The Minnesota Timberwolves overwhelmed the Denver Nuggets 115-70 on Tuesday to force the defending NBA champions to a decisive Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series.
Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare to finish with 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals as the young, hungry Timberwolves fended off elimination against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, who had won the previous three games to take charge of the best-of-seven series.
Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 10 points and 13 rebounds. —AFP
