Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Players Stats and Box Scores for May 6, 2024 | 2024 NBA Playoffs Game 2

The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to take a commanding 2-0 lead when they step into the Ball Arena court against the Denver Nuggets on Monday. The Timberwolves stole homecourt advantage in Game 1 following an amazing display from Anthony Edwards.

"Ant-Man" finished the game with 43 points, seven rebounds and three assists to lead Minnesota to a shock 106-99 win. Karl-Anthony Towns provided 20 points, while Naz Reid scored 16 points off the bench. Towns, Reid and Rudy Gobert also did a fantastic job to make things tough for Nikola Jokic.

The good news for the defending champions in Game 2 is that Gobert won't be in the Timberwolves lineup. He's not available, as he's back home in Minnesota to witness the birth of his son.

Can the Nuggets even the series, or will the Timberwolves take a 2-0 lead heading into the Target Center for Games 3 and 4?

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Players Stats and Box Scores

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Minnesota Timberwolves Players Stats and Box Score

Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards had a huge game for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Towns had 27 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, while Edwards finished with 27 points, seven assists and two steals.

The Timberwolves head home for Games 3 and 4 with a 2-0 series lead. Naz Reid was again huge off the bench with 14 points, five rebounds and four blocks. Nickeil Alexander-Walker made life for Jamal Murray hell and finished with 14 points and three blocks,

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
J. McDaniels	5	2	3	2	1	1	5	26	2-7	0-1	1-2	26
K. Anderson	6	9	8	2	1	2	1	26	3-8	0-1	0-0	13
K. Towns	27	12	1	1	2	2	4	36	10-15	3-5	4-4	21
M. Conley	4	3	6	2	1	0	3	32	2-5	0-2	0-1	20
A. Edwards	27	2	7	2	0	4	2	37	11-17	1-4	4-7	18
J. Minott	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	3
L. Miller	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	3
L. Garza	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	3
N. Reid	14	5	0	1	4	2	1	29	5-14	4-8	0-0	9
M. Morris	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	1-4	0-3	0-0	-3
J. McLaughlin	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	3
N. Alexander-Walker	14	6	1	0	3	1	1	30	5-9	4-7	0-0	11
W. Moore Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3
T.J. Warren	DNP

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Denver Nuggets Players Stats and Box Score

It was a miserable night for the Denver Nuggets, especially for Jamal Murray, who had eight points, 13 rebounds and two steals. Murray was 3-for-18 from the floor, while the Minnesota Timberwolves' defense also limited Nikola Jokic to 16 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists.

Aaron Gordon was the only player to reach 20 points, with Michael Porter Jr. scoring just nine points on 4-for-12 shooting. Justin Holiday had 13 points off the bench, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has not been performing really well in the postseason.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
A. Gordon	20	4	2	1	0	1	2	33	8-14	3-5	1-2	-33
M. Porter Jr.	9	5	2	1	1	4	0	39	4-12	1-7	0-0	-21
N. Jokic	16	16	8	0	1	4	2	39	5-13	0-1	6-6	-16
J. Murray	8	13	2	2	1	4	3	36	3-18	0-4	2-2	-16
K. Caldwell-Pope	4	3	0	1	0	1	4	28	2-6	0-2	0-0	-12
Z. Nnaji	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	-2
H. Tyson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
P. Watson	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	8	0-2	0-1	0-2	-10
J. Holiday	13	2	1	0	0	1	2	22	4-6	4-5	1-2	-3
R. Jackson	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	10	1-6	1-3	0-0	-13
J. Pickett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	-2
C. Braun	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	2
J. Strawther	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0-1	0-1	2-2	-2
D. Jordan	DNP

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Denver Nuggets Game 2 Summary

The Minnesota Timberwolves were without Rudy Gobert for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Timberwolves started Karl-Anthony Towns at center with Kyle Anderson as the small ball power forward. They made things quite easy for themselves by playing top defense for the entire contest.

Karl-Anthony Towns was on fire in the first half before Anthony Edwards put the finishing touches in the third quarter. It was total domination on both sides of the ball for the Timberwolves. They now have a 2-0 advantage heading into Games 3 and 4 at the Target Center in Minnesota.

The Timberwolves have a chance for another sweep and advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2004. The Nuggets, on the other hand, have no other choice but to try and battle back as defending champions.