The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped Game 2 of their Western Conference Quarterfinals series 122-113 at the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. Denver now leads the best-of-7 series 2-0.
Anthony Edwards did all he could for Minnesota offensively dropping a game-high 41 points. In total six Wolves finished in double figures including Rudy Gobert (19), Mike Conley (14), Taurean Prince (12), Kyle Anderson (10), and Karl-Anthony Towns (10).
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Jamal Murray powered Denver with a 40-point performance. Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Nuggets.
Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch met with the media after the game:
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Game 3 of the series will be at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Friday night with tip scheduled for 8:30 p.m.