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Minnesota Timberwolves game 6 playoffs 2026

May 5, 2026 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Sema’Jae tate

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Game 6 was honestly a tough but impressive showing from the Timberwolves. Even though the final score was 110–98, you can tell Denver didn’t just roll over—they competed the whole way. Jaden McDaniels really stepped up big time with 32 points on 13-25 shooting, carrying a lot of the offensive load and showing he can be that guy when needed (Anthony Edwards, the Wolves’s star player, was out). Julius Randle added 18, and Terrence Shannon Jr. chipped in 24, which gave the team some solid scoring balance. Naz Reid also gave a strong 15 off the bench.

It wasn’t perfect—some guys struggled with efficiency, because they weren’t used to playing with each other, and we didn’t get a ton from the bench overall—but there was still effort and fight all game.

What makes it even more real is that we weren’t even at full strength. Not having our star players out there definitely hurt (aside from Ant, they were also missing DiVincenzo), especially when it came to closing the gap and controlling momentum. You could feel that missing presence late in the game when we needed a bucket or a leader to take over. Still, the way the team battled without them says a lot.

My overall feedback about the game is that I feel like our back-up players came out and showed out carrying us to the victory with guys like Naz Reid coming off the bench and dropping 15 strong, Jaden McDaniels dropping 32 points and being the lead scorer (this being one of his best games so far in the playoffs), and Terrence Shannon Jr. dropping 24 points. It was kind of rocky the first quarter but we came back strong in the 2nd half.

If we keep it up, we should be ready for the Spurs because they are coming off some hot wins. They have Victor Wembanyama, the Defensive Player of the Year, coming off of scoring 17 point/14 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox scoring 21 points, Julian Champagnie scoring 19 and etc. They knocked the Trailblazers out of the playoffs so these are going to be some tough and competitive match ups, but we’re going to see who takes it all home.

*Update: Anthony Edwards came back from his injury and scored 18pts in a game 1 win for the Wolves.

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MINNSOTA TIMMBERWOLVES PLAYOFFS PERFORMENCE

April 29, 2026 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Sema’Jae Tate

Game 1

Nuggets 116 – Timberwolves 105 (Loss)
Minnesota started the series a little slow. Denver controlled the pace and shot efficiently, pulling away in the second half. The Timberwolves struggled defensively and couldn’t keep up with the scoring late in the game.

My biggest takeaway was that the team chemistry wasn’t good on defense.

Game 2

Timberwolves 119 – Nuggets 114 (Win)
The Timberwolves bounced back with a strong offensive performance. They played faster, moved the ball better, and executed well in the fourth quarter to even the series. This game showed their ability to respond under pressure.

In this game, the Wolves came out to play and learned from the 1st game and stopped them.

Game 3

Timberwolves 113 – Nuggets 96 (Win)
Back at home, Minnesota took control with strong defense and a balanced attack. They held Denver under 100 points and built a comfortable lead, showing dominance on both ends of the floor.

I liked how Gobert was going after Jokic back and forth.

Game 4

Timberwolves 112 – Nuggets 96 (Win)
Minnesota continued their momentum and took a 3–1 series lead. This game was intense, with physical play and even some late-game tension between players. Despite injuries to key players, the Timberwolves had a huge performance off the bench and controlled the game from start to finish.

Ant (Anthony Edwards), the Wolves start player, was injured in this game. But it was OK because the team still played strong and came out with the win.

Overall Series So Far

The Timberwolves currently lead the series 3–1, showing major improvement after losing Game 1. They’ve been winning with defense, depth, and strong scoring runs, especially in the second half of games. Their biggest strengths have been controlling the pace and stepping up in clutch moments, while their early inconsistency in Game 1 is the main weakness they’ve corrected.

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Everything you need to know about the NBA playoffs so far

April 27, 2026 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Karl Salkowski

The NBA playoffs feature a best of 7 format with a home-away game structure of 2-2-1-1-1. The playoffs last several months, beginning on April 18th and, assuming the finals go to a game 7, until June 19th. Similar to American football, the NBA has two conferences, the Western and the Eastern conferences.

On each side of the bracket, the top 6 teams from the regular season automatically earn their spot in the playoffs, but teams ranked 7-10 get the chance to compete for the final two positions. This is called the Play-In Tournament and happens post-regular season but before the beginning of the playoffs. It is a single-elimination style tournament where the 9th and 10th seeds must win 2 games in order to proceed, while the 7th and 8th seeds only need to win 1.

So far, every team in the playoffs has played 3-4 games, with multiple lower seed teams possibly upsetting higher ranked teams. As expected, the top rated team, and defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, are leading their series 3-0, and the 2nd seed in the West, the San Antonio Spurs are winning 3-1 against the 7th seeded Portland Trail Blazers.

However, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the 6th seed in the West, are upsetting the 3rd seed, the Denver Nuggets, 3-1 even after 2 of their starters have faced major injuries. On April 25th, the Timberwolves shooting guard, Donte DiVencenzo, tore his Achilles just over a minute into their fourth game against the Nuggets, and just a couple minutes later in the first half of the same game, Anthony Edwards suffered a left knee injury, possibly taking him out for the rest of the season.

To round out the Western Conference, the Lakers are leading 3-1 against the Houston Rockets even without two of their starters, Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves.

Moving on to the Eastern Conference, one of the biggest upsets so far is the 8th seeded Orlando Magic leading the first seed in the East, the Detroit Pistons, 2-1. In addition, the 2nd seed Boston Celtics are leading the 76ers 3-1 after a blowout game 4. The rest of the Eastern Conference is tied 2-2 after game 4 with no clear winners in sight.