Tag: Chris Finch
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Timberwolves believe in Gobert’s ability to limit Nuggets superstar Jokic
While the Timberwolves have plenty to say about the Nuggets’ defense, they also have thoughts about their defensive anchor, Rudy Gobert. “It’s a joke that he wasn’t a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said after his team’s 114-109 Game 2 win at Ball Arena. A four-time winner of the…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s defeat in Game 2
Home-court advantage is heading back to Minnesota with the Timberwolves. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 119-114 loss on Monday at Ball Arena: 2. Forget the road team winning, an NBA series doesn’t start until the coaches start lobbying. That happened prior to Monday’s late tipoff. “Maybe we ought to start flopping, too,” Timberwolves coach…
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Timberwolves’ small lineup fuels Game 2 comeback win over Nuggets
The player who Chris Finch said was his team’s best in Game 1 sat and sat and sat as the Timberwolves battled their way back into a “gotta have it” Game 2 at Ball Arena. The Timberwolves’ adjustment after a Game 1 loss, somewhat forced on them by foul trouble — putting center Rudy Gobert…
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Timberwolves looking to correct ‘self-inflicted wounds’ ahead of Game 2 vs. Nuggets
The last image Ball Arena had from a playoff game against the Timberwolves was an epic collapse at the Nuggets’ expense two years ago. As Minnesota clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit to within two points midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Game 1 in the latest postseason meeting between these division…
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Jamal Murray finds way to lead Denver Nuggets to Game 1 win over Timberwolves
It didn’t matter if it was Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo or Ayo Dosunmu standing in front of Jamal Murray on Saturday. “Irrelevant,” Murray said of the different defenders Minnesota sent his way after Denver’s 116-105 win in Game 1 at Ball Arena. “Somebody is going to chase me. Somebody is going to push…
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Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves embracing latest installment of rivalry with Denver Nuggets
Anthony Edwards wouldn’t describe it any other way. As the Timberwolves star gets ready to face the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs for the third time in the last four years, “rivalry” was the only word that came to mind. “I don’t think there’s anything else to call it but a rivalry,” Edwards said this…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Denver draws Minnesota in first round of NBA playoffs
Familiar foes will meet in the first round. After securing the No. 3 seed with a 128-118 win on Sunday in San Antonio, the Nuggets will have home-court advantage against the Timberwolves. Game 1 is set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ball Arena. It will mark the third time in four years that Denver and…
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How a year of adjustment prepared Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman for what’s to come
Time flies when you’re reinventing yourself all the time. When the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, 2025, David Adelman was the lead assistant on Michael Malone’s staff. The Nuggets were 18-13 thanks to dueling triple-doubles from Nikola Jokic and Russell Westbrook in a 132-121 win over the Jazz on Dec. 30, 2024. The Nuggets enter the…
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Nikola Jokic laments late misses despite matching playoff high in points as Denver Nuggets drop Game 4 in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A few uncharacteristic misses bothered Nikola Jokic more than a series of promising makes excited the Nuggets’ star after the Nuggets saw their chance to sweep the Timberwolves slip away, 114-108, in overtime Sunday night at Target Center. The costliest of the misses came at the free throw line late in regulation. With…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…