Ayo Dosunmu, the Timberwolves’ hero in Game 4, has been ruled out for Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. Kyle Anderson has also been ruled out with an illness.

Jaden McDaniels delivers career-best performance as Timberwolves eliminate Nuggets in Game 6, overpowering Jokic and Murray to reach Round 2.

The frequently clumsy and normally offensively restricted Gobert had 8 assists. Terrence Shannon, Jr., the frequently injured and as-frequently disappointing wing during the regular season, rose to the occasion with 24 points and improved defense over 35 minutes.

On a night that may be remembered as one of the most electric in Minnesota sports history, hope returned to Minnesota in a powerful and unifying way. Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted into a frenzy as fans poured into the streets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves take a 3-2 series lead into their game tonight in Minneaplolis, hoping to close out the Denver Nuggets.

Without Dosunmu (21.8 ppg), Edwards (18.5) and DiVincenzo (10.8), Finch to shuffle his deck more slickly than a backroom gambler. One of his counters was a “big” lineup planting Julius Randle, Naz Reid and Rudy Gobert together on the front line. He got some solid minutes from that crew.

Third-seeded Denver heads home for the summer with big questions, while No. 6 Minnesota will take on Victor Wembanyama and the No. 2 Spurs.

Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 that finished off another tense NBA playoff series between the rivals.

Minnesota's Game 6 heroes were the same names often tossed into past superstar trade talks.

The playoff match of one of the NBA's best rivalries was filled with trash talk, confrontation and angst. And there's more noise to make.