The Knicks bounced back from a blowout to return the favor to the Pacers. The Nuggets continue to bounce back from dropping two games at home, thanks to the best player in the world. Here are three stars from Tuesday's two big Game 5s.
Nikola Jokic was at his dominant best in the Denver Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5. Jokic took over the game in the third quarter and Anthony Edwards admitted he could just laugh when he saw the three-time MVP convert some of the ridiculous shots that he took.
Rudy Gobert won his fourth Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but he had no answer for Denver's three-time MVP in the Nuggets' 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic celebrated his third MVP trophy ceremony by scoring 40 points and handing out 13 assists as the host Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-97 on Tuesday in Game 5 of a Western Conference semifinal series.
The Denver Broncos may want to inquire about Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s interest in playing football. Jokic looked every bit like a quarterback during one play in Game 5 of his team’s Western Conference semifinals clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Aaron Gordon may have never won a dunk contest at All-Star Weekend, but he's delivering some perfect-50 efforts in Game 5 against the Timberwolves. The Nuggets forward scored only six points in the first half, but he did it in style, scoring one dunk on a one-man fast break.
Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce knows a thing or two about winning in the league. But when it came to the Denver Nuggets, the current NBA analyst got real on what makes them so hard to beat.
Down in the series 2-0, Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets took to the court in Minneapolis on Friday night, and displayed their dominance that the basketball world is used to.
Veteran guard Mike James, who played for Phoenix and New Orleans in 2017/18 and Brooklyn in 2020/21, has officially been named the EuroLeague’s Most Valuable Player for the 2023/24 season.
Thanks to decisive Game 3 and Game 4 wins to tie their respective series’, both the Pacers and the Nuggets have eclipsed their opponents, the Knicks and the Timberwolves as favorites in the series.
The Denver Nuggets have changed the entire narrative of the Western Conference semi finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and it is mainly because of the efforts of stars Nikola Jokic and especially Jamal Murray.
Action Network's Chris Baker has Timberwolves vs. Nuggets predictions, expert picks and NBA odds for Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series on Tuesday, May 14.
After Game 2 of the ongoing playoffs series, everyone, including Charles Barkley, suggested that the Denver Nuggets would get swept. They were right in some way after watching the way the Minnesota Timberwolves trounced them in those two games at Denver.
The defending champions have woken up. Jamal Murray unveiled that it was time for the Denver Nuggets to turn the jets on. Nikola Jokic and the rest of the squad torched the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up their NBA Playoffs series at two games apiece.
A week ago, it appeared the next time the Denver Nuggets returned home, their stay might include packing for the summer. Instead, the Nuggets went on the road where they revived their championship level of play.
The Denver Nuggets badly needed to win Games 3 and 4 after dropping both of their home games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the pressure up on Nikola Jokic and their team, they managed to wrestle the momentum away from Anthony Edwards and friends and possibly set up a strong 3-2 series position coming into Game 6.
Aaron Gordon’s Denver Nuggets looked lost in the first two games of their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Losing the first two games of the series at home is never ideal for a team looking to defend their NBA title. Fast forward a few days, and all is good in Nuggets land again.
A week ago, many people in the basketball world were planning the offseason itinerary for the Denver Nuggets. They had just gotten blown out by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second game of their Western Conference semifinal series, 106-80.
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has hit numerous big-time, clutch shots so far during this year’s NBA playoffs. Highlighted by him making a pair of game-winning shots in the first round of the Nuggets’ first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers.