Minnesota Timberwolves

Denver won the series 4-1 to advance to the conference semifinals, where it will take on the fourth-seeded Phoenix Suns, who knocked off the LA Clippers in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

It doesn't happen too often but a rare sports trifecta involving three of our professional sports teams is set to hit Minnesota this weekend.

With 11 seconds remaining, Nuggets coach Michael Malone gave Murray a curtain call as home fans cheered away the final moments of Wednesday's 122-113 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that gave Denver a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

After one of his worst first halves of the season statistically, Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 second-half points and led the Thunder to a 123-118 victory.

LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Lakers snagged the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs.

Towns had been out since Nov. 28 with the injury. And Minnesota had lost three of four and slid to ninth place in the Western Conference beginning the night.

The Phoenix Suns pulled a midnight blockbuster on Wednesday, acquiring 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets

“Their guy came off the bench and threw a punch,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said.

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Kevin Garnett may not play for the Timberwolves anymore, but he's still setting records here in Minnesota.

The Wolves have a rematch with the Spurs Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves took a positive step in getting comfortable with new center Rudy Gobert.

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points for Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and D'Angelo Russell added 23 points.

Gobert had 23 points and 16 rebounds in his Minnesota debut