Timberwolves playoff schedule: Wolves-Denver, Round 1

Timberwolves-Nuggets playoff schedule

April 15, 2023 at 4:36PM
Anthony Edwards is in the playoffs for the second time. (Alex Kormann, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Timberwolves made the NBA playoffs by beating Oklahoma City on Friday night in a play-in tournament game, qualifying as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. They'll face top-seeded Denver in a series that starts Sunday in Colorado. The Wolves' first home game will be Friday, a night when the Wild also plays in town in their first-round playoff series against Dallas. That Twin Cities playoff doubleheader also takes place on Sunday.

Here is the first-round schedule for the Wolves:

(8) TIMBERWOLVES vs. (1) DENVER

Best-of-seven series

Sunday: at Denver, 9:30 p.m., TNT and BSN

Wednesday: at Denver, 9 p.m., TNT and BSN

Friday: at Target Center, 8:30 p.m., ESPN and BSN

Sunday: at Target Center, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 25: if necessary, at Denver, TBD

Thursday, April 27: if necessary, at Target Center, TBD

Saturday, April 29: if necessary, at Denver, TBD

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