Jamal Murray lost his cool on the bench and tossed a heat pack onto the court. It was the Denver Nuggets' frustration boiling over. Irritated by no-calls and irate over missed calls, the Nuggets melted down in a 106-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Monday night. The Wolves turned up the pressure and the defending NBA champions lost their temper, trailing by 32 points in a game that got out of hand before halftime ..read more

Minnesota has made Denver look powerless in taking a dominant 2-0 lead as the series now shifts to the Target Center ..read more

Minnesota takes a dominant 2-0 lead as the series now shifts to the Target Center ..read more

Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. DENVER -- Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray should have been called for a technical foul -- but not ejected -- for throwing a heating pad on the floor during Denver's 106-80 Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, crew chief Marc Davis said after the game ..read more

The Minnesota Timberwolves produced a dominant defensive display to seize a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series against the Denver Nuggets with a 106-80 road victory on Monday.Remarkably, Minnesota's dominance was achieved without Rudy Gobert, the Frenchman who is one of the defensive pillars of the Timberwolves line-up.  ..read more

The Timberwolves win 106-80 at Denver on Monday night, their stifling defense limits 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 a mere 80, their season low and the Wolves defense's season low. Wolves stars Karl Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each scored 27 before being taking out ..read more

The way things are going, the reigning champion Nuggets may not play another game at home this season ..read more

On Monday night, it became official: San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama won the 2024 NBA Rookie of the Year Award after an outstanding debut season. Wembanyama won the award in unanimous fashion, which speaks volumes to how well he finished his rookie campaign that the debate as to who was more deserving of winning the award between him and Chet Holmgren didn't end up being much of a debate at all. Wembanyama is only 20 years old, and his two-way excellence is already reaching historic levels. Thus, former Coach of the Year award winner George Karl warned the Minnesota Timberwolves a ..read more

Despite struggling again in the playoffs versus the Nuggets, D'Angelo Russell feels he did very well overall this season ..read more

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards is starting to get Michael Jordan comparisons after a few outstanding playoff performances ..read more