DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets couldn’t quiet an epic second-half comeback by Minnesota or the noise emanating from a boisterous Timberwolves locker room.
It was a thunderous and stinging reminder of the obvious — their reign as champions was over, and much sooner than expected.
The young and confident Timberwolves came into Denver’s house and spoiled the party by eliminating the Nuggets with a 98-90 win Sunday night in Game 7 of their second-round series. Minnesota overcame a 20-point deficit to make the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2004.
“No one ever said this was going to be easy trying to repeat,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
The Nuggets became the fifth straight reigning champion to fail to reach the conference finals in their quest to repeat. As Malone answered questions following the game, the vibrations from the Timberwolves’ rowdy locker room celebration echoed from down the hall.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Italian industrial heritage exhibition in Chongqing sparks cultural dialogueBelt and Road archaeological cooperation fosters closer friendship among civilizationsHow brave Louise Thompson's life has changed from her reality TV days: From a fun'Wonderstruck' superfan wins dream job as This Morning's Taylor Swift correspondentArt contributes to rural development of village in China's Inner MongoliaThree Homes Rayner? Would Labour's Deputy Leader inherit the perk of 18th76ers play their season finale without AllMcCutchen's 300th homer, Suwinski's grand slam leads Pirates over Phillies 9New Godzilla x Kong film continues to lead China box officeAthletic Bilbao celebrates Copa trophy before being held to 1
2.4749s , 6494.9296875 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Nuggets blow 20 ,Planet Profile news portal