In the Timberwolves’ 106-80 win at Denver on Monday night, their stifling defense limited two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic to 16 points on 5-for-13 shooting and Jamal Murray to eight points on 3-for-18 shooting.
And the Nuggets were limited to 80 points, their season low and the Wolves defense’s season low.
Wolves stars Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each scored 27 points before being taken out late in the game. The Wolves are 6-0 in this postseason and lead the series 2-0 going back home to Target Center on Friday night:
Here are 10 Clutch Points from the game:
1. Chuck? What’s up?
TNT analyst Charles Barkley had high, high praise for the Wolves.
Barkley watched the Wolves take that 61-35 halftime lead and on air from the Atlanta studio called the Wolves “one of the best defensive teams I’ve ever seen. Ever. Even without Rudy [Gobert], they’re one of the best defensive teams. Stats don’t lie.”
He credited the Wolves’ size all over the floor, except for maybe point guard Mike Conley.