Game 6 is a must-win for Denver, but all of the pressure has shifted to. Why? The Wolves lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, but the Nuggets' 125-113 win in Game 5 Monday

The Wolves lost their top guards and it showed in Minnesota's Game Five loss to the Nuggets. Can Coach Chris Finch find an answer?

Much had been said about the Nuggets lackluster performance in the three losses leading up to Monday night's elimination game at Ball Arena. "Jokić's

Minnesota's backs appear to be against the wall heading into Thursday night's Game 6.

Bones Hyland flared off a Rudy Gobert screen. He hoisted a 27-foot pull-up three that hit nothing but net, then pointed his skelly celly at the Ball Arena

The Wolves bothered stars Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray into an ugly 12-of-43 (2-for-15 3-pointers) for a combined 43 points. And without rotation pillars Aaron Gordon and Peyton Watson due to injury, there wasn’t enough firepower left to challenge Minnesota. The Wolves went wire-to-wire, leading by as much as 27 points.

Minnesota, with a chance to close out the Nuggets in Denver, fell flat Monday night in Game 5, getting blown out in the second half and losing 125-113.

All season, Chris Finch lamented the idea of “flipping a switch” when the stage gets big and the lights get bright. Every coach does. Fans do, as well. Ideally, in sports, habits are built throughout the course of repeatedly executed processes during the regular season that carry you forward in the most impactful moments.

For the third consecutive game, Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards carries an injury designation entering a playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets.

At halftime of the Timberwolves’ 112-96 playoff victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night, April 25, at Target Center, coach Chris Finch said the locker room was “somber,” while guard Mike Conley said it was “quiet.