Denver Nuggets (54-28, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Nuggets -1.5; over/under is 229.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 2-1 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference first round with a 2-1…
For the third time in four years, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are meeting in the NBA playoffs, and that kind of familiarity tends to breed contempt. After Denver cruised in Game 1, the Timberwolves evened the series on Monday night by erasing an early 19-point deficit to come back and win, 119-114. The…
The Denver Nuggets, after a chippy Game 1 win on home court, will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday in Game 2 of their 2026 NBA playoffs first-round series. The West’s No. 3 seed, Denver (49-33), defeated the sixth-seeded Timberwolves (54-28) 116-105 in Saturday’s Game 1. Denver has now won 13 straight, while Minnesota has…
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports The 2026 NBA playoff bracket is set. All 20 seeds are locked in, and the postseason gets started on Tuesday with Hornets-Heat and Suns-Blazers in the Play-In Tournament. In the East, the Raptors clinched the final top-six seed and a guaranteed playoff berth on Sunday, and the Nuggets closed out the…
The Denver Nuggets are getting hot at the right time. Nikola Jokic & Co. are on a league-best 10-game winning streak and have beaten those 10 opponents by an average of 9.7 points a game. The streak includes an overtime victory over the Spurs, which ended San Antonio’s 11-game winning streak. With just two games…
LOS ANGELES — It was a near-impossible quest for a star-less Lakers team against the NBA’s Goliath, the Thunder. Los Angeles came out of the gates matching Oklahoma City’s energy with a closer-than-expected first quarter. Advertisement Then, as each quarter and minute went by, the margin slowly separated for the undermanned Lakers, falling to the…
Chandler Parsons Pours Cold Water On Celtics Fans’ Title Hopes originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. During his appearance on “Run It Back” on Thursday, Chandler Parsons had good news and bad news for Boston Celtics fans. Advertisement The good news is he thinks they’ll win the Eastern…
Friday features a six-game NBA slate, creating plenty of opportunities to capitalize on the latest DraftKings promo code, which offers new users $200 in bonus bets instantly after their first $5 wager. The New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets will meet once again in a series the Knicks have dominated in recent years, winning 13 straight games. Those…
We are less than a month out from the close of the 2025-26 NBA regular season. The final day of games will be on Sunday, April 12. Between now and then, we will be updating this playoff picture each day to keep you up to date on the standings, important magic numbers, all relevant tiebreakers,…
The Los Angeles Lakers‘ dramatic 127-125 overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets, which Luka Dončić ended with a game-winning step-back jumper in the final second of the extra frame, was one of the best games of the season. It may also end up being one of the most important. After jumping out to an early…
