Well, that was a wild half of playoff basketball.The Denver Nuggets raced out to a 44-25 lead and appeared to be cruising to a 2-0 series lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night. But the Timberwolves punched back with a 39-25 advantage in the second quarter by repeatedly attacking Denver’s interior defense and almost went into halftime with the lead.

Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels said Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Nuggets are “all bad defenders” after Denver’s Game 2 loss Monday.

Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets took Game 1 of the first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, 116-105. Murray led all scorers with 30 points on an inefficient 31.8% shooting from the field. Although he struggled to shoot, the one-time All-Star made the most of his attempts from the free-throw line and shot 16-for-16.

The Denver Nuggets are on quite the hot streak. The star Jamal Murray recently explained the reason behind his team's success.

They’ve just been saying a lot. All season. All series,” said Cam Johnson, who was one of the players named by McDaniels. “So let them talk. Let them get everything they want off their chest. We’re cool

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray and his long-term girlfriend survived a brutal Instagram hacking scandal in 2020 but remain strong as the Nuggets get ready for the playoffs

David Adelman corrected Chris Finch on the comments he made about the 16 free throws Jamal Murray took in the Nuggets' Game 1 win.

A productive first playoff outing it was for the Denver Nuggets and their star duo.