DENVER -- After yet another of his jump shots clanged off the iron, this one a potential game winner at the regulation buzzer, Nikola Jokic plopped his 6-foot-11, 284-pound body into a seat on the Nuggets' bench and unleashed a roar toward the Ball Arena rafters.
The Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks both entered their respective contests on Monday Night as nearly 10-point underdogs.
While an upset is always in the cards in the NBA postseason, what Denver and New York pulled off on Monday Night was pretty improbable...
The Minnesota Timberwolves and their fans were elated that the team took Game 6 in dominant fashion and have now forced a Game 7 in the series set for Sunday.
Denver now leads 3-2 in the Western Conference semifinal series and can advance to the conference finals with a win in Game 6 on Thursday in Minneapolis.