Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels names key to beating Nuggets in NBA Playoffs

Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels names key to beating Nuggets in NBA Playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Game 1 will be tough to forget for the Minnesota Timberwolves .

Anthony Edwards and his squad kept it close against the Denver Nuggets but a third quarter collapse cost them everything. Now, they are down 0-1 in this NBA Playoffs series but Jaden McDaniels knows there is one person who is their key to winning against Nikola Jokic's squad — Rudy Gobert. Why McDaniels thinks Gobert will lead Timberwolves to win vs.

Nuggets This NBA Playoffs series is dictated by the big man battle between Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets have an offensive weapon that the league has rarely seen and the Timberwolves get a defensive menace who has the hardware to show for his prowess. Jaden McDaniels posits that their big man just needs to keep up what he was doing so that they could triumph in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

He explained why this was the case, via Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. "It’s all Rudy. Rudy did a good job the whole game just guarding and taking the challenge.