When Game 1 tips off late Sunday night, in many ways, the Nuggets will be flying blind.
But that lack of familiarity cuts both ways against a Timberwolves team that revamped at the trade deadline and got Karl-Anthony Towns back from injury ahead of the postseason.
“No, not really,” reserve guard Bruce Brown said Saturday when asked whether much could be gleaned from the season series. “They’re a new team.” But Saturday marked the Nuggets’ first practice with a definitive opponent. Brown said there was an eagerness in the gym, including a focus on Minnesota’s play calls, tendencies and offensive intentions.
Given how different this iteration of the T-Wolves looks, with a healthy Towns and without Jaden McDaniels or Naz Reid due to injuries, Malone agreed that not much could be taken from the season series. But he and his coaching staff stayed up late Friday night developing a game plan anyway.
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