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Although the Denver Nuggets took Game 1 in the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the losing side was extremely confident in the first-round opener. A Nikola Jokic triple-double didn’t seem to mean much for Minnesota after the way they saw Rudy Gobert guarding the MVP candidate.
Timberwolves standout Jaden McDaniels took it as far as saying that the Timberwolves would win the series if Gobert continued guarding Jokic like that.
“That’s all Rudy. Rudy did a good job the whole game just guarding him and taking the challenge. And that’s what we need
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