The Denver Nuggets had a must-win Game 2 on the home floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Monday night. The Wolves upset Denver in Game 1 behind electric late-game shot-making from Anthony Edwards, and with star center Rudy Gobert missing Game 2 for the birth of his first child, Denver couldn’t let both games of the series slip away.
Instead, the Wolves beat the breaks off Denver all night. Minnesota took a 61-35 lead into halftime, and it was a wrap from there.
The Nuggets just look like the bigger, more physical, and deeper team to an extreme degree. It’s
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