Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets take on Naz Reid and the Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.

Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves flexed even more of their defensive muscle against the flagging Denver Nuggets and seized a 2-1 lead in the first-round NBA playoff series with a dominant 113-96 victory.

The pressure is building around the Denver Nuggets and their playoff hopes, but Christian Braun hasn't been one to feel that just yet.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray made one thing clear about center Nikola Jokic after their defeat in Game 3.

Health continues to plague the Denver Nuggets, who will be awaiting the status of Aaron Gordon ahead of tip-off. Minnesota is completely healthy so far, a nice advantage for a pivotal postseason game. Now that the latest injury report has dropped, Bet365 officially released a new set of boosted odds for the player props in this game.

Are the Denver Nuggets hitting panic mode after falling down to 2-1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves? Christian Braun got honest.

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.

This article was originally published on www.nugglove.com as Nuggets have a forgotten silver lining to their current playoff disaster.