Nuggets' Malone: Title defence won't get any easier against Wolves in Round 2

Malone's relieved that the Nuggets don't have to return to L.A. to close out the Lakers and instead can focus on rest and recovery after a hard-fought series in which they trailed most of the time before facing the Timberwolves, who completed their sweep of the Suns on Sunday.

The Timberwolves are coming off their first series win since 2004 and the first sweep in the franchise's history.'s steady spectacular play despite dealing with family drama that includes one brother going to jail and another getting banned by the NBA. “He's a tough shot maker,” Jokic said. “I think he makes more tough shots that easy, open looks. I think he loves those moments, those situations and I'm very confident in him that he's going to make the shot.”, turned an ankle and the Nuggets found it much harder to beat the Lakers this year than they did in dispatching them in the Western Conference finals last summer.

Now the second-seeded Nuggets face a third-seeded Timberwolves team that gave them a tough test in the playoffs last year despite a roster riddled with injuries.

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