Karl-Anthony Towns fuels Wolves comeback to eliminate Nuggets and head to Conference Finals

Karl-Anthony Towns fuels Wolves comeback to eliminate Nuggets and head to Conference Finals

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Karl-Anthony Towns fuels Wolves comeback to eliminate Nuggets and head to Conference Finals

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Vinny Benedetto: Final: Timberwolves 98, Nuggets 90. Denver’s season ends in the second round. Murray with 35, Jokic with 34-19-7. McDaniels and Towns lead Minnesota with 23 points apiece.
Source: Twitter @VBenedetto

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Karl-Anthony Towns when asked about his emotions after the game:
“I definitely had a moment. I’ve been here nine years, talked about wanting to win and do something special here for the organization. All of the failures and all the things that materialized and happened, the – 2:26 AM
Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
Asked Naz Reid what he saw from Karl-Anthony Towns tonight:
“Greatness… I think he stepped up huge.” – 2:16 AM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Best player in Western Conference Finals: Luka Doncic, Anthony Edwards, Kyrie Irving or Karl-Anthony Towns? #NBAPlayoffs . – 10:51 PM
Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski
Karl-Anthony Towns was the best player on the floor. Guarded Durant in the first round. Guarded Jokic in this series. Made all the right plays tonight. – 10:50 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Timberwolves’ Alex Rodriguez, Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns celebrating Game 7 win over Nuggets pic.twitter.com/QRiFQAKrvE10:40 PM

Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh
A team — THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — featuring Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert just pulled off the biggest 2nd-half comeback in Game 7 history.
At altitude
Against the defending champs
my goodness – 10:34 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
What a freaking game from Karl-Anthony Towns – 9:48 PM
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Karl-Anthony Towns is fighting his ass off. – 9:45 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The only players in first half that had more than 2 field goals:
– Jamal Murray (8/15)
– Nikola Jokic (6/12)
– Karl-Anthony Towns (5/6)
– Jaden McDaniels (4/7)
Ant/Gobert/Conley: 2/17 FGs combined
MPJ/AG/KCP: 6/14 FGs combined
Minnesota bench: 1/8 FGs
Denver bench: 0/3 FGs – 9:11 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Man, Karl-Anthony Towns has been GREAT tonight. He’s keeping the Wolves in it. – 8:58 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Karl-Anthony Towns hobbling and grabbing his left knee area but is staying in the game. – 8:45 PM

More on this storyline

Michael Scotto: Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns were asked if the Timberwolves needed to lose big to get to this point. Ant Man: “We lost the last two years.” KAT: “God damn. How much more we got to lose? We been losing for 20 years. God damn.” 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/bFpR6a4lTv -via Twitter @MikeAScotto / May 20, 2024
ClutchPoints: Karl-Anthony Towns: “For me being here [for] 9 years, I’ve seen everything and seen it all.” Anthony Edwards: “Man, f*ck them 9 years.” KAT: “Man, f*ck ’em’ right.” 😂 pic.twitter.com/hMEBFlRmSl -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 20, 2024

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