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Anthony Edwards\u2019s 43 factors led Minnesota Timberwolves\u2019 106-99 house win over Denver Nuggets.<\/em>
Anthony Edwards scored 43 factors, Karl-Anthony Cities completed with 20 and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves took home-court benefit from Denver with a 106-99 win over the Nuggets in Recreation 1 of a Western Convention semifinal sequence.
Naz Reid scored 14 of his 16 factors within the fourth quarter, Mike Conley had 14 factors and 10 assists and Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which pulled away to start the postseason 5-0.
\u201cThey’re defending champs, they\u2019re a tough crew to beat. Nice crew. They obtained nice gamers,\u201d Edwards stated of the Nuggets.
\u201cThey obtained one of the best participant within the league with Nikola Jokic, they obtained one of the best nearer with Jamal Murray, one of the best 3-point shooter with Michael Porter Jr So, it’s powerful to beat this crew.\u201d
Recreation 2 is in Denver on Monday.
Anthony Edwards places on a present and drops a playoff career-high to carry the @Timberwolves<\/a> to the Recreation 1 win in Denver!
Karl-Anthony Cities: 20 PTS (8-13 FGM), 4 REB
Naz Reid: 16 PTS (14 in 4Q), 4 REB
Nikola Jokic: 32 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 3 STL
Recreation 2: Monday, 10pm\/et on TNT pic.twitter.com\/iirmYPip3j<\/a>
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