The Minnesota basketball players tied at 3:3 against Denver and won the decisive seventh game in the semifinals of the Western Conference playoffs in the NBA League, as they won 115:70 this morning.
Minnesota was led by Anthony Edwards with 27 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Jaden McDaniels scored 21 points, and Mike Conley had 13 points with five assists.
Karl Anthony Towns contributed to the victory with 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, Naz Reed with 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Rudi Gober with eight points and 14 rebounds.
"The guys believed in themselves. I don't think we've had that in the last three games," Edwards said.
In the current champion's team, Serbian center Nikola Jokić was the most effective with 22 points and nine rebounds. Aaron Gordon added 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Jamal Murray 10 points and five assists, and Michael Porter eight points and six rebounds.
It was the first time the reigning champion lost by more than 36 points in the playoffs. At one point, Minnesota had a 50-point advantage.
"It speaks to our approach and our game," Denver coach Mike Malone said.
The decisive seventh game will be played on Sunday night, and the host will be Denver.
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