The Minnesota Timberwolves are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
Minnesota enters Monday’s game trailing 0-1 in the series after losing on the road to Denver in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon.
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In Saturday’s loss to the Nuggets, Anthony Edwards led the way for the Timberwolves as he recorded 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Rudy Gobert added 17 points and 10 rebounds of his own.
Now Minnesota will try to grab a key road victory in Game 2 on Monday as they try to tie the series at 1-1 before heading home for Game 3.
On the other side, Denver enters Monday’s contest with a 1-0 series lead after defeating the Timberwolves at home in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon.
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Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets in Saturday’s victory as he ended the game with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while Jamal Murray recorded 30 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Game 2 on Monday night, both squads may be without one of their key players due to injury.
Timberwolves Injury Report: Will Anthony Edwards Play?
For the Timberwolves, they have only one player listed on their injury report as they have listed Edwards as questionable.
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Minnesota has listed Edwards as questionable due to right knee injury maintenance that has been a problem for the star guard over the last handful of weeks, though he was able to play through the lingering injury in Game 1.
If Edwards is sidelined in Game 2, Bones Hyland, Ayo Dosunmu and Mike Conley could all be in line for increased roles.
Nuggets Injury Report: Will Peyton Watson Play?
On the other side, the Nuggets have only one player listed on their injury report as well as they have ruled out forward Peyton Watson.
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Denver has ruled out Watson due to a right hamstring strain as he will miss his seventh consecutive contest.
With Watson still sidelined, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Spencer Jones will likely all continue to have larger roles until he is cleared to return.
Fans can catch Game 2 of the first-round series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets from Denver on Monday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
