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NBA playoffs preview: Timberwolves vs. Denver, Game 2

The Timberwolves only shot 37% from the field in Denver in losing on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series.

By Star Tribune staff

April 19, 2023 at 12:21AM
Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, second to left fighting for a rebound against Oklahoma City last Friday, probably needs to have a big game against Denver on Wednesday for his team to win. (Renée Jones Schneider, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Western Conference first round, Game 2: Timberwolves at Denver

9 p.m. • Ball Arena • BSN, TNT, 830-AM

Denver won the opener 109-80 on Sunday by limiting the Wolves to 37% shooting. Teams that win Game 1 of NBA playoff series end up winning the series 77.8% of the time (660-188). Only four times has a No. 8 seed upset a No. 1 seed in the NBA playoffs.

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