The Timberwolves smothered the Nuggets without Rudy Gobert, limiting them to 34.9 percent shooting from the field and took a commanding lead in the series with a 106-80 win in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 27 points, with Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker adding 14 points off the bench. Jamal Murray just shot 3 of 18 field goals and Nikola Jokic almost had another triple-double (16 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists).
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Timberwolves victory.