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Edwards notches 27, Wolves trash Nuggets 115-70 to force Game 7
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Minnesota humiliated Denver to force a deciding game.

Anthony Edwards notched 27 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves blow out the Denver Nuggets 115-70 at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN, to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster postseason series.

Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points and played phenomenally in defense, and Mike Conley notched 13 in his return from problem. Big guys Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Naz Reid combined for 38 boards and shut down the league MVP Nikola Jokic to only 22 points.

The crucial Game 7 for a place in the West Conference finals is in Denver at the end of the weekend.

Jamal Murray played poorly again as he finished with 10 points for Denver, whose bench was outscored 36-9 – and 7 of those points came in the last 5 minutes of the match. Minnesota reserves led a 24-0 run in the 4th quarter to take astonishing 49-point lead.

Aaron Gordon finished with 12 points and 8 boards for Denver.

The 45-point victory is the largest ever against a defending champ in postseason history, and 2nd-largest when facing exit in the league history. Nuggets were behind by as many as 50 points, their largest trail in any match over the last 25 years (regular campaigns and postseasons).