Basketball
Denver lost to Minnesota in the playoffs and set an NBA anti-record
Minnesota Timberwolves – Denver Nuggets / Photo: © Matthew Stockman / Staf / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Denver lost to Minnesota in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs.
The Timberwolves defeated the Nuggets at home with a score of 115:70 (31:14, 28:26, 27:21, 29:9).
Denver set an NBA anti-record for the difference in a lost playoff match. The reigning league champion lost for the first time by more than 36 points the following year after the victorious playoffs.
The most productive player in the sixth game of the series was Minnesota defender Anthony Edwards. He had 27 points, four rebounds and four assists. For Denver, center Nikola Jokic scored 22 points, made nine rebounds and dished out two assists.
Minnesota tied the best-of-seven series at 3-3.
Source: Sportbox
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