NBA playoffs: Timberwolves climb out of 19-point hole to knock off Nuggets, even series
Despite a huge start by the Nuggets, the Timberwolves are headed back to Minneapolis tied up 1-1.
<p>Anthony Edwards dropped 30 points on Monday night to lift Minnesota past Denver. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)</p> AAron Ontiveroz via Getty Images Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are still standing. The Timberwolves, despite falling into a 19-point hole early at Ball Arena on Monday night, rallied back to knock off the Denver Nuggets 119-114.
That evened up their opening-round playoff series, which has easily been the most competitive across the league so far this postseason, as it heads to Minneapolis for the first time later this week. It also ensured that the Timberwolves had a legitimate shot to advance into the next round. The franchise, which has been to the Western Conference finals in back-to-back seasons now, has never successfully climbed out of an 0-2 series hole.
“It’s 1-1, there’s no driver’s seat,” Edwards said on NBC. “We’re going home. We’ve got an advantage at home.
Hopefully our fans rattle them a little bit when they come to our crib. We’ll be ready. ” TWolves rally after rough start The Nuggets almost ended things in the first quarter.