The Minnesota Timberwolves face the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs on April 27. This matchup continues a heated rivalry, with both teams having split previous playoff series.
The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have now played each other 32 times over the last four seasons, splitting two previous playoff series.
My Timberwolves vs. Nuggets predictions and NBA picks expect the greatest antagonist in this rivalry to rise once more in Game 5 on Monday, April 27.
Timberwolves vs Nuggets prediction
Timberwolves vs Nuggets best bet: Jaden McDaniels Over 16.5 points (-115)
Despite leading this series 3-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves are only listed at -150 to win it at bet365.
Surely, they have a much better chance than 60%, right? They just won three straight games, snapping the Denver Nuggetsâ 13-game winning streak.
Nope, these are the worries when your franchise cornerstone goes down with an injury to his good knee. Without Anthony Edwards â and Donte DiVincenzo â Minnesota suddenly has much to still worry about.
Enter Jaden McDaniels. The Timberwolvesâ wing has angered and humiliated the Nuggets in every way.
Q&A
What date is Game 5 between the Timberwolves and Nuggets?
Game 5 is scheduled for April 27.
How many times have the Timberwolves and Nuggets played in the last four seasons?
They have played each other 32 times over the last four seasons.
What is the history of playoff matchups between the Timberwolves and Nuggets?
The Timberwolves and Nuggets have split two previous playoff series.
What are the predictions for the Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 5?
Predictions expect the rivalry to intensify, with key performances anticipated from both teams.
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First, McDaniels pointed out how poor they are defensively after Game 2. Then he backed it up by scoring 20 points on just 13 shots in Game 3.
To outdo himself, McDaniels capped Game 4 with a last-second layup that drew all of Denverâs remaining ire, which had somehow been absent for about 24 minutes in the second half.
McDanielsâs deep shooting has been a liability of late â 1-for-11 from beyond the arc in this series and 2-for-19 in his last six games â but when Edwards is sidelined, the sixth-year wing tends to dial up his offense.
McDaniels averaged 18.7 points in 16 games without Edwards this season, compared to 13.8 in 57 games alongside Edwards. He takes 3.6 more shots per game with Edwards sidelined, including an average of one additional 3-pointer.
These are the reasons McDaniels has topped this prop in 10 of those 16 games without Edwards, with two of those exceptions falling short by only the hook.
McDaniels should emphasize his mid-range game to once again expose the Nuggetsâ defensive weaknesses.
Timberwolves vs Nuggets same-game parlay
The Timberwolves should run in Edwardsâs absence. McDaniels, Bones Hyland, and Ayo Dosunmu will have much of the duty getting the ball up the court, and they will never turn down a chance to push the pace.
Those transition opportunities will help McDaniels score without living beyond the arc, where he has scuffled to a 10.5% showing in his last six games. Those opportunities will also create easy assist chances, and he already averages 3.2 assists without Edwards compared to 2.6 with the shooting guard in the lineup.
Timberwolves vs Nuggets SGP
Jaden McDaniels Over 16.5 points
Jaden McDaniels Under 1.5 threes
Jaden McDaniels Over 2.5 assists
Our "from downtown" SGP: Wearing Out Jokic
Know who will despise the Timberwolvesâ escalated pace without Anthony Edwards? Nuggetsâ star Nikola Jokic.
He already looks exhausted. One might wonder if his temper tantrum at the end of Game 4 was in part the result of shoddy judgment thanks to fatigue.
Jokic will struggle to get up and down the court with Hyland, Dosunmu, and McDaniels â and their pace will only further sap his legs.
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