The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this game on a 6 game losing streak. To break that streak they needed to knock off the Denver Nuggets and the reigning MVP Nikola Jokić. The Nuggets are number one in the West and this was a true test for the Minnesota Timberwolves who were without D’Angelo Russell, Naz Reid, and Karl-Anthony Towns. One person that was there for the Timberwolves was Anthony Edwards as he has become H1M. Anthony started slowly in this game during the first half as he was getting his teammates involved right away.
Edwards has been playing with the ball more in his hands as of late which is why we see the uptick in his assists totals. Tonight it was all about his 2nd half and his 3rd quarter where he scored 15 points alone. It didn’t matter who was guarding Edwards tonight he was able to get to his spot against Denver and make them pay. On the night Edwards finished with 29 points, 5 assists, and 10 rebounds. Edwards had some help tonight as McDaniels, Nowell, and Anderson all had 17-plus points tonight. If the Timberwolves can have this much consistency this could be a scary team. Have to also give a lot of credit to Austin Rivers, Kyle Anderson, and Jaden McDaniels who all made some big 3 point shots in the closing moments of the game to clinch the win.
The Nuggets have the MVP Jokic and it just wasn’t his night. The Joker finished with 24 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds but it wasn’t enough as he needed some more help. The Nuggets did get Jamal Murray back in the lineup and he poured in 14 points. The Timberwolves were able to defend well in the paint tonight making it tough for Gordon/Porter Jr/Jokic to get anything easy. The Timberwolves will be looking to keep that up as they have the TrailBlazers coming into town on Wednesday. Hopefully, by then the Timberwolves can get Russell or Reid back in the lineup to start a true win streak.
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