The depth of the Minnesota Timberwolves has shone all through their first-round playoff collection towards the Denver Nuggets. They’re going to now need to depend on it much more.
Timberwolves guards Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo suffered accidents in a 112-96 home win over the Nuggets on Saturday evening. Shortly after the win, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported DiVincenzo tore his proper Achilles, which means he’ll miss the remainder of the postseason. He was set to bear surgery on Sunday.
The harm to Edwards, in the meantime, is not as extreme. Per Charania, he suffered a bone bruise after hyperextending his left knee however had no ligament injury. The knee situation might nonetheless drive him to overlook a number of weeks.
How the harm updates impression Timberwolves’ plans
The Timberwolves return to Denver for Sport 5 of the best-of-seven collection on Monday evening (10:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock). If Minnesota wins, it advances to the second spherical of the Western Convention playoffs. If the Nuggets win, they’re going to drive a Sport 6 on Thursday. They might then must win that matchup to drive a Sport 7 on Saturday.
