Just when the Timberwolves appeared dead, they rallied from a 19-point deficit and stunned the Nuggets with a 119-114 win to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece — and now the series moves to Minneapolis for Games 3 and 4.

The remaining fixtures have no bearing on Wolves’ final destination. But they could make all the difference to the course of Edwards' reign

Jaden McDaniels took a personal shot at Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets after the Timberwolves’ Game 2 win on Monday night.

And it might look like Minnesota flies in the face of that on nights like Monday, when an underachieving team cranks it up to 10 over the final three frames to knock off a perceived title contender in Denver to even its first-round series at a game apiece.

One thing better than a devastating two-man game is a lethal two-quarter performance. The Nuggets fueled easy Minnesota points in the first 12 minutes courtesy of turnovers. The fourth quarter wound up essentially even. But the second and third were when the game cracked open.

The Wolves and Denver have met in the postseason in recent years, with the Nuggets winning 4-1 in the 1st round of the 2023 playoffs and the Wolves winning 4-3 in the 2nd round of the 2024 playoffs. Like this year, Denver had homecourt advantage in those two matchups.

How many times can a team that is as seasoned as Minnesota, with back-to-back deep playoff runs to the conference, shoot themselves in the foot against a disciplined, championship-pedigree team like the Denver Nuggets?

Timberwolves fans haven't gotten to hear Michael Grady call very many of their team's games this season, as the rising NBA broadcasting star has mostly been hopping around the country calling various national games for Prime Video and NBC/Peacock. But after a long layoff, Grady will be on the call for the Wolves' next two games, beginning on Monday night.

Wolves have won three of 22 Premier League games under Rob Edwards (right) The front doors at Compton broke one Friday afternoon. For a few minutes a number of people at Wolves' training ground were locked out before the problem was fixed.