With everyone healthy and at their best, Jokic’s Nuggets two most notable playoff losses have come at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2020 Western Conference Finals and to last year’s Timberwolves in the second round. How both teams primarily beat Denver is no coincidence.

The Minnesota Timberwolves held their media day on Monday at Target Center, and Karl-Anthony Towns was not in the building for the first time in nine years.