Timberwolves eliminate Nuggets as Knicks demolish Hawks in NBA playoffs
Key takeaways
- Meanwhile, the Celtics-76ers playoff heads for a decisive Game 7 after Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93.
- Sixth-seeded Minnesota will play the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals after completing a 110-98 win on Thursday for a 4-2 series upset of third-seeded Denver.
- Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic top-scored for Denver with 28, but it was not enough to fend off the dogged Timberwolves, who were playing without star man Anthony Edwards due to injury.
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Meanwhile, the Celtics-76ers playoff heads for a decisive Game 7 after Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden Mc Daniels shoots the ball over Denver Nuggets' Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, April 30, 2026 [Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and AFPPublished On 1 May 20261 May 2026The Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets while the New York Knicks put on one of the most dominant displays in NBA playoff history, destroying Atlanta to advance, and the surging Sixers beat the visiting Celtics again to force a decisive Game 7.
Sixth-seeded Minnesota will play the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals after completing a 110-98 win on Thursday for a 4-2 series upset of third-seeded Denver.