The Minnesota Timberwolves for the first time in 20 years — back when 2004 MVP Kevin Garnett led the pack — have earned a spot in the Western Conference Semifinals. There, they’ll face the defending champion Denver Nuggets in a rematch of last year’s first-round series, in which Minnesota fell in five games.
Anthony Edwards led the Wolves to their first sweep in franchise history, a dominant dismantling of the Phoenix Suns, who now face as bleak of a team-building future as any team in the league. Jaden McDaniels was tremendous in defending each of the Suns’ star guards, while Rudy Gobert held down the paint and played Jusuf Nurkiu0107 off the floor.