Denver Nuggets vs Minnesota Timberwolves Prediction: Will the Timberwolves be able to stay in the game?

Minnesota took the fourth game of the series with Denver and extended the contest to a fifth game. Will the Timberwolves be able to stay in the game?

With a 3:0 lead in the series, the Nuggets allowed themselves to relax and allowed Minnesota to win one game. The Timberwolves needed overtime to win. Denver pulled out a 12-point lead in the dying minutes of the game; their defeat in the extra five minutes was 108:114 (96:96). Without nearly capturing the game, Michael Malone's team once again proved their superiority over Minnesota, and there can be little doubt that Denver will advance to the next round in game five.

If Denver, while losing in Game 4, confirmed their high class, Minnesota, despite the win, showed that they are not yet mentally ready to succeed. The Timberwolves led by 12 with just minutes to go before the final siren but failed to score in the last period, allowing their opponent to go into overtime. The Timberwolves took the extra five minutes to make it 114:108 (96:96), but clearly, they could not win the series.

Even after trailing by 12 points with just a few minutes left in the fourth game, Denver narrowly missed out on a win. In the fifth game, Michael Malone's team will likely take what they started there to the end. The difference in class between the Nuggets and Timberwolves is too significant, and Denver has consistently won the first three games by 9+ points. The Colorado team will repeat that handicap in the upcoming match. In addition, we're betting on a high-scoring game, again taking into account the statistics of this series and the face-offs between the opponents in the regular season.