 + X-Factors for the Series

On today’s episode, Ryan Eichten and Leo Sun discuss the Minnesota Timberwolves drawing the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs and what the series might look like: — With the Nuggets’ win as huge underdogs while sitting most of their roster in the final game of the season against the San Antonio […]

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Minnesota Lynx Take Olivia Miles with No. 2 Pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

After the free agency frenzy that has filled the last week or so, focus shifted to the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday as the 15 teams in the league compress an offseason’s worth of action into a month. The league held its draft in New York City on Monday, with most of the top prospects […]

Lynx Free Agency Update

WNBA free agency officially began on Saturday, April 11th. It’s been just over two days and a lot has happened. New “superteams” are forming, mindboggling trades have been made, but most importantly, a lot of money is being earned by athletes who have long deserved it. As for the Minnesota Lynx? If you haven’t heard […]

Canis Pulsus Vol. 48 – Final Report Card & Playoff Predictions

This Minnesota Timberwolves season has felt like three different seasons combined. For fans, it probably felt more like 10. It’s been anything but smooth, however the good news is that we’ve finally come to the end. Wait, they’re telling me there’s more basketball to be played? Oh god, it’s not over yet? Here we go. […]

Timberwolves 132, Pelicans 126: Welcome Home, KG

Kevin Garnett is back! On Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Big Ticket made his long-awaited return to Minneapolis. He was led in through the player tunnel by the Minnesota Timberwolves owners, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, following an introductory hype video. It was a moment Timberwolves fans had waited a long time to see, […]

Timberwolves to Face Nuggets as NBA Standings Lock into Place

Leading up to Sunday Night’s game between the Spurs and Nuggets, Wolves fans had reason to hope that San Antonio would take care of business against Denver’s C team. The Spurs rolled out the majority of their lineup minus Wemby. The Nuggets took the opposite approach of Nikola Jokic surrounded a bunch of dudes they […]

Game Preview #82 – Timberwolves vs. Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans PelicansDate: April 12th, 2026Time: 7:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio There’s something about Game 82 that always feels a little like the last day of school. Half the class is mentally checked out. The teacher is rolling in […]

Tanking? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

On Thursday, April 9th, 2026, the NBA released an official statement regarding a bizarre situation in a recent Sacramento Kings versus Golden State Warriors game. In case you missed it, Sacramento Head Coach Doug Christie instructed his own players to intentionally foul an above average free throw shooter, Seth Curry, despite holding a one-point lead […]

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