Schedule and 2023-24 Results:
Regular Season Records: Denver 57-25, Minnesota 56-26
Game 1 on Saturday, 04 May: Minnesota wins at Denver, 106-pts-99
Game 2 on Monday, 06 May: Minnesota wins at Denver, 106-pts-80
Game 3 on Friday, 10 May: Denver wins at Minnesota, 117-pts-90
Game 4 on Sunday, 12 May: Denver wins at Minnesota, 115-pts-107
Game 5 on Tuesday, 14 May: Minnesota loses at Denver, 112-pts-97
Game 6 on Thursday, 16 May: Denver loses at Minnesota, 115-pts-70
Game 7 on Sunday, 19 May: Minnesota wins at Denver, 98-pts-90

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and topped the Denver Nuggets 98-pts-90 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 victory. With the series 1577 win, the Minnesota Timberwolves improve their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1577 loss, the Denver Nuggets see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 13-22 overall and 5-8 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Minnesota Timberwolves in series 1577 was WWLLLWW: Series 1577 thus becomes the fifth NBA Quarterfinals-round series, the eleventh NBA series (all rounds), and the 28th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The Minnesota Timberwolves trailed their host Denver Nuggets by 15 points after two quarters, but won series 1577 Game 7: In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff games from 1947, inclusive, road teams down 15 points after two quarters had a game record of only 4-73 (.052) - the Minnesota Timberwolves thus achieve a grade-A (.000 - .099) in-game comeback to oust the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets from the 2024 NBA playoffs. Ironically, the last NBA team to surmount a 15-point halftime deficit on the road was the Denver Nuggets themselves, over the Lakers in Los Angeles in series 1546 (2023 NBA Semifinals) Game 4 to complete a four-game sweep of the Lakers. The 15-point halftime deficit surmounted by the Minnesota Timberwolves was the largest best-of-7 NBA playoffs Game 7 halftime deficit ever surmounted for a Game 7 victory, by either a home or road team.

After Game 6: The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted and bested the Denver Nuggets 115-pts-70 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a Game 7 record of 4-3, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have a Game 7 record of 1-0. The 45-point victory by the Timberwolves in Minnesota over the Denver Nuggets in series 1577 Game 6 is the fifth-most lopsided victory in best-of-7 NBA playoff history, and the second-most lopsided victory by a home team in best-of-7 NBA playoff history (next only to series 241 Game 5, in which the Bucks in Milwaukee defeated the old San Francisco Warriors 136-pts-86 in the 1971 NBA Quarterfinals). Series 1577 Game 7 is the first road Game 7 for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In Denver, the Nuggets have a 3-1 Game 7 record in best-of-7 NBA playoff series Game 7s.

After Game 5: The Denver Nuggets hosted and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-pts-97 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 4-1 and a Game 6 record of 2-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 6 record of 0-3. Leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-2, the Denver Nuggets suffered their sole series loss in series 1412, to the Portland Trailblazers in the 2019 NBA Quarterfinals. The series 1577 Game 5 victory by the Denver Nuggets extends their best-of-7 NBA playoff series Game 5 winning streak to five Game 5s (irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes). The series 1577 Game 5 loss by the Minnesota Timberwolves extends their best-of-7 NBA playoff series Game 5 losing streak to four Game 5s (irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes).

After Game 4: The Denver Nuggets visited and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-pts-107 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 3-4 and a Game 5 record of 4-3 (with an active four-Game 5 winning streak), while the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 1-2 and a Game 5 record of 1-2. The Denver Nuggets have an active four-Game 5 winning streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes. In all three previous best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Minnesota Timberwolves were tied 2-games-all, their Game 5 outcome presaged their series outcome (one win, two losses).

After Game 3: The Denver Nuggets visited and defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-pts-90 to drop the Minnesota Timberwolves best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1577 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 4 record of 1-2. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 3-14 and a Game 4 record of 4-13. In both Games 2 and 3 of series 1577, the road team led the home team 28-pts-20 after one quarter.

After Game 2: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and topped the Denver Nuggets 106-pts-80 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 0-11 and a Game 3 record of 5-6. The series 1577 Game 2 victory by the Minnesota Timberwolves is the sixth straight best-of-7 NBA playoff game victory by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Series 1577 becomes the first best-of-7 NBA Quarterfinals series to open WW@VV since two NBA Quarterfinals series did so in 2020. The 26-point road victory by the Minnesota Timberwolves in series 1577 Game 2 ties series 620 Game 2 (in which the Cleveland Cavaliers trounced the Bulls in Chicago 107-pts-81 in the 1992 NBA Semifinals) for the third-most lopsided road team Game 2 victory in best-of-7 NBA playoff history, all rounds.

After Game 1: The Minnesota Timberwolves visited and defeated the Denver Nuggets 106-pts-99 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1577 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a series record of 2-1 and a Game 2 record of 2-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Denver Nuggets have a series record of 3-14 and a Game 2 record of 6-11. In each of the previous three best-of-7 NBA playoff series in which the Minnesota Timberwolves took a 1-game-nil lead, the Game 2 outcome by the Timberwolves presaged their series outcome (wins in series 925 [over the Denver Nuggets in the 2004 NBA Preliminary round] and series 1572 [over the Phoenix Suns in the just-concluded 2024 NBA Preliminary round]; a loss in series 1505 [to the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 NBA Preliminary round]). The series 1577 Game 1 loss by the Denver Nuggets breaks the five-Game 1 best-of-7 NBA playoff winning streak by Denver.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the Denver Nuggets finished one game ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves. From 1947 through the 2023 NBA Finals round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by one regular-season game, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 22-25 (.468) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1577 is the 35th best-of-7 NBA playoff series for the Denver Nuggets, and the ninth for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, the Denver Nuggets have an all-rounds series record of 13-21 (with an active five-series winning streak befitting a defending NBA champion), a Quarterfinals-round series record of 5-7, and a Game 1 record of 17-17, while the Minnesota Timberwolves have an all-rounds series record of 3-5, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 1-0, and a Game 1 record of 3-5. Series 1577 is the third best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Minnesota and Denver split their previous two encounters, with Minnesota defeating Denver in the 2004 NBA Preliminary round, and with Denver defeating Minnesota in the 2023 NBA Preliminary round.