Timberwolves and Nuggets Game 1 expert picks, odds: Second round of NBA Playoffs starts with a fun one

The had the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference essentially locked up. All they had to do was defeat the and to finish the regular season. Oops. Maybe, as defending champs, they wanted to make things more difficult, just for the challenge of it all. Regardless, the Nuggets now have to face the No. 3 seed in what has the makings of a tough, competitive series. Advertisement The Timberwolves finished 42-40 two seasons ago while getting lambasted for paying so much to acquire .

During the regular season, the Timberwolves boasted the league’s best defense and the 17th-rated offense. In terms of net rating, they were third. The Nuggets had the eighth-rated defense and the fifth offense, good for the fourth-best net rating. The teams played four games head-to-head during the regular season, two at home and two on the road. missed one of those, and Karl-Anthony Towns missed three. The only game in which both teams were at full strength was the Nov.

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