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In Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs, Victor Wembanyama showed why he was awarded the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year and seems poised to win the award for years to come. Wembanyama blocked an incredible 12 Timberwolves shots in the series-opening game, an NBA […]
The good thing about a defensive battle is that it provides some incredibly compelling basketball, where every shot must be earned, and every make has been fought for. The bad thing about a defensive battle is that sometimes no one makes a shot for five minutes at a time, and you can feel the life […]
In preparation for tonight’s Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs, we sat down with JR Wilco at our sister site Pounding the Rock to discuss what we’re looking out for from our respective opponents. If you want to engage in some light-hearted and kind (stressing this, don’t be obnoxious like Denver Nuggets fans were/are), […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are about to embark on their climb over Mount Wembanyama. Before things tip off, let’s take a look at the 56 voters and their predictions on the series in… Canis Pulsus Vol. 49 – Playoff Round 2 Predictions Results (Note: Canis Pulsus Vol. 49 data was collected through 5/4) What will be […]
Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio SpursDate: May 4th, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Frost Bank CenterTelevision Coverage: Peacock, NBS Sports Network After vanquishing the Denver Nuggets for the second time in three postseasons, the Minnesota Timberwolves now find themselves staring at an entirely different kind of monster. That’s not hyperbole. That’s just what happens when the […]
Round two of the NBA playoffs starts tomorrow, and the Minnesota Timberwolves are once again the underdogs. Whether that’s rightfully so or just another time the public narrative is disrespecting the Wolves, we’ll find out starting Monday night. Even though this is on short notice, there’s still time to hear from you and give you […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves completed the kill shot Thursday night. They ended the Denver Nuggets’ season, sent Nikola Jokic off to whatever offseason horse-stable sanctuary awaits him in Serbia, and won the rubber match in what has become the best rivalry this franchise has ever had. Wolves-Nuggets, Round 3: Minnesota takes it. Again. While many of […]
No Anthony Edwards. No Donte DiVincenzo. No Ayo Dosunmu. No Kyle Anderson. Didn’t matter. The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night in Game 6, 110-98, in a game that spoke volumes about the culture within each organization. The Timberwolves faced hardships at multiple points in this series and overcame them all. The […]
Jaden McDaniels will forever be a mainstay in Minnesota Timberwolves lore. He could miss every shot for the rest of the playoffs. Everyone will remember his series against the Denver Nuggets. After game five, the former Washington Husky sat at the podium to face questions after a shaky game. His team is down their starting […]
Jaden McDaniels will forever be a mainstay in Minnesota Timberwolves lore. He could miss every shot for the rest of the playoffs. His series against the Denver Nuggets will be remembered by everyone. After game five, the former Washington Husky sat at the podium to face questions after a shaky game. His team down their […]
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: April 30th, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ESPN Game 5 was the Wolves’ opportunity to end the argument. They had Denver on the mat. They had won three straight. They had discovered the recipe: suffocating defense, relentless rim pressure, and enough pace to make Nikola Jokic and Jamal […]
The question of this game was bound to come down to one thing and one thing only: could the Minnesota Timberwolves survive the loss of not just their starting point guard but also the superstar leader of their team? The answer: a resounding no. Unfortunately for Wolves fans, it got even worse. There are now […]
All season long, members of the Minnesota Timberwolves had insisted to the coaching staff that things would be different come playoff time. During a December back-to-back series in New Orleans, Anthony Edwards mentioned that the team was already looking forward to the playoffs. IN DECEMBER. Only four months to go! So, all included, surely game […]
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: April 27th, 2026Time: 9:30 PM CDTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock Before we get to Game 5, the elimination stakes, the wounded Nuggets, and the suddenly very real possibility that Minnesota could end this thing in Denver again, we need to start with Donte DiVincenzo. Those 79 seconds of Game […]
The rivalry between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets gained another chapter Saturday night at Target Center. Despite losing both Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards to injuries for the rest of the series, the Timberwolves won Game 4 112-96 to take a 3-1 series lead with a performance that spoke volumes about each of […]
In one of the most insane games in the history of Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets 112-96 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. Unfortunately, the outcome of the game felt like a side story most of the night. A little more than a minute into the game, […]
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: April 25th, 2026Time: 7:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: ABC Game 3 was the swing game. Wolves-Nuggets, Round 3. Two teams meeting in the playoffs for the third time in four years. Thirty matchups over that span, split evenly at 15 apiece. One side was going to walk out with […]
Jaden McDaniels made his thoughts incredibly clear after the Minnesota Timberwolves won Game 2 over the Denver Nuggets. “Go at Jokic, Jamal, all the bad defenders. Tim Hardaway, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, the whole team. Like, just go at them.” When asked to clarify, McDaniels doubled down: “Yeah, they’re all bad defenders.” Those comments, not surprisingly, […]
“Now he’s gotta back it up,” Chris Finch said as he sat at the pregame podium before game three. A clear challenge to his two-way trash-talking wing Jaden McDaniels, to show up after calling every single Denver Nuggets rotation player by name as a bad defender, the stage was set for the Wolves’ best perimeter […]
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver NuggetsDate: April 23rd, 2026Time: 8:30 PM CDTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: Prime Video There’s a moment in every playoff series where everything flips. One team realizes it can win. The other realizes, oh wait, this might actually be a fight. Game 2 in Denver was that moment. For about 13 minutes, the […]
“This team will flip the switch in the playoffs”. The infamous switch! The magical, mythical thing that was supposed to exist for the Minnesota Timberwolves to grab hold of, completely change who they are, and become a team much closer to their two years ago-selves on the floor when the games mattered more. WRONG! If […]
DENVER – On Monday night at Ball Arena, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets added another thrilling chapter to one of the best rivalries in the NBA. Game 2 started incredibly rough for the Timberwolves. Their defense got picked apart from beyond the arc, including an incredible three and-1 fouls on 3-pointers in just the […]
Game Story 21-2. Twenty-One to Two. That is the run that was set to this entire game. Unfortunately for the Minnesota Timberwolves, it did not come in their favor. While so much can change after the first 12 minutes of game-time, there is no worse way to start a game off. Worst of all, it […]
The last time we saw Dorka Juhász step on a WNBA court was on Oct. 20, 2024 in the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty that ultimately ended the Minnesota Lynx’s season just shy of a WNBA title. Since then, she has not suited up for the Lynx while remaining overseas and focusing on […]
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver NuggetsDate: April 20th, 2026Time: 9:30 PM CDTLocation: Ball ArenaTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock Game 1 in Denver was the kind of playoff loss that sticks with you. Not because the Timberwolves got run off the floor. Not because they looked hopelessly outclassed. In some ways, that would have been easier to process. […]