Timberwolves are facing elimination after 112-97 loss in Game 5 to Nuggets
Nikola Jokic's 40-point double-double late Tuesday in Denver put the Nuggets ahead in the series and sent the Wolves to their third loss in a row.
Nikola Jokic's 40-point double-double late Tuesday in Denver put the Nuggets ahead in the series and sent the Wolves to their third loss in a row.
Following Tuesday night's Game 5 loss, Anthony Edwards admitted he had never seen a defense quite so effective and focused as what the Nuggets threw at him at Ball Arena.
The Nuggets and Nikola Jokic sent the Wolves to a third consecutive loss for the first time this season, and now Minnesota faces a do-or-die Game 6 on Thursday night at Target Center.
Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference)
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Ezequiel Tovar homered and the Colorado Rockies beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Tuesday night, extending their win streak to a season-high six games.
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Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, Pedro Pagés had a three-run double for his first MLB hit and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 Tuesday night.
Shohei Ohtani had a solo home run and an RBI double among his three hits, and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the rival San Francisco Giants 10-2 on Tuesday night.
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Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn in a crowded congressional Democratic primary on Tuesday.
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