A major Peyton Watson injury development emerges for the Nuggets as they celebrate a Game 1 win over the Timberwolves.

Jamal Murray shot and made 16 free throws. The entire Minnesota Timberwolves team went to the line 19 times. It was a discrepancy not lost on Minnesota coach Chris Finch.

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Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16 of 16 from the free-throw line and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets shook off a sluggish start to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

He jitter-bugged Donte DiVincenzo. He drop stepped Ayo Dosunmu. He left Naz Reid in the rearview. Even when he missed shots, he made the Timberwolves miserable. Instead of talking about winning, they resorted to whining.

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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Saturday afternoon. How to Watch Timberwolves vs Nuggets Denver enters the series as the No.

Minnesota showed resilience — a 21-8 run in the fourth quarter, capped off by an Ayo Dosunmu 3-pointer, made it a two-point game with 6:23 remaining. Then Denver showed a closing kick — exactly what you expect of a former champion looking to add to its ring collection.

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