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The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked defending NBA champions the Denver Nuggets out of the play-offs by beating them 98-90 in the deciding game of their Western Conference semi-final series.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Timberwolves were trailing by 20 points at one stage in the third quarter but staged a comeback to win game seven and take the series 4-3.<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaden McDaniels each scored 23 points for Minnesota, who will play the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.<\/p>\n
The Indiana Pacers also progressed as they earned a 130-109 victory against the New York Knicks to win their Eastern Conference semi-final series 4-3. <\/p>\n
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points for the visiting Pacers, who set an NBA play-off record by shooting 67.1% from the field.<\/p>\n
They will now take on the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n
Minnesota won for a third time at Denver in their series and victory meant they reached the Western Conference final for the first time in 20 years.<\/p>\n
In the process, they became the first team to come back from a half-time deficit of more than 11 points to win a game seven.<\/p>\n
“It showed us who we are,” said Anthony Edwards, who scored 16 points for Minnesota. <\/p>\n
“The coaches believed in us, even in the third when we were down 20. Once we really lock in on the defensive end, we’re a hell of a team to beat.”<\/p>\n
Jamal Murray scored 35 points for the Nuggets and team-mate Nikola Jokic added 34 points as their defence of the title came to an end.<\/p>\n
“The teams are more hungry, better, [more] talented than last year,” said this season’s Most Valuable Player Jokic.<\/p>\n
“Everybody gets better. Everybody wants to beat us, probably.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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