The Minnesota Timberwolves came into this game with a bad taste in their mouths from Atlanta. The Timberwolves blew a 21 point lead in Atlanta and had a tough challenge awaiting them with the Denver Nuggets.
The Timberwolves came out playing with a lot of aggression and they made sure the Nuggets felt them on the defensive end. Tonight was all about the defense as Minnesota was able to force 15 turnovers for (24 points. The one thing that was extremely impressive was the fact that Jaden McDaniels was able to put on a defensive clinic with Jamal Murray. The star player didn’t score until 1:08 was left in the 1st half. Minnesota forced the Nuggets to try and make some tough shots tonight which they weren’t able to make. Nikola Jokic finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds in the game on 11-23 shooting. The Nuggets struggled as a whole especially with the swarming defense from the Timberwolves.
The Timberwolves were able to get some amazing looks tonight inside and out. Anthony Edwards was able to lead the Wolves in scoring with 24 points but he was able to set the tone on the offensive end. When Anthony Edwards is able to get to the rim and get his shots going like he was able to tonight it opens things up for the team. Once Ant got it going they were able to get the ball to Karl-Anthony Towns because of the doubles that Ant forced. KAT finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds but he was pounding in the paint against Jokic. Karl has been aggressive on both ends of the floor and on the boards so far this season which has helped the Timberwolves big time. Rudy Gobert was able to defend at a high level in the paint and Jaden McDaniels has been disrupting the opposing offense.
Naz Reid has been as consistent as you can be so far this season. He came in and was instant offense right away. One thing about Naz Reid is the fact he’s been able to make the best of his opportunities with mismatches. Tonight Naz was able to finish the game with 16 points and and he was able to dominate inside and outside the paint. The Denver Nuggets had no answer for them tonight, especially with the players that came off the second unit.
Minnesota Timberwolves will be getting ready to play the Utah Jazz Saturday at home.
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