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Nuggets And Timberwolves Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

Ben Stinar

Nuggets And Timberwolves Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
Nuggets And Timberwolves Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups /

On Friday evening, the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are facing off at the Target Center for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.  

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.  

The Nuggets have upgraded two-time MVP Nikola Jokic to available, so they are fully healthy for Game 3.  

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves will be without Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels.  

Jaylen Nowell, Josh Minott and three-time NBA All-Star Rudy Gobert have all been upgraded to available.  

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA. 

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Nuggets will start Murray, Caldwell-Pope, Porter Jr., Gordon, Jokic on Friday."

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Wolves will start Conley, Edwards, Alexander-Walker, Towns, Gobert on Friday."

The Nuggets have a 2-0 lead in the series, so the Timberwolves are in a must-win situation. 

On the road, the Nuggets are 19-22 in 41 games away from Colorado, while the Timberwolves have gone 22-19 in the 41 games they have hosted at the Target Center. 

Therefore, there is an excellent chance that the Timberwolves will extend the series by winning one or two at home before going back to Denver for Game 5. 

Last year, both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. 

That said, the Nuggets dealt with injuries, and now that they are healthy, they will have a legitimate chance to make a deep run. 

Whoever wins the series will advance to the second round and go up against either the Los Angeles Clippers or Phoenix Suns.

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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