Denver at Minnesota

Minnesota is up 3-2 in its series against Denver and can close out the Nuggets with a home victory in Game 6. Don't expect it to happen. The Timberwolves are in deep trouble. Injuries have robbed them of Anthony Edwards, the NBA's third-leading scorer at 28.8 points per game, and scrappy point guard Donte DiVincenzo. Edwards has a hyperextended knee, and DiVincenzo has a ruptured Achilles tendon. Timberwolves small forward Jaden McDaniels didn't do his team any favors by scoring a meaningless layup in the final seconds of Game 4's blowout Minnesota victory. McDaniels drew the wrath of Nikola Jokic, who responded with maybe his best game of the series in Game 5 with 27 points, 16 assists, and 12 rebounds. Denver won that home game, 125-113, this past Monday. The Timberwolves trailed by as many as 27 points in that loss. Look for a fired-up Jokic to further torment the injury-riddled Timberwolves. Take the Nuggets.