The Nuggets pulled away after a late Wolves rally to claim a chippy 116-105 win in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series 🔥

That was Jamal Murray's 20th career 30-ball in the playoffs, which is tied with Isiah Thomas for 45th all time. Only Nikola Jokic has more in Nuggets history with 36. English had 18, Melo 12

The Nuggets aren't wearing their rainbow jerseys this series for fear it will enrage homophobe Anthony Edwards

Nuggets started slow, but they found their game and executed well in the second half to win game one!

Also, Jokic records a triple double which means I need a number for the Joker Rule movie pick!

The list range is now 1-907

#MileHighBasketball

The Nuggets have won seven-straight clutch time games.

Nuggets will win Game 1

In what's usually a good omen for the #Nuggets, Supermascot Rocky makes his halfcourt shot

#MileHighBasketball

Career-highs for Jamal Murray in free throws attempted (16) and free throws made (16).
Nuggets are 90 seconds away from a Game 1 win.

Wolves love getting close and then making some silly mistakes to go further behind the Nuggets

There's the triple-double for Nikola Jokic!

23p, 11r, and 10a with a little over 4 minutes to go in the Nuggets' playoff opener.

#NBASky #SkyHoops

Turns out Gobert is not a Jokic-level passer. He unnecessarily tries a behind-the-back handoff. Bruce Brown turns the turnover into a dunk.
Nuggets back up 9 with 4:10 to go.

I was at game 7 two years ago and I’ll never forget or forgive Ant waving bye-bye at the crowd after Wolves won. I hate that prick and am tired of him acting like he owns us. Please Nuggets, humble his ass.

Timberwolves finally working the ball around to create driving lanes and attack the Nuggets complete lack of rim protection

Better late than never. Something they need to do all series long

Aaron Gordon cleans it up with a monster jam...

Nuggets up 14, largest lead either team has had today.

my playoff rooting hierarchy

1 (tie) dillon brooks & desmond bane
2 nuggets
3 timberwolves
4 pistons
5 Blazers
6 Hawks
7 Cavs
8 Raptors
9 Spurs
10 rest of suns
11 knicks
12 lakers w/o luka
13 Celtics
14 76ers
15 rest of magic
16 Rockets
17 lakers w/luka
18 i just want the refs to do well
19 thunder

11 free throws for Murray in the half. That's how the Nuggets have stayed in this.

A cute witchy capybara with her blahaj Kiora

Me and Kiora rooting on the Nuggets 🏀

Halftime: Timberwolves 62, Nuggets 62

Everything about that first half confirms that this series is going to be a dogfight.

McDaniels with 12 points on 6 shots. Edwards with 11 points and 5 assists. Both have been the offensive engines for Minnesota

Of course, since it's between these two teams.... it's 62 all after one.

Nuggets have to feel pretty good about that with Jokic looking just okay and Gordon in foul trouble.

Denver's defense was decent at times. Turnovers slowed down. Brown flipped the game. Then the 3s started

This has been an amazing quarter from the Nuggets. Tying the game after that horrendous 1st quarter is great. In position coming out of the half

Felt like free throws were the difference.

Numbers match the eyes.

Nuggets 21 FTAs to the Wolves 11.

One of the top reasons why the Nuggets got him. I'm serious.

both Nuggets and Wolves fans are in tears on the timeline. playoff basketball is back baby

BRUCE BROWN ENERGY.

The Nuggets sparkplug doing his thing in his first postseason game with the team since their 2023 title ⚡️

First half has been chaotic, strange, with weird officiating and challenges early. Shooting variance is starting to settle. Very close heading into half. But I like that the Nuggets are finding their games again. Just need to clean up turnovers