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Denver — Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 43 points in the playoffs, Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Saturday. NBA, in the first game of the second round series.
Edwards was unstoppable in the first half, scoring 25 points, and Reid took over in the fourth quarter. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points despite committing several fouls.
The second meeting is scheduled for Monday night in Denver.
Three days after undergoing knee surgery, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was on the bench in the second row, next to the scorer’s table and behind assistant coach Micah Nori, who gave the orders and called the shots. substitutions.
Serbian Nikokla Jokic, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, had 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Denver, but had seven turnovers. Jamal Murray scored 17 points after not scoring in the first half.
Tied at 84, the Timberwolves went on an 18-7 run to pull away on the scoreboard. Reid scored 10 consecutive crucial points for the Timberwolves.
Last year, the Wolves faced Denver in the first round despite being without Reid (broken wrist), Jaden McDaniels (broken hand). In addition, Karl-Anthony Towns was trying to recover from an injury that had cost him 52 games.
This time, they did not count on casualties.
The Timberwolves were better because of Edwards’ play, Denver coach Michael Malone said.
“There are no weaknesses in his game,” Malone said. “It’s going to be a big challenge to try to stop it.”
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