Tim Legler reacts to Nuggets-Wolves Game 3 🚨 'DENVER CONTROLLED START TO FINISH' | SC with SVP

Tim Legler joined SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt to provide immediate analysis on the Denver Nuggets' commanding 117-90 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3, bringing the series closer to a 2-1 Wolves advantage in the Western Conference Semifinals.
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[@nothembajozi2862]

Shaq telling Joker he didn't think he deserved the MVP inspired the whole Nuggets team.

[@subarunumber1]

It is time for Shaq to apologize for that stupid remark.

[@jaytee4374]

​@@subarunumber1Na, Joker's my favorite player, but he has a real serious argument for SGA deserving the MVP. It's hair-splittingly close

[@khadkasid10]

​@@jaytee4374 whatever the circumstances it's still pretty disrespectful.

[@Iambriangregory]

​@@subarunumber1that's your opinion and should apologize for Steve Nash stealing two MVPs from all the players that were better then him Kobe D Wade LeBron Etc so it's time for you to readjust your brain and not tell other people to readjust their brain got it?

[@andys3035]

The hate from the national media is why I hope Denver goes back to back

[@RC-ro4gq]

Tim Legler was awesome tonight

[@daveonezero6258]

He was and he made some great observations.

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Tim Legler is always great. I wish he had more time on the network over all the other people who just say stuff after the fact, stuff everyone already knows.

[@vlada]

Agreed. Entertaining and excellent analysis. I subbed to the podcast he started at start of season called The ALL NBA podcast and hearing him go long form for an hour is a hoop geeks dream. No drama, no hot takes, just hoops.

[@xavierb9061]

Hes not analyst, real calling calling game

[@k2you21]

Jj redick is the worst

[@LargeDude2023]

Jokic showed why he’s the MVP. Hope Denver can continue to kill the media hype and fake narratives with more wins

[@Cashinn_Outt1754]

The media hype is entirely behind the nuggets and the NBA is too - they gifted them the only four day layover in round 2 playoff history to get right and made sure the Wolves playbook got replaced with Darvin Hams drop coverage and overhelp

[@dalegriffin6768]

​@@Cashinn_Outt1754damn I've heard some lame excuses,but that BS takes the cake

[@godramen7104]

🤣🤣🤣 ​@@dalegriffin6768

[@mycommintmycomment2312]

They are openly being racist

[@racimegacar]

Media pushed him, now he is coming back

[@dojo1371]

Tim Legler and Mark Jones killed it on the broadcast 👏👏👏

[@nathansorley1906]

They are the worst duo in the playoffs…that’s just my opinion. ESPN has only one good crew in Mike Breene. TNT is the better broadcaster.

[@bojan4bobo6]

When comes to play analysis, Legler miles ahead of all others. Mike Breen is legend, but would pair him with someone like Legler, to give more details of plays. Yet, my absolute favorite is Greg Anthony.

[@Jmartinez424]

⁠@@nathansorley1906hahaha Mike Breene with Doris Burke and JJ Reddick? Nah you’re tripping. Breene carries both of them. Doris sucks.

[@atg2269]

@@nathansorley1906 doris sounds like a man

[@kevinconroy6606]

@@nathansorley1906💯

[@vlada]

Legler is one of the rare ESPN people i like to listen to so hearing him doing the game was great. I had my fill of Reggie and Crawford.

[@vlada]

He started a podcast this season (both audio & YT) called The ALL NBA podcast.

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

He actually called the game instead of trying to brainwash fans into believing a narrative.

[@haakonlien7107]

Crawford is not bad at all… Reggie is a casual

[@DamianBadalamenti]

I wish I could have like this one million times

[@hearthstoned8528]

Lol y’all don’t like Reggie cuz he actually called it how it was game 2

[@lionsunday8772]

Where is Perk and SAS now? Sweep? Nahhhh.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Gotta remain humble and calm

[@JohnnytNatural]

People still don't understand the refs control everything in basketball, game 2 they allowed contact so Nuggets couldn't get going, game 3 a bunch of tricky tack calls so Golbert is pretty much useless, Wolves need to put in Reed at the 5 for more offense

[@99HockeyDad99]

We want them to say sweep / means no chance of a sweep - lol

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

I haven't heard all of Perk's picks but Stephen A literally had gotten every single pick wrong besides the Boston vs. Miami game 3 and 5.

[@ahoj4480]

Dallas Nuggs win, lets talk about how Celtics lost not Cavs win and Lakers and Suns coaches, that bias is just ugly

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

for 4 whole days ant was the goat lol

[@ntnnot]

Truly. Guys were making videos even discussing the winning the title. Kneejerking off the chains.

[@Daniel-nz9ml]

Still is

[@-ac-8296]

​@@Daniel-nz9mlJokic ain't the joker, you are 😂🤣

[@Eazzy-ze8ml]

@@-ac-8296Y’all finna be crying when Wolves win in 6😂

[@walidsbiri2855]

They cannot stop history, Jokic will go down as the Goat, Nuggets in 6

[@nonoignacio]

“Will the real Jamal Murray please stand up?” And he STOOD UP 🎉👏 Denver’s team experience is taking a front runner here

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

Not making excuses, but he shouldn't have even played tonight. Absolutely insane he only got a 100k fine.

[@Whocared628]

@@brianfitzsimmons6074😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@tristinhall1275]

@@brianfitzsimmons6074 it’s not that serious. It’s not like he’s constantly in trouble and this could be an isolated incident because he doesn’t have a history of bad behavior. If this were Draymond green or Patrick Beverley It will be a different story and rightfully so. They have rap sheets.

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

@@tristinhall1275 He did 3 ejection worthy things including throwing not 1 but 2 things at a ref and on the court in the span of 5 minutes lol he shouldn't have been able to suit up.

[@butterbean2257]

⁠@@tristinhall1275he had three separate techs that should’ve been called, I’m glad he wasn’t suspended, but come on. If this was in the regular season he gets at least a game for that behavior

[@mohsinkamal2468]

Could be but that was more the nuggets showing their championship grit, they dissected the wolves man

[@CarlaJenkinsTV]

What grit when they're down 0-2? MJ and Kobe would never. Stop glazing underperforming Jokic.

[@MarkJusty777]

Same way the Wolves dissected them in game 2 🤷‍♂️

[@shamsielshahar120]

​​@@CarlaJenkinsTVunderperforming that he had 24/14/9 with 3 blocks and 3 steals

[@weixiangwei9413]

Kobe blew a 3-1 lead, so isn’t that even worse

[@mrspiff6955]

@@CarlaJenkinsTVYou don’t have to comment if you’re gonna post like a low IQ clown.

[@egb9156]

We now have a series 🔥 media callling for a sweep lit the fire

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

League/refs won't allow a sweep that's millions of dollars they'd miss out on. Refs handed a win to Denver tonight by totally shifting the ref style without warning, resulting in early foul trouble for Wolves and stripping them of their D

[@josenunez611]

@@lightbeforethetunnelwhat early foul trouble ? Lmao stfu did you even watch the game.? Jamal cooked that’s why they smacked them

[@donovanjohnson3947]

@@lightbeforethetunnel 🤣🤣 Stop the crying. Y’all lost this game because you got arrogant and thought you were about to sweep the defending champs. The nuggets then brought y’all back to the planet of reality.

[@berryesseen]

@@lightbeforethetunnelnba wants to give it to Denver but also wants some drama.

[@zap7759]

Yeah Legs is good at what he does overall

[@subarunumber1]

Knowledgeable and passionate!

[@FloridaMan___]

Dear NBA, More Tim Legler less Reggie Miller on commentary. Thanks.

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

Different networks. Would rather have Reggie because that means we get inside the NBA.

[@rileygarcia1]

Both are great. Less Doris Burke

[@FloridaMan___]

@@rileygarcia1 Reggie has a favorite player in every series that he slurps off the entire game. It gets tiring.

[@llwyd564]

I'll take Gilbert Gottfried doing his best 2 girls 1 cup impression over Reggie Miller.

[@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497]

@@FloridaMan___Tim is trash compared to Reggie. Don’t even compare idiotaaaa

[@MattParry-yl8su]

Porter junior gave the Nuggets a TON of momentum in the first half

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

So did the refs

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

So did the refs!

[@Eastunder]

​@@lightbeforethetunnel casual

[@BaithNa]

He's a difference maker Every team wishes they had a guy like MPJ as a role player

[@judy6580]

​@@lightbeforethetunnel ref went so hard that the Wolves shot 5 more free throws than the Nuggets this game. 😪

[@chrisconnor8086]

Legler speaks I listen

[@cjizzle26]

Simple

[@croweziec]

Great NBA mind

[@vlada]

Then check out his podcast: 1hr of hoops 4x week.

[@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497]

@@croweziecEhh overrated

[@calebstephan2083]

Denver adapted well to the timberwolves aggressive defense. They used it against them to draw fouls and they also stayed calm and werent trying too much like they did last game. Also people forget denver came back from being down 3-1 twice in a row in back to back series in the 2020 playoffs before losing to the lakers in the conference final. They arent new to being down like this.

[@davidrichardson5060]

Completely different team and seires. It's one game we will see

[@adventureswithmichaelakaec7497]

Good luck doing that same performance on Sunday. You won’t shoot like that 3 games. Wolves had their worst shooting performance all playoffs 😂

[@coops1992]

Rudy Gobert is such an overrated, worthless player.

[@andys3035]

Business like win tonight

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

Denver didn't adapt anything. The refs did. They totally changed the style away from physical playoff ball to softer-than-regular-season, to extend the series for more money.

[@godramen7104]

Faded hair Jokic is a problem! 💪😤🔥

[@coops1992]

i wonder how he look if he let go long hair like Dirk in 2011 playoffs

[@brandoblack7318]

You acting like Diddy ​@@coops1992

[@mikewilliams9069]

He’s abitschthug

[@stipcon]

Tim Legler was amazing on the broadcast

[@Michael-vn2jj]

I loved Tim doing the call for game, wasnt a very exciting game but he did a great job

[@user-ub8hr3wq5c]

Denver played with desperation.... Minnesota played like they were up 2-0

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

Wrong. This is what nuggets vs wolves looked like for the last five years.

[@mladenstojanovic7279]

JOKIC FIRST PLAYER WITH 200 Pts 100 Rbs 75 Ast IN FIRST 8 GAMES OF A POSTSEASON ALL-TIME!

[@jvjjjvvv9157]

Jokic is very good, but people should stop looking at simple statistics so much. We are in an era of really inflated starts, so the numbers just don't mean the same, to be honest.

[@mladenstojanovic7279]

@@jvjjjvvv9157 IF WE DO NOT LOOK AT THE STATISTICS, JOKIC IS ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME BECAUSE OF HIS IQ! LEBRON DECLARED FOR JOKIC THAT HE IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER TO PLAY BASKETBALL! AND NOT JUST LEBRON!

[@minnuss]

@@jvjjjvvv9157 So why others don't do it? If stats are inflated, they are inflated for the whole league.

[@BaithNa]

​@@minnussin reality, this is how the stats were for the majority of NBA history. Stats were deflated during the dead ball era of the late 80s to the mid 2000s, the rest of the history of thr NBA is full of fast pace basketball.

[@jvjjjvvv9157]

​@@minnuss Yes, the stats are inflated for the whole league. For everyone playing in this era. That's why I said it makes no sense to simply compare the numbers from this era to numbers from different eras, with no context. Because then it would seem that everyone is much better now, because records get broken every other day. Which is what my comment was about. Because I am responding to a guy who says that Jokic is the first EVER to do something. Do you get it now?

[@illrobbzilla]

Please let Legs call more games he is intelligent and fair to both teams

[@dionsanchez8028]

Nuggets will come back and win this series mark it!

[@Nathanh2421]

I am pretty positive nuggets are winning this series. All these nuggets/jokic haters just appeared outta nowhere and prob will be disappearing pretty soon lol

[@EM-mp3bx]

keep dreaming hahaha

[@NickJaramillo-gi7gs]

​@@EM-mp3bxDenver in 6 or 7 watch

[@EM-mp3bx]

@@NickJaramillo-gi7gs 6 or 7 lol foh

[@NickJaramillo-gi7gs]

@@EM-mp3bx yep watch and learn

[@mrBassArte]

FINALLY someone talking why Nuggets wins instead of why Wolves lose.

[@jaytee4374]

Well technically, this is the first time ANYONE could've talked about Minnesota losing lol

[@mrBassArte]

@@jaytee4374 I commented in general. So much series in past (previous one for example) with LA when thay talking ALL the time about them, none about Nuggs, no matter who wins. Ok, Big VS small market but in that volume, disrespectful. In this series again, previous game... One horror game from Denver (first one was more equal) and instantly MIN are new champions and DNVR, actual ones, are history. Just BAD sport journalism driven by wrong narratives :)

[@mikewilliams9069]

@@mrBassArtesoft

[@justingarfield8076]

They said he didnt deserve MVP...without a bench he still beat the long and lenghty wolves

[@varblade821]

Shaq and Stephen A downright embarrassed themselves.

[@bumblebee1930]

Meanwhile, the "DPOY" shows why he doesn't deserve that

[@MakeAmericaGermanAround1938]

Shiny new things r the espn are for.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

But he wasn't without the refs on his side, that's for sure.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

Denver bench actually played really well this game, too. Better than the Wolves bench

[@krinniv7898]

THERE'S Playoff Jamal!

[@TheRealMusic4Life]

Game 3 showed me that the Nuggets players and coaches studied film INTENSELY. It's like they knew what the Wolves were thinking and stayed one step ahead.

[@zissiskonstantinou3311]

Well, the silver lining in this disastrous effort was the fact that they acknowledged they never came close to playing their best to the game, and that they didn't play up to their abilities. Saying that about themselves regarding Game 3, and playing their best in Game 4, are two different things. Minnesota HAS to know they can't go back to Denver at 2-2. They must win game 4, which will give them a Game 6 opportunity to close out the series, if they should come out flat again in Game 5. Kudos to Mike Malone for having his team play like the defending champions they are.

[@pg13pacernation30]

That’s the first good game the nuggs have played in these playoffs. Play like champions and this is the result!

[@Riley_rolo]

Nuggets have set a lot of records, and imo I think they will be the 7th team ever to come back from 2-0.

[@kevinmclain6741]

The NBA needs to fix its wildly inconsistent officiating problem. Game 2 one of the most physical games i have ever seen. Game 3 called tight like regular season. Given these rosters/schemes its pretty obvious which team would be favored. I prefer less physicality because it lets more skill be displayed. But pick something and be consistent from game to game. We got 2 blowouts because of this nonsense.

[@llwyd564]

On one hand I completely agree. On the other, the wolves should have gone in to this game expecting for the officials to call a tighter game after the disasterclass that was game 2. And if they weren't expecting this they should have realized what was happening after 5 minutes of game time instead of trying to double down.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

Physical play is historically consistent in the playoffs in the NBA. What isn't normal at all is the fact they arbitrarily switched to softer-than-regular-season reffing for Game 3, without warning. That set up the Wolves, since they came out expecting physical reffing for playoffs and therefore played physical. As a result, they were set up and got into early foul trouble (in the bonus quarters 1 and 2), so they had to back off on D for fear of fouling out... giving the Nuggets open looks all night. This is likely by design to extend the series. Millions of dollars at stake. I can't think of any other explanation other than purposefully setting up the Wolves for early foul trouble and stripping them of their D to give Denver an easy win. The matchup entails that is a super easy way to give them a W.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

I honestly can't think of any other playoff series in NBA history in which a team has been set up by the refs to that extend through such blatantly inconsistent reffing.

[@krisxchirbas9503]

@@lightbeforethetunnel agreed. The nuggets were shafted in game 2. I've never seen such physical play allowed in the playoffs. They're really trying to make ant the face of the league

[@mith2946]

​@@lightbeforethetunnel Thats why you have to be able to adjust, Wolves didn't.

[@husnijaduric7391]

Tim Legler is only person on espn who can Talk about nba i don’t no why he never took coaching job

[@nightrain9288]

It's incredible how fast everyone changes opinions in the NBA. Fans and media are terrible sometimes

[@Fivestarbk6767]

Seriously.. they’re so caught in the moment these days.. It’s terrible lol smh

[@mith2946]

Its every playoffs, every series. Look at Thunder/Mavs Game 1... Mavs are done, Luka done, they cant hang with the Thunder Game 2.... Its over, Thunder are too young, they cant beat the Mavs When Boston wins, its they are lock to the finals Boston loses one, they vulnerable, they are missing something, their ready to be beat Lol

[@ctook11]

Tim Legler is the best head in the NBA

[@crsolrac]

Timberwolves showed up at home and expected the Nuggets to just roll over and die. Didn’t happen, they are the reigning champs for a reason.

[@Jefe100s]

Ant man comin bacc next game wit a vengeance. Book it💯

[@cezargradinariu2075]

Game 2 will most likely be the last win for Min these playoffs.

[@brianfitzsimmons6074]

What an overreaction.

[@boblebeau1363]

@@brianfitzsimmons6074bro people going crazy

[@EM-mp3bx]

You're right, last win in your dreams maybe.

[@lightbeforethetunnel]

That's really up to the refs and the league, more than the players on either team. I mean, the refs literally just handed Denver a game tonight.

[@minnuss]

@@lightbeforethetunnel LOL, sore loser!

[@killout18]

Refs changed the calling style from game 1 and 2.

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

It was like going from the UFC to those fake WWE wrestling exhibitions. The difference was jarring.

[@darshilshah2728]

Your life is sad

[@ne0n1nja247]

Wolves are playing handsy 90s style physical offense. And as Much as I love it. It usually comes with whistles

[@saberejda2002]

Yeah keep blaming the refs loser😂

[@drnyoro]

the hackathon was fun while it lasted

[@spartamykonos]

Legler is great. Unbiased, knowledgeable, and intelligent. The opposite of Miller and Crawford, who were horrible. Jokic had an easy 24-13-9. Hopefully the Nuggets can keep it going.

[@jmphuhuck9735]

A few things - 1. The Nuggets moved the ball much better. 2. The ref called the game like a regular season game and Twolves could not get away with extreme physicality. 3.Rudy needs to have a kid every game day because he takes away the mobilith of the wolves defense 😂. 4. Wont be shocked if nuggets wins this series. Whoever wins game 4 wins the series.

[@recrevs963]

Awesome to hear Tim Legler call the game. Comment on Edwards being in a different elevator than Gordon while hanging in the air was hilarious!

[@xtrasolido]

Legs is a fantastic analyst.

[@MJ-uf9tl]

GREAT JOB TIM LEGLER!! ESPN, FANS WANT LEGLER AS A REGULAR. PLEASE!!

[@joevince6066]

Those physical screens HURT TO WATCH

[@dragonverde188]

Tim Legler the best analyst in the business

[@BobbyHo2022]

Jokic would f Shaq Diesal up

[@liamnelson6573]

Tim Legler is easily the best analyst on tv all these other hot takes clown make the games unwatchable

[@cjokerp]

Great to see Legler doing games, he's my fave!

[@Gdfsandoz]

Legs is one of the best sports analyst where have left. Dude has such a brilliant mind

[@buzzardbeaterdon]

when coach Malone said in the laker series. they not n they bag yet. i was like 😳. they n they bag now

[@jehushaphat]

Denver in 6.

[@varblade821]

Nuggs in 7.

[@therealbigboss101]

wolves in 6 games

[@EM-mp3bx]

Denver in 6, in 6 games games to Cancun

[@coops1992]

Lakers in 8

[@Jonathan_Freeman]

He keeps using the term "All-Star." Has someone told him that Jamal has never been an All-Star?

[@jamestimoney9898]

He said that on the broadcast that Naz Reid was known for his rim protection in highschool and college which is just nonsense.

[@patton303]

Uh… Jamal Murray has never been to an all star game.

[@jamesmanuel9909]

😂😂😂 but he average 25 ppg in the playoffs in his career but no all stars that's crazy

[@greekosdarkness]

As a wolves fan i give props to the nuggets for their win. I dont think anyone expected them to come out swinging so hard and the wolves were playing like the wolves that were bottom of the league 4 years ago. I wouldnt expect them to come out like that again so it should be an awesome series. If nuggets lose tomorrow the series is over, but if they win we have a new series

[@JamJardini]

Nah yall was ready to crown Minnesota champions!!

[@BasketballJones48021]

Legs was great on the call!

[@KiwiKoNZ]

MVP mode activated! 🤩👍✨

[@jrrosberg9324]

The broom was out for me

[@Lilty2015]

If the nuggets win game 4 it’s over with for the wolves

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

They lost 2 games and the Hot Take Flavor of the Week people were ready to Write them Off and Crown the Wolves. Keep calling Ant the Next Jordan. Man you MoFos Never Learn

[@racimegacar]

Minnesota unlocked the 2023 Nuggets.

[@lucky889s9]

Never underestimate the heart of a champion - Rudy T

[@JonathanKopecky]

It was obvious they were not prepared for this bad coaching

[@Sr.Princip]

Literally this was 1st game this PO they play as last year when they won with ease

[@mura0]

As important as Jokic is to Denver we now know that Denver will go as far as Jamal takes them. If Jamal plays good Denver wins if not they will most likely lose.

[@AxxinTheSupernova]

Agreed

[@ProjectExMachina]

Denver without Jokić - lottery team. Denver without Murray - 1st round exit.

[@MindAndMyth]

Every superstar big needs atleast a good guard. Thats just the nature of the position.

[@1stAmendmentorDie1776]

That's just not true. Jokic props Murray up and all Murray has to do is be a top 50 PG. The murray hype is so gross already. Dude is a role player at best.

[@Musso88]

Hahaha right. Murray is really the key to their success. Ok. Yes you need multiple great players to win big, but they do have a player that happens to be significantly more valuable than Murray.

[@MJ-uf9tl]

Thank goodness ESPN brought out Legler tonight. Maybe there is a network monitor that shows how many TV's turn the ESPN VOLUME OFF during games because the announcers are so bad. Keep the rifraff back at the studio along with Perk and SAS and the other clowns.

[@elieazouz]

I just hope jamal hit like 50+ game 4

[@joebatts8080]

Somehow Nuggets found a way to Break Wolves Defense, We GOT Series now!!!!!!!!!

[@foleylione]

4 days rest played a big role. Jokic has been doing so much on the court. I’m curious how quick he can recover. The Timberwolves can more easily share the load. In this game Porter picked up a lot of the load, and that’s what we are going to need to see otherwise Jokic gets worn down and it’s curtains.

[@macdonaldkuchocha2834]

Tim Legler forgetting that Jamal has never been an All Star. Jarring to think, but it's true

[@edwinfcapidos]

I like this crew better than the one with Doris.

[@vlada]

👍

[@minnuss]

Doris lives in Embiid's butthole, it's disgusting 🤮🤢

[@Jmartinez424]

Doris is just hard to listen to. People hype her up.

[@27carloyu]

Wolves were missing lots of open shots near the rim

[@Cotswolds1913]

please replace Reggie or Doris with Legler on the broadcast, pleeeeeease ESPN.

[@lionpaw9118]

I know lebrick fans was praying for a sweep. Whelp 😄

[@justinfletcher7630]

People wrote this series off way too fast.. acting like they could win still was stupid

[@frandymichel7148]

For all the 🫏's saying D. Ham shouldn't have been fired, this is what a coach is suppose to do to win, make adjustments and bring the best out of your players.

[@kevinbellock6825]

I think it did Murray a lot of good that there was such a long break between games 2 and 3. Hopefully he keeps this going Denver won’t win if he goes back to shooting 30%

[@loganwaldron7108]

Neither would the wolves if Edwards did the same.

[@hilamadventures4060]

Denver knew via experience how to take advantage of the insane amount days off between games. look at film, adjust, get healed,rested..Wolves spent those days reading their press clippings, not making adjustments because whats there to adjust.I knew Denver would win just didn't know it would be a blowout.. Now the Wolves backs are to the door..but the pressure is still on Denver..

[@DuRagRell_]

The media bouta switch up now 😂

[@MrRedpaul84]

As someone who put money on Denver to win the chip. I couldn’t be more happy. NUGS IN 6

[@king_rich0088]

Its safe to say regardless who wins this series the winner of this will probably be all but a lock to get to the finals to me personally

[@mith2946]

Good things you dont set lines lmao. Fifth grader

[@notimportant7495]

this is what wolves look like in the game they are EXPECTED to win... mental freedom of low expectations on the road, playing thr Champs .. it is easy to play on thise games, no pressure to perform... i knew they would dud at home

[@K-xb2qz]

This series feels different now. The Timberwolves are still in a good position but they better not play like that again or the title will be " Are the Timberwolves in trouble?

[@PullinMyOwn]

It is way different. This game is like what Denver will do to them when they’re at their best. If it was a close game then the Timberwolves would feel good but this was a bad loss for them

[@K-xb2qz]

@@PullinMyOwn Agreed. They flipped a switch and the Timberwolves felt it

[@popopopo4981]

24 14 9 jokic stats by nick's definition, that is bad!!! sheesh also, from shaq, its normal LOL

[@Davidgomez-xm8eu]

Anthony Edwards' they put on your brakes kid."You got too Koky .

[@dominicannick]

Okay nuggets fans remember when you told the wolves fans to hold up it's not over, take a breather? Well now y'all follow your own advice. It's 1 game calm down. Nuggets are still in the whole.

[@Mntnlivin]

You’re right. They are “whole” again. League on notice now for disrespecting the champs.

[@AlanRR121]

dọnt cry when they win

[@EM-mp3bx]

Thank you! 1 game and people think Nuggets are championships all of a sudden. God, I hate people.

[@GinjaNinja77]

You’re right man, we better let the hole series play out before we jump to conclusions. At the end of the day, these teams need to put the ball in the whole.

[@PullinMyOwn]

No doubt a lot of series left and we can’t expect anything. But if Murray is whole, Denver is too and they could legit win in 6. It is one thing if the was a wire to wire game. But Minnesota knew how important this game was. Ant came out in the post game of G2 and said we will be ready for their blow and give it back to em. Then he comes out after the game saying I wasn’t ready, didn’t have the energy my team needed. That is a bad sign.

[@heypero]

0:44 Murray an All Star? ...

[@ngkky]

Game to game adjustments are what good NBA coaches do in the Playoffs. This is something unfamiliar to Darvin Ham.

[@ShowTymeDollarS850]

Murray made sure they ain't have a chance 2 trap early

[@jazz_soroyuza]

*Nuggets lose game 2* ESPN: It's a sweep, GOAT 🐜, illegitimate son of MJ *Nuggets win game 3* ESPN: wolves lost a little swagger

[@steplaland]

This has been happening the last several postseasons and less so historically. One team blows out one team, the next game they them get blown out. That’s ridiculous for playoff basketball where the best games and competition should occur. Especially happens with Celtics. Must be the 3 pt shooting.

[@blicleak1101]

It's adjustments and simply the type of sport basketball is nowadays. Sometimes games just go out off hand and sometimes that sense of urgency makes you ultra focused

[@ryanmahon1]

There's been close series this playoffs, all of the knicks games have been close, the OKC mavs game 2 was close relax

[@justinpope5457]

Only reason I kept watching the blowout was cause of Legs, good job commentating my guy.

[@RaferAlston27lol]

Tony brothers took McDaniels out of the game. I literally called it before the game even started

[@andrewt7309]

Murray was never selected to be an all-star 😂

[@kevinconroy6606]

Two days ago espn telling you Ant Edwards is MJ and this team has Denver figured out, now one game later they lost their swagger lol

[@prezzlola]

Target arena was pretty much a church. That place was quiet as hell 😂

[@leroyduncan9368]

The wolves didnt attack screens the way they needed to.

[@JonathanKopecky]

I agree the speed of the Timberwolves offense was much slower in game 3

[@ricosolomon]

Yeah... "swagger", the newest analytics column

[@coala1980]

The Nuggets had a hard series against the Lakers , four day's rest and the team is ready to roll.

[@KingAmir23]

The nuggets got saved they had four days to rest and get healthy. No other series had four days of rest between game 2 and game 3.

[@bobscanlon5212]

Shaq is a buster

[@mrfatuchi]

The is first time Nuggets played good game in playoffs if we are honest. What was missing until know is their trademark offense with many hand offs and screens, back cuts. Minnesota looked bamboozled completely. Its like they woke up finally.

[@BobbyHo2022]

Game 1 was pretty close til end of the 4th.

[@redbirdrising5734]

Starts of games in the playoffs are more significant. Denver may have solved this for the first time in these playoffs. And reality hit the Wolves early and couldn’t execute. Not locked in. Distracted