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DENVER — The Wolves were lying flat on the mat early in the third quarter of Game 7 on Sunday. A Jamal Murray corner triple put the Nuggets up 20 in the second half. If the script followed that of the first six games of the series, the Nuggets were onto the Western Conference finals.

When someone landed a haymaker between these two teams, the opponent didn’t punch back. But Minnesota decided not to throw in the towel. Instead, the Wolves got themselves off the mat and fought — and they won, rallying for a 98-90 Game 7 victory.



Minnesota closed the quarter on a 28-9 run to trim the deficit to one heading to the fourth, and the Wolves imposed their will over the final frame to extend their season and advance to the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. ADVERTISEMENT Game 1 against Dallas is set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

CDT at Target Center. To be the champs, you have to beat the champs — and the Wolves just did the latter in emphatic fashion. It’s the first time Minnesota has reached this round since 2004, when the Wolves also survived a thrilling Game 7, bouncing the Sacramento Kings at Target Center.

On that night, it was Kevin Garnett almost solely powering Minnesota to unchartered territory with perhaps the greatest individual performance in Timberwolves history. Sunday was not that — Sunday was a story of the collective. Anthony Edwards was far from elite on Sunday.

The Nuggets paid him loads of defensive attention, and the 22-year-old rarel.

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