Overview
- Game 1, set for Saturday at Ball Arena, airs on Prime Video with tip times listed by multiple outlets.
- The No. 3 Nuggets host the No. 6 Timberwolves in a best-of-seven series, with Denver holding home court for Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
- Minnesota enters with key availability questions after Anthony Edwards missed 11 of the last 14 regular-season games because of a right knee issue.
- Denver’s edge centers on Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray, as the Nuggets won the season series 3–1 and Jokić averaged 27.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists this year.
- These teams split recent playoff meetings in 2023 and 2024, and NBA.com’s preview predicts Denver in six games.